The Fountains of Paradise

Product Description <br/>In the 22nd century visionary scientist Vannevar Morgan conceives the most grandiose engineering project of all time, and one which will revolutionize the future of humankind in space: a Space Elevator, 36,000 kilometers high, anchored to an equatorial island in the Indian Ocean.<br/><br/>"An amazing list—genuinely the best novels from sixty years of SF." —Iain M. Banks<br/><br/>"Delightfully written and at times almost unbearably exciting." —Kingsley Amis<br/><br/>"His enthusiasm is combined with his considerable literary and myth-making skills…the result is something special." —Sunday Telegraph<br/><br/>"A superbly crafted novel that may be his best." —Tribune<br/><br/> From Library Journal <br/>Published in 1953, 1952, and 1979, respectively, this trio of novels follow Clarke's recurring theme of humans thrusting themselves into space and then not necessarily liking what they find. The religious images that run throughout Clarke's work also are present here.<br/>Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.<br/> Review <br/>"Clarke once again sounds his grand theme...man is most himself when he...challenges the very laws of the universe." --<br/>-The New York Times Book Review<br/> About the Author <br/>Arthur C. Clarke was considered to be the greatest science fiction writer of all time. He was an international treasure in many other ways: an article he wrote in 1945 led to the invention of satellite technology. Books by Mr. Clarke - both fiction and nonfiction - have more than one hundred million copies in print worldwide. He died in 2008 at the age of 90.