Title: A Life for the Stars
Title Record # 1635
Author: James Blish
Date: 1962-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Cities in Flight
Series Number: 2
Language: English
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Author: James Blish
Date: 1962-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Cities in Flight
Series Number: 2
Language: English
Synopsis: From the back cover of the Avon third printing: "A city launches itself into the galaxy! The noise was horrifying. He had never heard anything even a fraction as loud, but there could be no doubt about what it was: the city's spindizzies were sounding the alert.
Then the whole city seemed to be rocking heavily, like a ship in a storm. At one instant, the street ended in nothing but sky; at the next he was staring at a wall of sheared earth, its rim looming cliff-like, fifty feet or more above the new margin of the city; then the blank sky was back again -"
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, September 1962 | 1962-09-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Condé Nast | $0.50?$: US dollar |
180 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Solonevich | ||
Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, October 1962 | 1962-10-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Condé Nast | $0.50?$: US dollar |
180 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | John Schoenherr | ||
A Life for the Stars | 1962-12-18 | James Blish | G. P. Putnam's Sons | $3.50?$: US dollar |
188 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Robert MacLean | ||
Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, January 1963 (UK) | 1963-01-00 | ed. John W. Campbell | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
132 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | |||
Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, February 1963 (UK) | 1963-02-00 | ed. John W. Campbell | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
132 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Schoenherr | ||
A Life for the Stars | 1963-10-00 | James Blish | Avon | H-107 | $0.45?$: US dollar |
143 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Paul Lehr | |
A Life for the Stars | 1963-10-00 | James Blish | Avon | H-107 | C$0.45?C$: Canadian dollar |
143 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Paul Lehr | |
A Life for the Stars | 1964-00-00 | James Blish | Faber and Faber | 15/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
147 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Robert MacLean | ||
A Life for the Stars | 1966-05-00 | James Blish | Avon | G1280 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
143+ [1] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Lida Moser | |
A Life for the Stars | 1966-05-00 | James Blish | Avon | G1280 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
143+ [1] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Lida Moser | |
A Life for the Stars | 1968-02-00 | James Blish | Avon | G1280 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
143 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Lida Moser | |
A Life for the Stars | 1968-02-00 | James Blish | Avon | G1280 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
143 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Lida Moser | |
Cities in Flight | 1970-02-00 | James Blish | Avon | 0-380-00187-X / W187 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
605+ [2] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
Cities in Flight | 1970-02-00 | James Blish | Avon | W187 | C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar |
605+ [2] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
Cities in Flight | 1971-08-00 | James Blish | Avon | W187 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
605+ [2] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
Cities in Flight | 1973-02-00 | James Blish | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | 5579 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
593 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Brad Holland | |
Cities in Flight | 1974-00-00 | James Blish | Arrow Books | 0-09-909410-X | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Chris Foss | |||
A Life for the Stars | 1974-05-06 | James Blish | Arrow Books | 0-09-908700-6 | £0.35?£: UK pound |
147 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Chris Foss | |
A Life for the Stars | 1974-08-00 | James Blish | Arrow Books | 0-09-908700-6 | £0.35?£: UK pound |
147 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Chris Foss | |
Cities in Flight | 1975-12-00 | James Blish | Avon | 0-380-00998-6 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
605+ [2] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
Cities in Flight | 1976-08-00 | James Blish | Avon | 0-380-00998-6 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
605+ [2] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
Cities in Flight | 1978-07-00 | James Blish | Avon | 0-380-41616-6 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
605 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
Cities in Flight | 1979-00-00 | James Blish | Avon | 0-380-41616-6 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
605 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
Cities in Flight | 1981-00-00 | James Blish | Arrow Books | 0-09-926440-4 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
607 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Chris Foss | |
Cities in Flight | 1982-04-00 | James Blish | Avon | 0-380-00998-6 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
605 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
Cities in Flight | 1985-00-00 | James Blish | Arrow Books | 0-09-926440-4 | £2.75?£: UK pound |
607 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Chris Foss | |
Cities in Flight | 1985-00-00 | James Blish | Arrow Books | 0-09-926440-4 | £2.95?£: UK pound |
607 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Chris Foss | |
Cities in Flight | 1987-00-00 | James Blish | Arrow Books | 0-09-926440-4 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
607 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Chris Foss | |
Cities in Flight: Vol. 1 | 1991-04-00 | James Blish | Baen Books | 0-671-72050-3 | $4.50?$: US dollar |
309 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | David B. Mattingly | |
Cities in Flight | 1991-07-00 | James Blish | Legend | 0-09-926440-4 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
607 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Lee Gibbons | |
Cities in Flight | 1999-02-00 | James Blish | Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #3) | 1-85798-811-6 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
607 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | John Harris | |
Cities in Flight | 2000-02-00 | James Blish | The Overlook Press | 1-58567-008-1 | $35.00?$: US dollar |
ix+ 591 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Brad Holland | |
Cities in Flight | 2000-06-00 | James Blish | The Overlook Press / SFBC | 03443 | $14.98?$: US dollar |
593 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Brad Holland | |
Cities in Flight | 2002-11-00 | James Blish | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #3) | 1-85798-811-6 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
607 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | John Harris | |
Cities in Flight | 2004-00-00 | James Blish | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #3) | 1-85798-811-6 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
607 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | John Harris | |
Cities in Flight | 2005-00-00 | James Blish | The Overlook Press | 1-58567-602-0 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
ix+ 591+ [2] |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Brad Holland | |
Cities in Flight | 2006-08-00 | James Blish | Gollancz (Gollancz SF) | 0-575-07898-7 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
xi+ 664+ [5] |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Marc Adams | |
Cities In Flight | 2010-02-00 | James Blish | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-0-575-09417-8 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
x+ 625 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | John Harris | |
A Life for the Stars | 2011-09-00 | James Blish | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10395-5 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
Cities In Flight | 2013-12-12 | James Blish | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-1-4732-0288-7 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | John Harris | ||
Cities in Flight | date unknown | James Blish | Avon | 21196 | $1.75?$: US dollar |
605 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
Cities in Flight | date unknown | James Blish | Avon | 380-27987 | $2.25?$: US dollar |
605 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
Cities in Flight | date unknown | James Blish | Avon | 0-380-00998-6 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
605 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
Cities in Flight | date unknown | James Blish | Avon | W187 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
605 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
Cities in Flight | date unknown | James Blish | Avon | 0-380-00998-6 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
605 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
Cities in Flight | date unknown | James Blish | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-0-575-09417-8 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
x+ 625 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | John Harris | |
Cities in Flight | date unknown | James Blish | Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #3) | 1-85798-811-6 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
607 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | John Harris |
Reviews
- Review by Mike Turner (1964) in Vector 29
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1967) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, April 1967
- Review
[French]
by
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis(1967) in Fiction, #164
- Review by Brian Clegg (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1