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Cities in Flight is a four-volume series of science fiction novels and short stories by American writer James Blish, originally published between 1950 and 1962, which were first known collectively as the "Okie" novels. The series features entire cities that are able to fly through space using an anti-gravity device, the spindizzy. The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe. One story, "Earthman, Come Home", won a Retro Hugo Award in 2004 for Best Novelette. Since 1970, the primary edition has been the omnibus volume first published in paperback by Avon Books. Over the years James Blish made many changes to these stories in response to points raised in letters from readers.

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  • Cities in Flight is a four-volume series of science fiction novels and short stories by American writer James Blish, originally published between 1950 and 1962, which were first known collectively as the "Okie" novels. The series features entire cities that are able to fly through space using an anti-gravity device, the spindizzy. The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe. One story, "Earthman, Come Home", won a Retro Hugo Award in 2004 for Best Novelette. Since 1970, the primary edition has been the omnibus volume first published in paperback by Avon Books. Over the years James Blish made many changes to these stories in response to points raised in letters from readers. (en)
  • 『宇宙都市 』（うちゅうとし、Cities in Flight）シリーズは、アメリカ合衆国の作家ジェイムズ・ブリッシュによるSF小説シリーズ。 この小説のシリーズ名である宇宙都市とは、反重力・超光速推進・遮蔽作用を兼ね備えた『スピンディジー』航法によって、都市が自らを岩盤ごと浮上させ宇宙船と化したものである。資源が枯渇し抑圧的な官僚制が敷かれる地球に見切りをつけ、移動労働者（オーキー）として星々を旅する道を選んだ宇宙都市を舞台に物語が展開してゆく。 (ja)
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  • Cover of the first omnibus edition, 1970. (en)
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  • Cities in Flight is a four-volume series of science fiction novels and short stories by American writer James Blish, originally published between 1950 and 1962, which were first known collectively as the "Okie" novels. The series features entire cities that are able to fly through space using an anti-gravity device, the spindizzy. The stories cover roughly two thousand years, from the very near future to the end of the universe. One story, "Earthman, Come Home", won a Retro Hugo Award in 2004 for Best Novelette. Since 1970, the primary edition has been the omnibus volume first published in paperback by Avon Books. Over the years James Blish made many changes to these stories in response to points raised in letters from readers. (en)
  • 『宇宙都市 』（うちゅうとし、Cities in Flight）シリーズは、アメリカ合衆国の作家ジェイムズ・ブリッシュによるSF小説シリーズ。 この小説のシリーズ名である宇宙都市とは、反重力・超光速推進・遮蔽作用を兼ね備えた『スピンディジー』航法によって、都市が自らを岩盤ごと浮上させ宇宙船と化したものである。資源が枯渇し抑圧的な官僚制が敷かれる地球に見切りをつけ、移動労働者（オーキー）として星々を旅する道を選んだ宇宙都市を舞台に物語が展開してゆく。 (ja)
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  • 宇宙都市 (ja)
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