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A TRANSMISSION FROM THE ARCHIVE

Contact

a novel

by Carl Sagan

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Alien life ↗Space exploration ↗Power & politics ↗
Original publication
1986
Selected edition
hardcover
Pages in this edition
432
English editions
24 ↗
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1985 · Simon and Schuster · eng

BETWEEN THE COVERS

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Beautiful astrophysicist Rebecca Blake deciphers long-awaited signals from space, persuades world leaders to construct a machine that many consider a Trojan Horse, and journeys into space for an epochal encounter.

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DIFFERENT WAYS INTO THE SAME WORLD

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Catalogued editions of Contact
EditionPublicationFormatPagesSource
ContactSelectedCarl Sagan.1985hardcover432Open Library ↗
ContactSeptember 15, 1989paperback432Open Library ↗
ContactJuly 1, 1997paperback434Open Library ↗
ContactFeb 26, 2019paperback384Open Library ↗
ContactCarl Sagan.1985hardcover432Open Library ↗
ContactAugust 1997hardcover352Open Library ↗
Contact1997paperback—Open Library ↗
ContactApril 1, 1986paperback—Open Library ↗
ContactCarl Sagan.1997unknown434Open Library ↗
ContactCarl Sagan.1985unknown434Open Library ↗
ContactJul 01, 1997unknown434Open Library ↗
ContactCarl Sagan.1985unknown664Open Library ↗
THE IDEAS CONNECTING THE DOTS

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Alien life ↗

Source subject: Extraterrestrial beings View evidence ↗

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813/.54/tags/OL179TPS3569.A287 C6 1985Eleanor "Ellie" ArrowayOuter spaceGeneric present dayExplorationCarl Sagan (1934-1996)FictionHuman-alien encountersLife on other planetsRadio astronomyWomen scientistsInterstellar communicationInterplanetary voyagesLong Now Manual for CivilizationScience Fiction - GeneralFiction - Science FictionScience FictionFiction / Science Fiction / GeneralExtraterrestrial beingsAstronomersLarge type bookspolitical intrigueFirst Contactextraterrestrial lifeFiction, science fiction, generalNew York Times reviewed