Cities in Flight
Author(s): James Blish
Fantasy Science Fiction Horror
James Blish's galaxy-spanning masterwork, originally published in four volumes, explores a future in which two crucial discoveries - antigravity devices which enable whole cities to be lifted from the Earth to become giant spaceships, and longevity drugs which enable their inhabitants to live for thousands of years - lead to the establishment of a unique Galactic empire.
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One of the very best must-read SF novels of all time.
James Blish (1921-75) studied microbiology at Rutgers and then served as a medical laboratory technician in the US army during the Second World War. Among his best known books are CITIES IN FLIGHT, A CASE OF CONSCIENCE, for which he won the HUGO in 1959 for Best Novel, DOCTOR MIRABILIS, BLACK EASTER and THE DAY AFTER JUDGEMENT.
General Fields
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- : Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- : 0.47
- : 28 February 2010
- : 197mm X 127mm X 36mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : James Blish
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 813.54
- : 640
