Cities In Flight by James Blish
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.
An outrageous imaginative coup..Crammed with high adventure yet illuminated by a searching intelligence, this four-part epic completely reinvented the traditions of space opera. - Paul J McAuley.Of the first importance. - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.This is the real heady wine of science fiction - exciting, intelligent, galaxy-spanning stuff. - Terry Pratchett.
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780575094178 |
| ISBN 10 | 0575094176 |
| Title | Cities In Flight |
| Author | James Blish |
| Series | Sf Masterworks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2010-03-29 |
| Number of pages | 640 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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