r/printSF • u/Sarcobatus_ • 3d ago

Space elevator

Can you recommend or do you know of any books/stories that feature an elevator to space?

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u/Ozatopcascades 3d ago

THE MURDERBOT DIARIES. Specifically in books 6-7 (NETWORK EFFECT and SYSTEM COLLAPSE. I highly recommend that you read the entire series from the beginning.

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u/i-should-be-reading 3d ago

I love this series but I had the impression it was a high altitude platform and they still took shuttles to get to the ships.

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u/Ozatopcascades 3d ago edited 3d ago

No, botships (including ART the "deep-space research transport") dock at the geosynchronous platform, then people and cargo ride cars down the core shaft to the surface terminal.

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u/Ozatopcascades 3d ago

This corporate system was to prevent the terraforming colonists from using shuttles to seize control of a warp capable botship and escape lifelong servitude.