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The thing in the atticjames blishfree downloadpdf epub. Blish trained as a biologist at rutgers and columbia university. James blish was a science fiction writer who wrote over 27 novels, most notably the cities in flight series, and a case of conscience, for which he won a hugo award. Publication date 1970 publisher garden city, new york, n. Blish s cities in flight tetrology seemed to be quite a read at the time, its hundreds of pages characterizing the spacefaring cities in general and new york and its mayor in particular leading to a substantial emotional impact as all prepare for the end of the universe. Books by blish, james sorted by popularity project gutenberg books by blish, james sorted.

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