The Fountains of Paradise

Preface . . xiii I. The Palace . . 1. Kalidasa . . 2 . . 2. The Engineer . . 8 . . 3. The Fountains . . 16 . . 4. Demon Rock . . 18 . . 5. Through The Telescope . . 27 . . 6. The Artist . . 32 . . 7. The God-King's Palace . . 36 . . 8. Malgara . . 45 . . 9. Filament . . 47 . . 10. The Ultimate Bridge . . 51 . . 11. The Silent Princess . . 62 II. The Temple . . 12. Starglider . . 72 . . 13. Shadow At Dawn . . 75 . . 14. The Education Of Starglider . . 82 . . 15. Bodhidharma . . 86 . . 16. Conversations With Starglider . . 92 . . 17. Parakarma . . 97 . . 18. The Golden Butterflies . . 104 . . 19. By The Shores Of Lake Saladin . . 106 . . 20. The Bridge That Danced . . 113 . . 21. Judgment . . 120 III. The Bell . . 22. Apostate . . 126 . . 23. Moondozer . . 129 . . 24. The Finger Of God . . 138 . . 25. Orbital Roulette . . 140 . . 26. The Night Before Vesak . . 143 . . 27. Ashoka Station . . 146 . . 28. The First Lowering . . 151 . . 29. Final Approach . . 157 . . 30. The Legions Of The King . . 162 . . 31. Exodus . . 165 IV. The Tower . . 32. Space Express . . 170 . . 33. CORA . . 176 . . 34. Vertigo . . 179 . . 35. Starglider Plus Eighty . . 189 . . 36. The Cruel Sky . . 191 . . 37. The Billion-Ton Diamond . . 198 V. Ascension . . 38. A Place Of Silent Storms . . 204 . . 39. The Wounded Sun . . 208 . . 40. The End Of The Line . . 214 . . 41. Meteor . . 217 . . 42. Death In Orbit . .219 . . 43. Fail-safe . . 221 . . 44. A Cave In The Sky . . 225 . . 45. The Man For The Job . . 232 . . 46. Spider . . 236 . . 47. Beyond The Aurora . . 244 . . 48. Night At The Villa . . 250 . . 49. A Bumpy Ride . . 254 . . 50. The Falling Fireflies . . 258 . . 51. On.The Porch . . 260 . . 52. The Other Passenger . . 264 . . 53. Fade-out . . 269 . . 54. Theory Of Relativity . . 274 . . 55. Hard Dock . . 277 . . 56. View From The Balcony . . 283 . . 57. The Last Dawn . .287 . . . . Epilogue: Kalidasa's Triumph . . 292 . . . . Sources And Acknowledgments . . 298