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library.forgemesh.io Human-Alien Encounters Fiction Shelf
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library.forgemesh.io Human-Alien Encounters Fiction Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).
Returns a ranked list of up to 9 curated public-domain human-alien encounter fiction books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval
Price / call$0.003
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Curated shelf: Human-alien encounters -- Fiction — 454 public-domain books including Triplanetary, This star shall be free, The Martian: A Novel. Returns a ranked list with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.
Output
A ranked list of up to 9 public-domain human-alien encounter fiction books (defaulting to all available), each with metadata and drill-down routes that link to full-text retrieval. Titles include works such as Zero Hour, The Venus Evil, and Atavism.
Example use cases
Classic alien fiction reading list
“I want to read some classic sci-fi about humans meeting aliens — can you show me the public-domain books available on the human-alien encounters fiction shelf, up to 9 titles?”
Research first-contact narrative tropes
“I'm researching how early science fiction portrayed first contact between humans and aliens — can you fetch the full curated list of public-domain human-alien encounter fiction books for me to analyze?”
Recommend a free alien encounter novel
“Recommend me a public-domain novel about humans encountering aliens — something from a curated shelf like Zero Hour or The Venus Evil — and give me the link to read the full text.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://library.forgemesh.io/human-alien-encounters-fictionWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a pre-curated, ranked list of public-domain human-alien encounter fiction specifically, without needing to query a general search engine or full-text index. It is ideal for reading recommendations, literary research, or building a reading list in this niche genre — no API key or license required, and cost is minimal at $0.003 USDC per call.
Side effects
- limit parameter exceeds max of 50 — clamp or reject
- limit of 0 or negative returns empty list or error
- network timeout if upstream text store is slow
- payment failure via x402 protocol if USDC balance is insufficient
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Max books to return (default 20, max 50) |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"books": [
{
"year": null,
"title": "Triplanetary",
"author": "Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)",
"book_id": 20782,
"subjects": [],
"download_count": 18723
}
],
"count": 5,
"shelf": "Human-alien encounters -- Fiction",
"coverage": {
"target": 61015,
"indexed": 61015
},
"drill_down": [
"/book-metadata",
"/book-chapter",
"/book-quotes",
"/literature-search"
]
}
}Tags
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