Khany is a member of the extraterrestrial race of Vineans.
There are many intelligent extraterrestrial races as well.
They are later revealed to be an extraterrestrial race.
Written in 1895-97, it is one of the earliest stories that details a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race.
Frobisher is a Whifferdill, one of a shape-changing extraterrestrial race.
The idea of global citizenship is often discussed in context of humans eventually meeting extraterrestrial race(s).
It draws qualitative comparisons between all eight extraterrestrial races.
"A thousand years from now, when human history is written, your name will go down as the first man to make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial race."
To date they have not been visited by any other extraterrestrial race, but their communications equipment has alerted them to our presence.
Akeley tells Wilmarth about the extraterrestrial race and the wonders they have revealed to him.