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

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 (By: Timothy Ferris)(1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cold and the Dark: The World After Nuclear War (With: Paul R. Ehrlich,Donald Kennedy,Walter Orr Roberts)(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
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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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