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It's not quite first contact sci fi but I would (always) recommend the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov - from what you've said I think you'll enjoy the series. It is, IMHO, one of the greatest sci fi masterpieces ever written.
Another series I'll recommend are the Eric Van Lustbadder's fanasy novels - there is a trilogy (not sure what the collective name is) comprising the Ring of Five Dragons, a Veil of a Thousand Tears and Mistress of the Veil. Be warned, they are quitre challenging to read at times, but they are also brilliant. They concern the invasion of one planet by a group of aliens - it's a bit like a sci fi version of the colonization of the Americas. Not that many people have read these books, but they are worth it.
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