Fantastic! What a great read! Well preformed narration. Refreshing, moving, emotional, hopeful, action - this book has it all. Most highly recommended.

FROM AMAZON: 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 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 that would mine the power of the sun and supply humanity with cheap, limitless energy forever.

Gunther Rothenberg - the ancient but revered rocket scientist who labored at Peenemünde 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.

This journey to the stars will not be easy; it will be 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. ( )

Meh. ( )

Very hard sci-fi. Lots of repetition of metaphors and scientific concepts. The characters take a long time to care about. Excellent premise and some true emotional moments. Ultimately, it's a giant commercial for NASA and a plea for the spirit to do bold things. ( )

Really enjoyed "One Second After" about an American town after an electrical disruption wiped out normal existence. This one, unfortunately, became tedious fairly quickly and was at least twice the length it should have been to make its point. Valid point in there but buried. ( )

Loved the characters in this book but the politics slowed the story for me. I like futuristic sci-fi, but found the science to be way over my head. ( )