
James Blish
14 SeriesJames Blish (1921-1975) was a renowned science fiction and fantasy author. He is best known for his Cities in Flight and After Such Knowledge series. His works significantly contributed to the genre.
James Blish's "They Shall Have Stars," the first book in the Cities in Flight series, is set in the future year of 2018. Humanity constructs an immense bridge to Jupiter, which is thirty miles high, eight miles wide, and continuously expanding. The purpose of this colossal structure remains a mystery known only to one man. The revelation of this secret may hold the most tormenting knowledge in the universe.