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| by James Blish
No. 1 in the Cities In Flight series |
Cover Notes
Also known as 'Year 2018!'
They Shall Have Stars describes the political and social conditions in the near future when several major technologies are developed which change society radically. These are 'anti-agathic' drugs, which defer or prevent ageing, and the development of gravity manipulation, which leads to 'faster-than-light' spaceship drives. During this period the Western democratic government model becomes ever more intolerant, eventually resembling the Soviet model very closely. The 'hero' of this book, Senator 'Bliss' Wagoner is eventually executed by an opressive regime, but not before he has made the technologies which allow mankind to escape their home planet available to all. The book is notable for the detailed way in which it handles technology, providing a mathematical explanation of the principles behind the anti-gravity drive, and illustrations of chemical bonding for reactions in the Ice V material which is used to build a fixed point 'bridge' on the surface of Jupiter during the drive testing.
Publication History
First published as hardcover by Putnam in 1956
and published as paperback by Avon in 1956
This story is included in the following books:
Categories: Authors James Blish | Series Cities In Flight | Published 1956 | Publishers Putnam | Publishers Avon
