num_pages: 253
description: Men had built cities before, but never such a city as Diaspar; for millennia its protective dome shutout the creeping decay and danger of the world outside. Once, it held powers that rules the stars. But then, as legend had it, The invaders came, driving humanity into this last refuge. It takes one man, A Unique to break through Diaspar's stifling inertia, to smash the legend and discover the true nature of the Invaders.
language: English
title: The City and The Stars
titlecomplete: The City and The Stars
characters: Alvin, Jeserac, Vanamonde, Seranis, Krif, Alystra, Hilvar, Khedron
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, British Literature, Literature, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Fantasy, Dystopia
ratings_count: 33025
places: Lys, Diaspar
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Locus Award
category: All-Time Best SF Novel
publisher: Signet