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| by James Blish
No. 2 in the Cities In Flight series |
Cover Notes
A Life for the Stars describes the adventures of a young farm boy Chris, co-opted into an Earth city which has begun travelling in space. The development of the anti-gravity (spindizzy) drives has now enabled very large objects to be enclosed and moved using gravity manipulation. Thus, for instance, mining factories together with associated towns can be moved to bodies of ore, not only on Earth but also amongst the planets in local space. Many of these 'Okie' cities are rejecting Earth jurisdiction, making interstellar journeys, and operating a trading economy out of reach of the Earth authorities. After many adventures Chris eventually becomes a resident of New York, now a major 'Okie' city under its charismatic mayor John Amalfi.
Publication History
First published as hardcover by Putnam in 1962
and published as paperback by Avon in 1962
This story is included in the following books:
Categories: Authors James Blish | Series Cities In Flight | Published 1962 | Publishers Putnam | Publishers Avon
