The Tower to the Sun

One hundred years in the future when the earth is so polluted that the sun cant be seen the richest man in the world wants his grandson to experience the blue sky and orange sun he remembers from his childhood. So he spends 20 years and all of his money to build a tower to the sun. Using the largest rock in the world as the foundation workers pile stone upon stone beam over beam building atop building until the old man sits on top of the tower with his great grandson and feels the warmth of the sun shine on his face. Though now penniless he is indeed a rich man. Lush with the intricate detail that has become his hallmark Colin Thompsons art invites repeated examination and yields its secrets subtly. His tower is an extraordinary pastiche of architectural prototypes from Stonehenge Greek temples and the leaning tower of Pisa to the Chrysler Building and the Guggenheim Museum. This is Thompsons most provocative pictorial fantasy to date--and a moving fable for the environmentally conscious of all ages.