Project Gutenberg 2024-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 161 Hamilton, Edmond 1904 1977 Sterling, Brett Paul, Frank R. (Frank Rudolph) 1884 1963 Paul, Frank Rudolph Cities in the air $aNew York, NY :$bStellar Publishing Corporation, $c1929. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Cities in the Air" by Edmond Hamilton is a science fiction novel written in the late 1920s." The story delves into a future where humanity has constructed massive airborne cities, and it revolves around Captain Martin Brant, who leads an air expedition into battle against the vast European and Asiatic Federation fleets. As tensions rise with the impending threat of war, the narrative unfolds against the backdrop of advanced aerial technology and the strategic importance of these floating cities. "The opening of the novel introduces readers to Captain Martin Brant aboard the American Federation Air-Cruiser 3885, who receives alarming news about an imminent attack from the European and Asiatic Federations." As Brant and his crew race against time, they prepare for war, with New York as their destination. The narrative sets the stage for high-stakes aerial battles, highlighting the grandeur of the airborne cities and the advanced technology powering them. As they near New York, Brant reflects on the dramatic transformation of society, where the earth lies mostly unpopulated beneath the flying metropolises, hinting at the intense conflict ahead. The stage is set for an epic struggle for survival in a world defined by its aerial advancements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240510121659hamilton 1929 US Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction War stories Aeronautics -- Fiction Cities and towns -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 298845 2025-06-29T09:31:07.133473 text/html 273856 2024-08-01T15:40:32 text/html 920028 2025-06-29T09:31:11.285493 application/epub+zip 922456 2025-06-29T09:31:08.351477 application/epub+zip 273092 2025-06-29T09:31:07.640529 application/epub+zip 1327633 2025-06-29T09:31:13.671492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1311657 2025-06-29T09:31:10.771467 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287709 2025-06-29T09:31:06.836515 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 267883 2024-08-01T15:40:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17160 2025-06-29T09:31:13.818443 application/rdf+xml 29337 2025-06-29T09:31:07.915480 image/jpeg 4519 2025-06-29T09:31:07.775511 image/jpeg 1439753 2025-06-29T09:31:07.192531 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia