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Contact

By: Carl Sagan
Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
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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. Classics First Contact Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Science Fiction
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Great adventure, filled with facts and brain stimulators
Well worth the time for a listen, best read on Sydney Harbour Bridge

Incite Full author, great narrator, a delight

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what a great story, credible science, brilliantly performed and so much better than the movie.
It is a story that I will revisit at a future date.

Wow

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Great listen, highly recommend. Much better than the movie. Carl Sagan at his finest 10/10

Excellent book. One of the best fiction audiobooks

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I love science fiction and have known that I would eventually have to experience this book. I wish it hadn’t taken me over 3 decades to get around to it.
It’s beautiful, it’s soft, nurturing and pure. I look forward to hitting play again in a years time and being swept back up in this amazingly ctrafted and preformed story.

Transportive

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What an improvement upon the film, richer, more human and more inspiring.
Much fuller character development and fleshing out of the philosophical conundrums.

Fantastic Listening

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