A Life for the Stars
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099087007 (0099087006)
Publish date: May 6th 1974
Publisher: Arrow Books
Pages no: 147
Edition language: English
Series: Cities in Flight -4 (#2)
It is now just over 1000 years since humans first discovered the Spindizzy - the antigravity drive that enabled their exodus to the stars. For a long time, spindizzies have been used not just to drive ships, but to launch whole Cities into space. These Cities - referred to as 'Okies' - live a noma...
Second book of the series and it is really taking off (forgive the pun). Fascinating concepts and vision of mankind's future.This is basically a story of one man's rise to power from the lowliest of origins. It is also an introduction to the "Okie" city of New York and it's mayor Amalfi on which is ...
The only one in the "Cities in Flight" series that isn't actually very good. Skip this and go straight to book 3, you won't miss anything.
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