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Contact
Humanity receives a message—and the universe suddenly feels much closer.
GenresSci-Fi
Genre and trope pairingsSci-FiFirst contact
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About Contact
When scientists detect a signal from beyond the solar system, a multinational team sets out to understand its source and meaning. Carl Sagan’s novel follows the scientific, political, and spiritual upheaval triggered by the prospect of an encounter with another intelligence.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Light
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- parental death
- death
- terrorism
- bombing
- stroke
- paralysis
- grief
- nazi references
- sexism
- religious bigotry
