"[Van Rijn] glared out across the city, where it winked and glittered beneath the stars, around the curve of the planet."
-Poul Anderson, "The Master Key" IN Anderson, David Falkayn: Star Trader (Riverdale, NY, pp. 273-327 AT p. 327.
"...night fell upon the old city and the stars."
-Brian Aldiss, "Visiting Amoeba" IN Aldiss, Starswarm (London, 1979), pp. 157-188 AT p. 188.
"The faint stars of the city skies were appearing..."
-The Forge, CHAPTER ELEVEN, p. 193.
Titles
Arthur C. Clarke, The City And The Stars
Michael Moorcock, The City In The Autumn Stars
James Blish, Cities In Flight, Volume I, They Shall Have Stars; Volume II, A Life For The Stars
Brian Aldiss, "Secret Of A Mighty City"and Starswarm
- and no doubt other examples.
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Kaor, Paul!
And I'm reminded of the descriptions we see of Admiralty Center in WE CLAIM THESE STARS and THE REBEL WORLDS. But a more direct comparison would be with the "nightmarish beauty" of Archopolis in A STONE IN HEAVEN.
Sean
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