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Across Alien Contact, Collections & Anthologies, Science Fiction, and Action & Adventure — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as They’re Here! by Hank Davis.

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The Fifth Head of Cerberus Three Novellas — Gene Wolfe

The Fifth Head of Cerberus Three Novellas

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

Pump Six and Other Stories — Paolo Bacigalupi

Pump Six and Other Stories

Paolo Bacigalupi

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

Space Science Fiction Super Pack — Philip K. Dick

Space Science Fiction Super Pack

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 Bestselling Anthology of Award-Winning Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Stories — L. Ron Hubbard

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 36 Bestselling Anthology of Award-Winning Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Stories

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

The Banquet of the Lords of Night and Other Stories — Liz Williams

The Banquet of the Lords of Night and Other Stories

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 42nd Anniversary Omnibus Edition — Douglas Adams

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 42nd Anniversary Omnibus Edition

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

Memory’s Legion The Complete Expanse Story Collection — James S. A. Corey

Memory’s Legion The Complete Expanse Story Collection

James S. A. Corey

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume Eight — Neil Clarke

The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume Eight

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

Worlds of Exile and Illusion Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume–Rocannon’s World; Planet of Exile; City of Illusions — Ursula K. Le Guin

Worlds of Exile and Illusion Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume–Rocannon’s World; Planet of Exile; City of Illusions

Ursula K. Le Guin

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

Robert A. Heinlein’s Expanded Universe (Volume Two) — Robert A. Heinlein

Robert A. Heinlein’s Expanded Universe (Volume Two)

Robert A. Heinlein

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

The Martian Chronicles — Ray Bradbury

The Martian Chronicles

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

How Long ’til Black Future Month? Stories — N. K. Jemisin

How Long ’til Black Future Month? Stories

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

Binti: The Complete Trilogy — Nnedi Okorafor

Binti: The Complete Trilogy

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

A Death in the House And Other Stories — Clifford D. Simak

A Death in the House And Other Stories

Clifford D. Simak

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

Stories of Your Life and Others — Ted Chiang

Stories of Your Life and Others

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

The New Space Opera — Gardner Dozois

The New Space Opera

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

Year’s Best SF 4 — David G. Hartwell

Year’s Best SF 4

David G. Hartwell

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

Driftwood — Marie Brennan

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

The Colour Out of Space — Howard Phillips Lovecraft

The Colour Out of Space

Howard Phillips Lovecraft

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

Exhalation — Ted Chiang

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

Worlds Long Lost — Christopher Ruocchio

Worlds Long Lost

Christopher Ruocchio

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

Misbegotten Missionary — Isaac Asimov

Misbegotten Missionary

Themes: Alien Contact • Collections & Anthologies • Science Fiction

Starship Troopers — Robert A. Heinlein

Starship Troopers

Robert A. Heinlein

Themes: Alien Contact • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Long Night — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Long Night

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Themes: Alien Contact • Science Fiction • Action & Adventure

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with They’re Here! by Hank Davis. Connected by Alien Contact, Collections & Anthologies, Science Fiction. Authors featured include Gene Wolfe, Paolo Bacigalupi, Philip K. Dick, L. Ron Hubbard, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.

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