num_pages: 245
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Fountains of Paradise
titlecomplete: The Fountains of Paradise
characters: Vannevar Morgan, Kalidasa, Anandatissa Bodhidharma Mahanayake Thero, Johan Oliver de Alwis Sri Rajasinghe
genres: Hard Science Fiction, Novels, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Classics, Hugo Awards, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Space
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: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (NY)