James Blish

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James Benjamin Blish (born May 23, 1921 in East Orange , New Jersey , † July 29, 1975 in Henley-on-Thames ) was an American science fiction writer and critic.

life and career

Blish studied microbiology at Columbia University .

He was a member of The Futurians fan group in New York , which also included Isaac Asimov , Frederik Pohl , Damon Knight and other SF writers.

His first short story was published by Blish in 1940 ( Emergency Refueling ), but the breakthrough came in the 1950s with his outstanding short stories, including Beep (1954) and A Work of Art (1956). Through the novel series Oakie and Pantropy , he became one of the leading authors of the 1950s. However, he also wrote action-oriented novels, such as Jack of Eagles (1952) and The Warriors of Day (1953).

His best-known and most influential work for science fiction literature is Cities in Flight (German: "The flying cities"), a (later) summary of the individual works "They shall have stars", "A Life for the Stars", " Earthman Come Home "(German:" City between the planets ") and" A Triumph of Time "alias" A Clash of Cymbals "(given in the order of their period of action), which is often cited as the prototype of the genre of space operas .

His novel A Case of Conscience from 1958 won the Hugo Award the following year . His later works, however, were no longer great successes, perhaps also because of the occult subjects. In the 1970s, Blish wrote more entertainment literature, including titles for the Star Trek book series, which was still of poor quality at the time.

Under the pseudonym William Atheling Jr. Blish was also known as an able critic of the SF. Under this name he published The Issue at Hand , a guide to writing not only science fiction. In 2002, Blish was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.

His burial place is in Holywell Cemetery in Oxford , England.

Gravestone in Holywell Cemetery in Oxford

Awards

bibliography

Star Trek / Spaceship Enterprise

Star Trek Original TV Series Adaptations / Enterprise Original Adventures

James Blish wrote the Star Trek novels based on the scripts for the television series of the same name. Since he used a very early version of the script, the narrative and the television broadcast often do not match. The volumes published by Bantam Books each contain stories from several episodes. They first appeared in German translation from 1972 in the Williams and Pabel publishers. The count of the new edition in Goldmann-Verlag differs. For the missing number 7 of the Williams edition see Spock Must Die! further down.

