Contact

432 pages

English language

Published Feb. 21, 1985

ISBN:
978-0-671-43400-7
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Contact is a 1985 hard science fiction novel by American scientist Carl Sagan. It deals with the theme of contact between humanity and a more technologically advanced, extraterrestrial life form. It ranked No. 7 on the 1985 U.S. bestseller list. The only full work of fiction published by Sagan, the novel originated as a screenplay by Sagan and Ann Druyan (whom he later married) in 1979; when development of the film stalled, Sagan decided to convert the stalled film into a novel. The film concept was subsequently revived and eventually released in 1997 as the film Contact starring Jodie Foster.

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The ending to this book absolutely floored me. The story seemed to take a while to get going, but once it did about half way through, it was amazing. I love reading a classic, and agree 100% that is should be classic. This should be required reading in high school.

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