num_pages: 255
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Fountains of Paradise
titlecomplete: The Fountains of Paradise
characters: Johan Oliver de Alwis Sri Rajasinghe, Vannevar Morgan, Kalidasa, Anandatissa Bodhidharma Mahanayake Thero
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Space, Novels, Hugo Awards, Fantasy, Hard Science Fiction
ratings_count: 29319
places: Sri Lanka
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best SF Novel
publisher: Gollancz