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The Fountains of Paradise

AuthorArthur C. Clarke

NarratorMike Grady

Duration9h 2m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy

PublisherW.F. Howes

VersionUnabridged

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In the 22nd century visionary scientist Vannevar Morgan conceives the most grandiose engineering project of all time, and one which will revolutionise the future of humankind in space: a Space Elevator, 36,000 kilometres high, anchored to an equatorial island in the Indian Ocean.

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