The Fountains of Paradise

Name: The Fountains of Paradise
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 0151327734

by Arthur C. Clarke

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Originally published by Gollancz

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. Includes a new introduction by the author.

First published 1979294 pages

Hugo Award for Best Novel (1980)Nebula Award for Best Novel (1980)

823.91

Category: Science Fiction
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 7
Editions known: 35

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 823.91823.914
Library of Congress (LCC): PZ0003.C551205 Fo 1979PR6005.L36F68 2001PR6005.L36 Fo 1979PR6053.L29 F6 1979

Subjects

Design and constructionElevatorsEnglish Science fictionFictionFiction, generalFiction, religiousFiction, science fiction, generalHugo Award WinnerInterplanetary voyagesLarge type booksMonksMountains

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ISBN 0151327734English

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First published1979

Hugo Award for Best Novel1980

Nebula Award for Best Novel1980

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