Order of Carl Sagan Books
Carl Sagan (1934-1996) was an American scientist and author. His fields of research were in astronomy and natural sciences. During his career as an author/writer, he published over 600 scientific papers and wrote and edited over 20 books. As far as fiction goes, Carl only wrote one novel, Contact, which was adapted to the 1996 film of the same name (finished after his death).
Carl Sagan made his debut as a published author in 1966 with two non-fiction books – Intelligent Life in the Universe and Planets. His lone fiction title was Contact, published in 1985. Below is a list of Carl Sagan’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Contact | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Intelligent Life in the Universe | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Planets | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Cosmic Connection | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Other Worlds | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dragons of Eden | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Broca's Brain | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cosmos | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murmurs of Earth | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Cold and the Dark: The World After Nuclear War | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Comet | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pale Blue Dot | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Demon-Haunted World | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Billions & Billions | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Varieties of Scientific Experience | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The New Solar System | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Eloquent Essay | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Citing Atheists: Quotes of Agnosticism, Non-Theism, Skepticism, Irreligion, Free Thought, and Philosophy | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: Intelligence Life in the Universe was co-authored by L.S. Shklovskii. Planets was co-authored by Jonathan Norton Leonard. Cosmos was co-authored by Gentry Lee. Comet and Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors were co-authored by Ann Druyan.
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