โ Scribed by Arthur C. Clarke
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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A science fiction novel first published in 1979. ### Amazon Review Originally *The Fountains of Paradise* was intended to be Arthur C. Clarke's last novel, before the author came out of "retirement" to pen *2010: Odyssey Two*. It is also one of his best, and being set in a fictionalised version of
Renowned structural engineer Dr. Vannevar Morgan seeks to link Earth to the stars--through the construction of a space elevator connecting to an orbiting satellite 22,300 miles from the planet's surface. The elevator would lift interstellar spaceships into orbit without the need of rockets to blast
This Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel is reissued in this trade paperback edition. Vannemar Morgan's dream of linking Earth with the stars requires a 24,000-mile-high space elevator. But first he must solve a million technical, political, and economic problems while allaying the wrath of God. Inc
SUMMARY: Vannemar Morgans dream is to link Earth to the stars with the greatest engineering feat of all timea 24,000-mile-high space elevator. But first he must solve a million technical, political, and economic problems while allaying the wrath of God. For the only possible site on the planet for
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Vannemar Morgans dream is to link Earth to the stars with the greatest engineering feat of all timea 24,000-mile-high space elevator. But first he must solve a million technical, political, and economic problems while allaying the wrath of God. For the only possible site on the pla