Pillar to the Sky (59 page)

The best days can indeed still be ahead of us and thus in closing an acknowledgment to my wonderful daughter, Meghan, who has shown such patience across the years when her father promises something but then has to say, “Just let me finish this chapter first.” This book is for her because if it actually serves to shape her world for the better, to lay in its grave once and for all that dystrophic tome
The Limits to Growth,
and helps in some small way to fire the dream that a better future is ahead, I will most certainly be content.

So in closing, yes, it is a novel. But it is also a dream that can become a reality, for to paraphrase the legendary Goddard, the dreams of today can indeed become the realities of tomorrow.

Book by William R. Forstchen from Tom Doherty Associates

We Look Like Men of War

One Second After

Pillar to the Sky

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

WILLIAM R. FORSTCHEN
is the
New York Times
bestselling author of
One Second After,
among numerous other books in diverse subjects ranging from history to science fiction. Forstchen holds a Ph.D. in history from Purdue University, with specializations in military history and the history of technology. He is currently a faculty fellow and professor of history at Montreat College, near Asheville, North Carolina.

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

PILLAR TO THE SKY

Copyright © 2014 by William Forstchen

All rights reserved.

Mention of “Novus Magnificat: Through the Stargate” and “Sanctum Sanctorum” by permission of Constance Demby. Find her online at
www.constancedemby.com
.

Cover art by Paul Youll

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Forstchen, William R.

       Pillar to the sky / William R. Forstchen. — First Edition.

           p. cm.

       ISBN 978-0-7653-3438-1 (hardcover)

       ISBN 978-1-4668-1077-8 (e-book)

       I.  Title.

       PS3556.O7418P55 2014

       813'.54—dc23

2013025945

e-ISBN 9781466810778

First Edition: February 2014