It is December 1999, the dawn of the millennium, and a team of international scientists is poised for the most fantastic adventure in human history. After years of scanning the galaxy for signs of somebody or something else, this team believes they've found a message from an intelligent source--and they travel deep into space to meet it. Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Sagan injects Contact, his prophetic adventure story, with scientific details that make it utterly believable. It is a Cold War era novel that parlays the nuclear paranoia of the time into exquisitely wrought tension among the various countries involved. Sagan meditates on science, religion, and government--the elements that define society--and looks to their impact on and role in the future. His ability to pack an exciting read with such rich content is an unusual talent that makes Contact a modern sci-fi classic.
Reviews:
Ginger (USA: AL) (2006/12/09): This book is much better than the movie!
I appreciated the sense of wonder about the universe and the very realistic and sympathetic portrayal of the challenges facing women in science. Hopefully, things are improving, but much of this is still relevant. I gave this book to my niece when she was around 12.
