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Pillar to the Sky by William R. Forstchen (2014, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co
ISBN-100765334380
ISBN-139780765334381
eBay Product ID (ePID)166624849
Product Key Features
Book TitlePillar to the Sky
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicThrillers / General, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year2014
GenreFiction
AuthorWilliam R. Forstchen
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2013-025945
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsPraise for One Second After "A riveting cautionary tale."- Booklist "An entertaining apocalyptic thriller."- Publishers Weekly "Good storytelling consists very simply of creating characters so believable that the reader forms a deep bond. Forstchen did such a damned fine job with One Second After that shortly after the first page, I had been reeled in hook, line, and sinker."-David Hagberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Expediter, "A riveting cautionary tale." -- Booklist on One Second After "An entertaining apocalyptic thriller." -- Publishers Weekly on One Second After "Good storytelling consists very simply of creating characters so believable that the reader forms a deep bond. Forstchen did such a damned fine job with One Second After that shortly after the first page, I had been reeled in hook, line, and sinker." --David Hagberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Expediter on One Second After, Good storytelling consists very simply of creating characters so believable that the reader forms a deep bond. Forstchen did such a damned fine job with One Second After that shortly after the first page, I had been reeled in hook, line, and sinker., Praise for One Second After "A riveting cautionary tale."- Booklist "An entertaining apocalyptic thriller."- Publishers Weekly "Good storytelling consists very simply of creating characters so believable that the reader forms a deep bond. Forstchen did such a damned fine job with One Second After that shortly after the first page, I had been reeled in hook, line, and sinker."-David Hagberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Expediter
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisFrom William Forstchen, the New York Times bestselling author of One Second After , comes Pillar to the Sky, a towering epic to rank with Douglas Preston's Blasphemy and Michael Crichton's Prey... Pandemic drought, skyrocketing oil prices, dwindling energy supplies and wars of water scarcity threaten the planet. Only four people can prevent global chaos. Gary Morgan--a brilliant, renegade scientist is pilloried by the scientific community for his belief in a space elevator: a pillar to the sky, which he believes will make space flight fast, simple and affordable. Eva Morgan--a brilliant and beautiful scientist of Ukranian descent, she has had a lifelong obsession to build a pillar to the sky, a vertiginous tower which would mine the power of the sun and supply humanity with cheap, limitless energy forever. Erich Rothenberg--the ancient but revered rocket-scientist who labored with von Braun to create the first rockets and continued on to build those of today. A legend, he has mentored Gary and Eva for two decades, nurturing and encouraging their transcendent vision. Franklin Smith--the eccentric Silicon Valley billionaire who will champion their cause, wage war with Congress and government bureaucracy and most important, finance their herculean undertaking. The Goddard Space Flight Center--the novel's pre-eminent hero, it's enormous army of scientists, engineers and astronauts will design, machine, and build the space elevator. They will fight endless battles and overcome countless obstacles every step of the way. This journey to the stars will not be easy--a tumultuous struggle filled with violence and heroism, love and death, spellbinding beauty and heartbreaking betrayal. The stakes could not be higher. Humanity's salvation will hang in the balance.
LC Classification NumberPS3556.O7418P55 2014
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