James Blish (1921–1975)
Author of A Case of Conscience
About the Author
James Benjamin Blish was born on May 23, 1921 in East Orange, N.J. Blish trained as a biologist at Rutgers and Columbia University, and spent 1942 - 1944 as a medical technician in the United States Army. After the war he became the science editor for the Pfizer pharmaceutical company. His first show more published story appeared in 1940, and his writing career progressed until he gave up his job to become a professional writer. From 1962 to 1968, he worked for the Tobacco Institute. Between 1967 and his death from lung cancer in 1975, Blish wrote authorized short story collections based upon the 1960s TV series Star Trek. He wrote 11 volumes adapting episodes of the series. He died midway through writing Star Trek 12. Perhaps Blish's most famous works were the "Okies" stories, known collectively as Cities in Flight, published in the science-fiction digest magazine Astounding Science Fiction. Some of James Blish's other works include The Vanished Jet, And All the Stars a Stage, The Quincunx of Time, and Flight of Eagles. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by James Blish
A Pair from Space: Giants in the Earth (aka Titan's Daughter) / We, the Marauders (aka Invaders from Earth)… (1965) 52 copies
To Pay the Piper 9 copies
Watershed 7 copies
Galerij der giganten 5 de beste science-fiction verhalen — Contributor — 7 copies
Bridge 6 copies
Earth of Hours 6 copies
Nor Iron Bars 6 copies
King of the Hill 5 copies
Himmelstorm : noveller av James Blish, Robert A. Heinlein og A. E. van Vogt ; presentert av Jon Bing og Tor ¿ge… (1974) — Author — 5 copies
Getting Along — Author — 4 copies
The Oath 4 copies
This Earth of Hours [novelette] 3 copies
Statistician's Day {short story} 3 copies
Sterren van Galaxy 3 copies
Sterren van Galaxy II 3 copies
Who's In Charge Here? 2 copies
Against The Stone Beasts 2 copies
The Masks 2 copies
Citadel of Thought 2 copies
To love another [novelette] 2 copies
More Light {Short story} 2 copies
(Galaxia 15) Grupo galáctico 1 copy
Star Trek #1-5, Boxed Set 1 copy
Kalki Vol. II, No. 3 (Whole Number 7) — Editor — 1 copy
Kalki Vol. II, No. 2 (Whole Number 6) — Editor — 1 copy
Doctor Miribilis 1 copy
Knock out 1 copy
Siglo de pleno verano 1962 1 copy
Kalki Vol. III, No. 1 (Whole Number 9) — Editor — 1 copy
Kalki Vol. II, No. 4 (Whole Number 8) — Editor — 1 copy
Obsession [short fiction] 1 copy
Kalki Vol. II, No. 1 (Whole Number 5) — Editor — 1 copy
Unterwegs in die Welt von morgen (146):Tausend Milliarden glückliche Menschen - Planet der Träumer (1995) 1 copy
Blackout In Cygni 1 copy
Bequest Of The Angel 1 copy
7 opwindende sf-verhalen 1 copy
The Real Thrill 1 copy
The Shipwrecked Hotel 1 copy
A Matter Of Energy 1 copy
Emergancy Refueling 1 copy
Star Trek Lives! 2 1 copy
The Gulch {short story} — Author — 1 copy
Star Trek 9-12 1 copy
Star Trek 5-8 1 copy
Star Trek 1-4 1 copy
FYI 1 copy
The Star Dweller 1 copy
Associated Works
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time (1970) — Contributor — 1,831 copies
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time (1973) — Contributor — 773 copies
The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 (1993) — Contributor — 308 copies
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: A Special 25th Anniversary Anthology (1974) — Contributor — 71 copies
The Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Masters (2011) — Author — 57 copies
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 : The Greatest Stories of the Decade (1996) — Contributor — 56 copies
Science Fiction Hall Of Fame Volume Two. The Greatest Science Fiction Stories Of All Time Chosen By The Members Of The… (1970) — Contributor, some editions — 34 copies
The Best of Astounding: Classic Short Novels from the Golden Age of Science Fiction (1992) — Contributor — 21 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1970, Vol. 39, No. 3 (1970) — Contributor — 17 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1971, Vol. 40, No. 1 (1971) — Contributor — 16 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXI, No. 3 (May 1968) (1968) — Contributor, some editions — 16 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1972, Vol. 42, No. 4 (1972) — Contributor — 16 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1972, Vol. 43, No. 1 (1972) — Book Reviewer — 14 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1970, Vol. 38, No. 2 (1970) — Contributor — 14 copies
Science fiction verhalen [1969] — Contributor, some editions — 13 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1970, Vol. 39, No. 2 (1970) — some editions — 12 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1982, Vol. 63, No. 5 (1982) — Contributor — 11 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1957, Vol. 12, No. 1 (1957) — Contributor — 9 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1956, Vol. 10, No. 2 (1956) — Contributor — 7 copies
The Profession of Science Fiction: SF Writers on Their Craft and Ideas (Insights) (1992) — Contributor — 6 copies
Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1949 — Contributor — 3 copies
Kaleidoskop I — Author, some editions — 2 copies
Den ¤elektriske myre og andre science fiction-fortællinger (1984) — Author, some editions — 2 copies
Kalki : Studies in James Branch Cabell — Editor, some editions; Contributor, some editions — 1 copy
Kaleidoskop II — Author, some editions — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Blish, James Benjamin
- Other names
- Atheling, William, Jr.
- Birthdate
- 1921-05-23
- Date of death
- 1975-07-30
- Burial location
- St Cross Churchyard, Holywell, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- East Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Place of death
- Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Cause of death
- lung cancer
- Places of residence
- Milford, Pennsylvania, USA
Alexandria, Virginia, USA - Education
- Rutgers University
Columbia University - Occupations
- science fiction writer
- Relationships
- Lawrence, Judith Ann (wife, 1964-1975)
Kidd, Virginia (wife, 1947-1963) - Organizations
- Futurians
United States Army
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (co-founder) - Awards and honors
- Guest of honor, Eastercon, UK (1970)
Creation of the James Blish award for Criticism (1977)
Elected to Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (2002)
Members
Discussions
Black Easter from Centipede Press in Fine Press Forum (February 2022)
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Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 240
- Also by
- 137
- Members
- 21,386
- Popularity
- #1,013
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 368
- ISBNs
- 460
- Languages
- 14
- Favorited
- 17
- Touchstones
- 268
Read as part of the After Such Knowledge omnibus and posted as an individual review as all the other GR reviews are under the individual books.
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