  • 1 Star Trek (1967; also: Star Trek 1 , 1973)
    • German: Enterprise 1. Translated by Jannis Kumbulis. Williams SF # 1, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0001-6 . Also as: a race against time. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 213), 1975. Also as: The unreal McCoy. Goldmann SF Enterprise # 23730, 1985, ISBN 3-442-23730-0 .
  • 2 Star Trek 2 (1968)
    • German: Enterprise 2. Translated by Hans Maeter . Williams SF # 2, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0002-4 . Also as: company destruction. Translated by Hans Maeter. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 216), 1975. Also called: Tantalus, the penal planet. Translated by Hans Maeter and Hermann Urbanek. Goldmann SF Enterprise # 23731, 1985, ISBN 3-442-23731-9 .
  • 3 Star Trek 3 (1969)
    • German: Enterprise 3. Williams SF # 3, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0003-2 . Also called: The Last Judgment machine. Translated by Hans Maeter. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 219), 1975. Also as: Spock runs amok. Translated by Hans Maeter. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 261), 1976.
  • 4 Star Trek 4 (1971)
    • German: Enterprise 4. Translated by Hans Maeter. Williams SF # 4, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0004-0 . Also called: The Journey to Babel. Translated by Hans Maeter. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 222), 1975. Also called: The silicone monster. Translated by Hans Maeter. Goldmann SF Enterprise # 23733, 1986, ISBN 3-442-23733-5 .
  • 5 Star Trek 5 (1972)
    • German: Enterprise 5. Translated by Hans Maeter. Williams SF # 5, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0008-3 . Also called: The Road to Eden. Translated by Hans Maeter. Moewig Terra Astra # 268, 1976. Also called: Der Asylplanet. Translated by Hans Maeter and Hermann Urbanek. Goldmann SF Enterprise # 23734, 1986, ISBN 3-442-23734-3 .
  • 6 Star Trek 6 (1972)
    • German: Enterprise 6. Williams SF # 6, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0009-1 . Also called: The Lights of Zetar. Translated by Hans Maeter. Moewig Terra Astra # 228, 1975. Also as: The lights of Zhetar. Translated by Hans Maeter and Hermann Urbanek. Goldmann SF Enterprise # 23735, 1987, ISBN 3-442-23735-1 .
  • 7 Star Trek 7 (1972)
    • German: Enterprise 8. Williams SF # 8, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0026-1 . / Enterprise 9. Williams SF # 9, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0030-X . Also called: metamorphosis. Translated by Hans Maeter. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 238), 1976. Also called: The Paradise Syndrome. Translated by Hans Maeter. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 235), 1976.
  • 8 Star Trek 8 (1972)
    • German: Enterprise 10. Williams SF # 10, 1973, ISBN 3-8071-0036-9 . / Enterprise 11. Williams SF # 11, 1973, ISBN 3-8071-0037-7 . Also as: new territory. Translated by Rosemarie Hammer. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 244), 1976. Also as: Spock's brain. Translated by Rosemarie Hammer. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 241), 1976. Also as: The double. Translated by Rosemarie Hammer and Hermann Urbanek. Goldmann SF Enterprise # 23738, 1987, ISBN 3-442-23738-6 .
  • 9 Star Trek 9 (1973)
    • German: Enterprise 12. Williams SF # 12, 1973, ISBN 3-8071-0044-X . / Enterprise 13. Williams, 1973, ISBN 3-8071-0045-8 . Also as: return to tomorrow. Translated by Iannis Kumbulis. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 247), 1976. Also called: Spock's Mission. Translated by Iannis Kumbulis. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 250), 1976. Also as: Return to tomorrow. Translated by Mechtild Sandberg-Ciletti . Goldmann SF Enterprise # 23739, 1988, ISBN 3-442-23739-4 .
  • 10 Star Trek 10 (1974)
    • German: Omega IV. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 279), 1976. Also as: Sieben von der Galileo. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 272), 1976. Also called: A Little Private War. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23740, 1988, ISBN 3-442-23740-8 .
  • 11 Star Trek 11 (1975; also: Day of the Dove , 1985)
    • German: bread and games. Translated by Leni Sobez. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 293), 1977. Also called: Der Junker von Gothos. Translated by Leni Sobez. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 285), 1977.
  • 12 Star Trek 12 (1977; with JA Lawrence)
    • English: The Enterprise in orbit. Translated by Lore Straßl . Pabel (Terra Paperback # 305), 1978.
  • 13 Star Trek 13 (1977)
    • German: Beyond the Stars. Translated by Thomas Hummel and Lore Straßl. Goldmann SF Enterprise # 23600, 1989, ISBN 3-442-23600-2 .
  • 11 Star Trek 14 (1975)
    • German: The day of the dove. Translated by Leni Sobez and Hermann Urbanek. Goldmann SF Enterprise # 23741, 1988, ISBN 3-442-23741-6 .
The Star Trek Reader
  • 1 The Star Trek Reader (collective edition of 2,3,8; 1976)
  • 2 The Star Trek Reader II (collective edition of 1,4,9; 1977)
  • 3 The Star Trek Reader III (collective edition from 5–7; 1977)
  • 4 The Star Trek Reader IV (collective edition of 10 and 11 and novel; 1978)
Star Trek Classic Episodes
  • 1 The Classic Episodes 1 (1991; with JA Lawrence)
  • 2 The Classic Episodes 2 (1991)
  • 3 The Classic Episodes 3 (1991; with JA Lawrence)
  • Star Trek: The Classic Episodes (2016; with JA Lawrence)
Collective editions in cassette (Bantam)
  • Star Trek: The Great Adventures (Collective Issues 1–5)
  • Star Trek Lives! 1 (collective issue from 1–6)
  • Star Trek: A Collectors Set (Collective Edition of 1–8)
German collective issues
  • The unreal McCoy / punitive planet Tantalus / Spock is running amok. Goldmann-Taschenbuch # 23659, 1992, ISBN 3-442-23659-2 (collective edition of 1–3).
  • Paradise Syndrome / The Doppelganger / Return to Tomorrow. Translated by Hans Maeter, Rosemarie Hammer, Mechtild Sandberg-Ciletti and Hermann Urbanek. Goldmann SF # 23673, ISBN 978-3-442-23673-2 (collective edition of 7-9).
Single stories

The (main) authors of the original scripts listed here as co-authors do not appear in the English book editions as participating authors, where the author's indication is “adapted by James Blish”.

