.Softcover --- Science Fiction Novel
                                       by Arthur C. Clarke 
                                 Fantasy Fiction Adventure
                                            Printing: 1980
     1. The Fountains of Paradise - 305 Pgs
                Nominee Locus Award 
            Won Hugo & Nebula Awards
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     CLARKE: Grand Master of Science Fiction
        Member Science Fiction Hall of Fame
              Hugo, Locus, & Nebula Awards
              Multiple Wins & Nominations
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<>Action, adventure, & discovery come together in this fascinating science-fiction tale. Here's an epic novel of 2 daring men, 2 daring dreams - and 20 centuries apart. Softcover, printing: 1980.
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1. The Fountains of Paradise - by Arthur C. Clarke -- ISBN: 0345-253566 -- Copyright 1978, 1979 - Del Rey, First Ballantine Books Edition -- Feb. 1980 -- 305 Pages

>>Features: 3-PG Table of Contents -- Preface -- 6-PG Epilogue -- 8-PG Sources -- Nominee Locus Award, also Won Hugo & Nebula Awards
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BRIEF SUMMARY Set in the 22nd century, this story tells of the construction of a space elevator. This 'orbital tower' is a giant structure rising from the ground, linking with a satellite in geostationary orbit - at the height of approx. 22,300 miles. This structure could be used to raise payloads to orbit, without the expense of using rockets. The tower is to stretch from the Earth's equator to a satellite, so as to greatly reduce the cost of frequently sending people & supplies into space.
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<>CLARKE  COOL  TRIVIA:
  - Clarke narrated 1969 Moon landing
       with Walter Cronkite
  - Asteroid named for him (4923 Clarke) + Mountain
        on Pluto's moon Charon (Clarke Montes)
  - Shared screenplay Academy Award nomination
       with Stanley Kubrick for '2001' film
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CONDITION Softcover is Very Good. It resided in an indoor storage cabinet. There may be some natural color aging in pages & covers from 1980 printing, lightly tanned with age. Has a bit edge, corner, cover, & spine wear, and minor page waviness. Front cover, top corner has a chip, 1st pg. has top corner chip. No apparent writing. Binding seems good, pages secure.

Softcover also May Have some storage, edge, spine, or corner wear, a bit of cover or pg creasing, tags or tape affixed, small tears, smudges, slight curving or waviness of bk/pgs, minor darkening of pgs at top, bottom, or fore-edges, & color rubbing wear - though this may not be apparent to view in 9 photos.
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PHOTOS 1 thru 9 -- Front & back covers science fiction novel, only 1 page of a 3-PG Table of Contents, Copyright info, views spines, fore-edges, tops, & bottoms.
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