Fountains of Paradise [Paperback]

Arthur C. Clarke (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Bantam Books (January 1991)
• ISBN-10: 9992250372
• ISBN-13: 978-9992250372
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,049,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, May 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fountains of Paradise (Paperback)

I was given this book and a lot of others by a friend who was doing some spring cleaning and remembered my love for reading. I had it for a long time before reading it. I can't believe how long I owned this incredible book before I "discovered it". Some of the ideas Clark comes up with are simply astounding. If you can find this book, grab it!! You won't regret it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Forgotten Classic, October 22, 2000

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Bill R. Moore (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fountains of Paradise (Paperback)

When people talk about ACC's best books The Fountains of Paradise is rarely mentioned. And although it's not quite as good as 2001, Rendezvous With Rama, The City and The Stars, or Childhood's End, it is certainly just a step below them. The book is an interesting mix of SF and historical fiction. It's not the same type of story that Clarke usually delivers, but equally good. The mentions of the space elevator (though not original) are fascinating, not to mention many of the other things in the book.

It's a crying shame that they let this book go out of print, it needs to be reissued. Try to find a "mom and pop" used bookstore somewhere (or use the auctions or Z-Shops here at Amazon) and pick you up a copy of this book.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ONLY WAY mankind will ever get off this planet!!!!!!!!!, January 24, 1998

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[e-mail] (Yellowknife NT Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fountains of Paradise (Paperback)

An exciting story of future technology that describes construction of a "space elevator." The best science fiction story ever.