by Carl Sagan
First published 1984
Two Voyager spacecraft launch in 1977, each carrying a golden record with images, music, and greetings from Earth. As the emissaries drift toward the realm of the stars, their creators chronicle the painstaking process of selecting the record's contents - a testament to humanity's hope of making contact with extraterrestrial life. At its heart, this is a story of humanity's cosmic curiosity and our drive to understand our place in the universe.
Genres: science-fiction, space, non-fiction, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: cosmic-curiosity, humanity, place-in-the-universe
Period: 1977
273 pages · Paperback · Ballantine Books