Contact
by Carl Sagan
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Author: Carl SaganEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1997-07-01
ISBN: 0671004107
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Pocket
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Book Review: One of Sagan's best books
Summary: 4 Stars
Contact is one of the most realistically written books of its kind. Everything that happens after the mysterious signal is discovered is very likely what "would actually" happen in modern day society. Sagan's writing style is special because he finds ways to give you a history and science lesson as he tells the story. But he does go into tangents quite a bit, for example he will go off topic to discuss Russian politics for and extended period, but it's still relevent to the overall story. The Movie is very similar, but the book of course has the wisdom of Sagan's tangents woven into it.
Summary of Contact
In December, 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who -- or what -- is out there?In Cosmos, Carl Sagan explained the universe. In Contact, he predicts its future -- and our own.
It is December 1999, the dawn of the millennium, and a team of international scientists is poised for the most fantastic adventure in human history. After years of scanning the galaxy for signs of somebody or something else, this team believes they've found a message from an intelligent source--and they travel deep into space to meet it. Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Sagan injects Contact, his prophetic adventure story, with scientific details that make it utterly believable. It is a Cold War era novel that parlays the nuclear paranoia of the time into exquisitely wrought tension among the various countries involved. Sagan meditates on science, religion, and government--the elements that define society--and looks to their impact on and role in the future. His ability to pack an exciting read with such rich content is an unusual talent that makes Contact a modern sci-fi classic.
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