STORIES OF ALIEN CONTACT GONE WRONG Will it be " Greeting fellow Sentients" or " Nice Planet—we&ll take it”? These stories from SF greats answer the question " Are we alone in the universe?" with a resounding " No but we wish we were!" When the first contact between humans & aliens from another planet happens will they say “ Take me to your leader” or is “ Surrender puny primitive bipeds” more likely? Or maybe “ Hello there I’m selling the latest edition of the Galactic Encyclopedia & no planet should be without a set” might be the first words from the alien visitor Ever since HG Wells wrote The War of the Worlds science fiction writers have speculated on what the first contact might be like From attacking invaders to wise & benevolent visitors who are ready to solve all our problems for us from horror stories to hilarious satire with all the stops in between including plenty of tales in which the aliens are the ones who wish they’d stayed at home & never come across Earth & its inhabitants With stories by such science fiction masters as Poul Anderson David Drake William Tenn Sarah A Hoyt Tony Daniel & more this is a collection filled with chills thrills & laughter all reporting on what happens when First Contact turns into Worst Contact