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Cover of Contact

Contact

Susan Grant (2002)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.77
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

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Positive tags

AdventureHopeful EndingMysteryQuest

Protagonist archetypes

First Contact CrewMultiple POVs

Tropes

First ContactFish out of WaterFellowshipQuestHard Science Fiction

Themes

First ContactHumanity's Place in the UniverseScientific DiscoveryHope and WonderCommunication Across DifferencesExploration

Synopsis

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.

Tags

Hard Science FictionSpace OperaPhilosophical SF