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An edition of Contact: a novel (1985)

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An edition of Contact: a novel (1985)

Contact

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  • 194 Want to read
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  • 51 Have read
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Pocket Books
Language
English
Pages
434

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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.

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Subjects
Exploration, Fiction, Human-alien encounters, Life on other planets, Radio astronomy, Women scientists, Interstellar communication, Interplanetary voyages, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Science Fiction - General, Fiction - Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction / Science Fiction / General, Extraterrestrial beings, Astronomers, Large type books, Science fiction, political intrigue, First Contact, extraterrestrial life, Fiction, science fiction, general
People
Eleanor ""Ellie"" Arroway, Carl Sagan (1934-1996)
Places
Outer space
Times
Generic present day

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Contact: a novel
1997, Pocket Books
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Contact
July 1, 1997, Pocket Books
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Contacto
January 1, 1989, Plaza & Janes Editories Sa
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Contact
September 15, 1989, Pocket
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Contact
October 1, 1986, Pocket
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Contact: a novel
1985, Simon and Schuster
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1985, Simon and Schuster
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First Sentence

"By human standards it could not possibly have been artificial: It was the size of a world."

The Physical Object

Format
Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages
434
Dimensions
6.6 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
Weight
8 ounces

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Open Library
OL7644116M
Internet Archive
contact00saga
ISBN 10
0671004107
ISBN 13
9780671004101
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3252172
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94786

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By human standards it could not possibly have been artificial: It was the size of a world.
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By human standards it could not possibly have been artificial: It was the size of a world.
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