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Cities in Flight
James Blish
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Description for Cities in Flight
Paperback. One of the very best must-read SF novels of all time. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 446.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
S.F. Masterworks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780575094178
SKU
V9780575094178
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About James Blish
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.
Reviews for Cities in Flight
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. ... Read more