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Narrated by:
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Laurel Lefkow
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By:
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Carl Sagan
About this listen
The future is here...in an adventure of cosmic dimension. 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.
©1997 Carl Sagan (P)1997 Simon & SchusterCritic Reviews
"Contact deals with issues...worth pondering. The range and depth of ideas is quite uncommon." ( New York Times Book Review)
"Like a good mystery, Contact keeps us curious to the end...ingenious and satisfying." (Newsweek)
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- Jol
- 13-03-2015
Incite Full author, great narrator, a delight
Great adventure, filled with facts and brain stimulators
Well worth the time for a listen, best read on Sydney Harbour Bridge
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- Anonymous User
- 23-10-2024
Wow
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.
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- Paul
- 25-06-2017
Excellent book. One of the best fiction audiobooks
Great listen, highly recommend. Much better than the movie. Carl Sagan at his finest 10/10
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- niko glynatsis
- 30-04-2024
Transportive
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.
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- Mark
- 21-07-2015
Amazed at how good Sagan is at fiction
I got talked into reading this and am grateful I was. I was expecting a fairly amateurish and shallow story because Sagan isn't a professional writer and because the movie was so unremarkable. It is true that stylisticly Sagan is not stellar, but is far better than merely competent. No J G Ballard. On a deeper level his expositions on philosophy are high calibre. This isn't just hokey homespun maundering. Sagan sets up some juxtapositions on the boring old Science VS Religion saw, that are really original and thought provoking. He is playful and deep without taking sides in a tendentious manner. Some great little sparkling surprises pop out to delight and amuse. It is light and refreshing without being trivial. It truly is speculative Science Fiction worth of the name and your consideration.
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- Damien
- 14-05-2023
Great story
Finally made the time to read the book from a movie I enjoyed. The book was so much better, the narrator did a great job, and I'm so glad I made the effort. highly recommended.
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- Liss and Pen
- 03-04-2022
Worthwhile Read.
A compelling story I would recommend. Just be warned the narrator is quite soft on occasions, and can be hard to hear if in a car.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-09-2017
You've seen the movie. The book has a message
I wasn't sure if this book would add anything to what I've already seen in the movie. I was glad to be proven wrong. There is a lot to learn and discover. Do yourself a favour and look inside and find your message.
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- James D
- 12-08-2022
Fantastic Listening
What an improvement upon the film, richer, more human and more inspiring.
Much fuller character development and fleshing out of the philosophical conundrums.
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- Oliver A. R. Drummond
- 04-10-2022
Amazing story backed by real science
That Carl Sagan is an amazing scientist is common ground, but his talent as a writer surprised me. Contact is incredibly well written, have lots of provocative thoughts and great pace.
highly recommended for science and book lovers
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