First published in 1850, The Blazing Star is a groundbreaking work of science fiction that predates H.G. Wells and Jules Verne. Set in the year 2500, it tells the story of a utopian society in which technology has solved all of humanity's problems, but at a terrible cost. A thought-provoking and visionary work that remains as relevant today as it was when it was first written. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important,...