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By: Carl Sagan
Narrated by: Jodie Foster
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 The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cosmos and renowned astronomer Carl Sagan’s international bestseller about the discovery of an advanced civilization in the depths of space remains the “greatest adventure of all time” (Associated Press).

The future is here…in an adventure of cosmic dimension. When a signal is discovered that seems to come from far beyond our solar system, a multinational team of scientists decides to find the source. What follows is an eye-opening journey out to the stars to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who—or what—is out there? Why are they watching us? And what do they want with us?

One of the best science fiction novels about communication with extraterrestrial intelligent beings, Contact is a “stunning and satisfying” (Los Angeles Times) classic.©1997 Carl Sagan. All rights reserved; (P)1997 Simon & Schuster Inc. All rights reserved. AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster Inc. Classics First Contact Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Science Fiction
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Loved this movie, and now love this book... Carl Sagan was a genius and his superb mind comes through in this novel.

A Classic in Science Fiction / Fact

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Nowhere did I see it advertised that this book is heavily abridged. Jodie Foster's performance is wonderful and the story retains an entertaining readability however it progresses quickly. The reader is left with the feeling of a good story not well fleshed out. I believe the publishers ought to offer an unabridged version of this title to better meet the demand of modern audiobook consumers, who regularly listen to unabridged works exceeding 20 hours in length. In addition to this, the ongoing sale of this abridged copy need more clearly and accurately be advertised as such.

This title is abridged

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