Island in the sky

Island in the sky



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English | 1961 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0007E9GHW | 223 pages | EPUB | 3.5 MB

After twenty years in prison, deep in the bowels of the earth, Blackie Peyton found himself a free man, back on the surface again. But it didn't take him long to discover that his freedom was illusory, as was the freedom of everyone else in the city. The dreaded wars had come and gone; and the Airmen had taken control to rebuild from the ruins and prevent further conflict. All the survivors were gathered into cities, which had no contact with each other. All aircraft was restricted to the ruling class of Airmen, whose control was assured by the island in the sky.

The Island was a platform a mile in diameter, atomic-powered and set in a closed orbit some fifteen miles above Earth-an orbit which carried it over all the cities now remaining on Earth. Here the Airmen lived in their own city; from this point they could observe and control all that went on below. Any city in rebellion could quickly be bombed into submission.