num_pages: 305
description: The lives of Van Morgan, an adventurous engineer of the twenty-second century, and Kalidasa, an obsessive tyrant of the second century, are brought together in the drama that takes place on an alluring island in the Indian Ocean
language: English
title: Fountains of Paradise
titlecomplete: 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: 29329
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: Del Rey