The Fountains of Paradise
by Arthur C. Clarke
Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalimaginarybig & variedempowerment/personal growthall consuming questunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and fresh: a science-fiction novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
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.
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- Author
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 260
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