The Fountains of Paradise

An engineer's quest to build a space elevator from a mountain peak in the equatorial ocean is paralleled by the story of the builder of a garden of paradise two thousand years earlier. Clarke's Hugo and Nebula Award winner is a meditation on human ambition and the conquest of gravity.

The Fountains of Paradise was written by Arthur C. Clarke, from United Kingdom. First published in 1980.

The Fountains of Paradise has received the following awards and honours: Hugo Award 1980; Nebula Award 1980.

The Fountains of Paradise is a widely acclaimed work with strong critical consensus, with an aggregate editorial score of 78/100 on 50 Best Books, based on mentions across 2 editorial sources. It is particularly recommended for readers interested in engineering, space elevator, ambition.

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The Fountains of Paradise is classified as Science Fiction. Speculative fiction exploring technology, space, the future, and society.

The Fountains of Paradise originates from United Kingdom's literary tradition. Explore more books from United Kingdom on our country page.