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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, September 1962 | 1962-09-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Condé Nast | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 |  |
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| Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, October 1962 | 1962-10-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Condé Nast | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
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| A Life for the Stars | 1962-12-18 | James Blish | G. P. Putnam's Sons | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
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| 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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: CAD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: CAD |
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 | |
| Villes nomades | 1967-03-28 | James Blish | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #99) |
F6.15?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
200 | 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 | |||
| A Life for the Stars | 1968-02-00 | James Blish | Avon | G1280 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: CAD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: CAD |
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 | |
|
| Villes nomades | 1971-07-10 | James Blish | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #99) |
200 | 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 | ||||
| Cities in Flight | 1971-08-00 | James Blish | Avon | W187 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: GBP |
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 | |
| Rymdstaden | 1975-00-00 | James Blish | Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #32) | 91-7228-078-6 | 181 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Carl Lundgren | |
|
| Cities in Flight | 1975-12-00 | James Blish | Avon | 0-380-00998-6 | $2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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 | |
|
| Steden doorkruisen het heelal | 1980-00-00 | James Blish | Meulenhoff (M=SF #165) | 90-290-1333-8 | 570 | 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 | 1981-00-00 | James Blish | Arrow Books | 0-09-926440-4 | £2.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
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 | |
| Villes nomades | 1981-11-05 | James Blish | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #99) |
200 | 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 |
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
|
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| Cities in Flight | 1982-04-00 | James Blish | Avon | 0-380-00998-6 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: GBP |
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 | |
| Die fliegenden Städte | 1985-00-00 | James Blish | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24073) |
3-404-24073-1 | DM 14.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
798 | 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. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: GBP |
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 | |
| Villes nomades | 1993-04-00 | James Blish | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #99) |
2-207-50099-3 | 200 | 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 | Pascal Moret | ||
| Vivendo no céu | 1998-02-00 | James Blish | Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #486) | 972-38-1648-2 | 185 | 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 | A. Pedro | |
|
| Le città volanti | 1998-11-00 | James Blish | Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #174) | 88-429-1050-3 | Lit 26,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
viii+ 554 |
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 | ||
| Cities in Flight | 1999-02-00 | James Blish | Millennium / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #3) | 1-85798-811-6 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: USD |
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 | 2005-01-00 | James Blish | The Overlook Press | 978-1-59020-930-1 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | Brad Holland | |
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| Cities in Flight | 2006-08-00 | James Blish | Gollancz (Gollancz SF) | 0-575-07898-7 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | John Harris | ||
| Die fliegenden Städte | 2015-00-00 | James Blish | Heyne | 978-3-641-17544-3 | €5.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | |||
| Cities in Flight | date unknown | James Blish | Avon | 21196 | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: USD |
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. ISO code: GBP |
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. ISO code: GBP |
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