The Best Carl Sagan Books

Reference
Updated June 15, 2019 373 votes 155 voters
Over 100 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Carl Sagan Books
Voting Rules
Vote for the Carl Sagan books you just couldn't put down. If you haven't read a book, don't downvote it.

Behold a list of the best Carl Sagan books as ranked by voracious readers and science nerds just like you. With commercial success and critical acclaim, there's no doubt that Carl Sagan is one of the most popular authors of the last 100 years. Sagan is known for bringing science into the homes of America with his science writing (both fiction and non-fiction), and is highly recognizable as the host and narrator of the television series Cosmos as well.

If you're a huge fan of his work, then vote on your favorite books below and make your opinion count. This poll is also a great resource for Space enthusiasts who want to know which Sagan books they should start reading first. List includes books like Contact, The Dragons of Eden, and many more. What are Carl Sagan's best works? Vote on this list and help us definitively answer that question.

Ranked by
  • The Demon-Haunted World
    1

    The Demon-Haunted World

    Carl Sagan
    51 votes
    • First Published: 1995
    • Subjects: Science
    • Genres (Book): Mathematics, Fiction, Science
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Cosmos
    2

    Cosmos

    Carl Sagan
    45 votes
    • First Published: 1980
    • Subjects: Cosmology, Science, Astronomy
    • Genres (Book): Mathematics, Popular science, Science
    • Original Language: English Language
  • The Dragons of Eden
    3

    The Dragons of Eden

    Carl Sagan
    22 votes
    • First Published: 1977
    • Subjects: Philosophy, Consciousness, Evolution, Cognitive psychology, Psychology
    • Genres (Book): Non-fiction, Mathematics, Science
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Contact
    4

    Contact

    Carl Sagan
    21 votes
    • First Published: 1985-09
    • Subjects: Adventure, Exploration, First contact, Search for extraterrestrial intelligence
    • Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Fiction, Science Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Pale Blue Dot
    5

    Pale Blue Dot

    Carl Sagan
    29 votes
    • First Published: 1994
    • Subjects: Technology, Astrophysics, Aeronautics, Cosmology, Popular science
    • Genres (Book): Mathematics, Fiction, Science, Science Fiction
    • Original Language: English Language
  • Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
    6

    Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

    Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan
    15 votes
    • First Published: 1993-09-07