num_pages: 256
description: 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 of space: a Space Elevator, 36,000 kilometres high, anchored to an equatorial island in the Indian Ocean.
language: English
title: The Fountains of Paradise
titlecomplete: The Fountains of Paradise
characters: Kalidasa, Anandatissa Bodhidharma Mahanayake Thero, Vannevar Morgan, Johan Oliver de Alwis Sri Rajasinghe
genres: Classics, Space, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Hard Science Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Hugo Awards
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