LIBRARY EDITION Audiobook CD format in sturdy Vinyl Case with cloth sleeves that keep compact discs protected. Read by Grover Gardner A towering epic to rank with Douglas Prestons Blasphemy and Michael Crichtons 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.