  • Balance of Terror (1967, in: James Blish: Star Trek ; with Paul Schneider)
    • English: The balance of horror. In: James Blish: Enterprise 1. 1972.
  • Charlie's Law (1967, in: James Blish: Star Trek ; with Dorothy C. Fontana and Gene Roddenberry )
    • German: Charlie. In: James Blish: Enterprise 1. 1972. Also as: The Charlie Case. In: James Blish: The Unreal McCoy. Goldmann SF Enterprise # 23730, 1985, ISBN 3-442-23730-0 .
  • The Conscience of the King (1967, in: James Blish: Star Trek ; with Barry Trivers)
    • English: The King's Conscience. In: James Blish: Enterprise 1. 1972.
  • Dagger of the Mind (1967, in: James Blish: Star Trek ; with S. Bar David)
    • German: Tantalus. In: James Blish: Enterprise 1. 1972.
  • Miri (1967, in: James Blish: Star Trek ; with Adrian Spies)
    • German: Miri. In: James Blish: Enterprise 1. 1972.
  • The Naked Time (1967, in: James Blish: Star Trek ; with John DF Black)
    • German: Race against time. In: James Blish: Enterprise 1. 1972.
  • The Unreal McCoy (1967, in: James Blish: Star Trek ; also: Star Trek: The Motion Picture , 1995; with George Clayton Johnson )
    • English: The unreal McCoy. In: James Blish: Enterprise 1. 1972.
  • Arena (1968, in: James Blish: Star Trek 2 ; with Gene L. Coon )
    • German: Arena. In: James Blish: Enterprise Annihilation. 1972.
  • The City on the Edge of Forever (1968, in: James Blish: Star Trek 2 ; with Harlan Ellison )
    • German: City on the edge of eternity. In: James Blish: City on the Edge of Eternity. Moewig Terra Astra # 254, 1972. Also called: The city on the edge of eternity. In: James Blish: Punitive Planet Tantalus. 1985. Also called: The city on the edge of eternity. In: James Blish: Enterprise 2. Translated by Hans Maeter. Williams SF # 2, ISBN 978-3-8071-0002-9 .
  • Court Martial (1968, in: James Blish: Star Trek 2 ; with Stephen W. Carabatsos and Don M. Mankiewicz )
    • German: court martial. In: James Blish: Enterprise Annihilation. 1972. Also called: Kirk under indictment. In: James Blish: Punitive Planet Tantalus. 1985.
  • Errand of Mercy (1968, in: James Blish: Star Trek 2 ; with Gene L. Coon )
    • German: The peace mission. In: James Blish: Enterprise Annihilation. 1972. Also as: Kampf um Organia. In: James Blish: Punitive Planet Tantalus. 1985.
  • Operation — Annihilate! (1968, in: James Blish: Star Trek 2 )
    • German: Enterprise Destruction. In: Enterprise Destruction. Translated by Hans Maeter. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 216), 1975.
  • Space Seed (1968, in: James Blish: Star Trek 2 ; with Gene L. Coon and Carey Wilber)
    • German: seeds of space. In: James Blish: City on the Edge of Eternity. Moewig Terra Astra # 254, 1972. Also called: The sleeping tiger. In: James Blish: Punitive Planet Tantalus. 1985.
  • A Taste of Armageddon (1968, in: James Blish: Star Trek 2 ; with Gene L. Coon and Robert Hammer)
    • English: A foretaste of Armageddon. In: James Blish: Enterprise Annihilation. 1972. Also as: A foretaste of Armageddon. In: James Blish: The unreal McCoy / punitive planet Tantalus / Spock is running amok. Goldmann-Taschenbuch # 23659, 1992, ISBN 3-442-23659-2 .
  • Tomorrow Is Yesterday (1968, in: James Blish: Star Trek 2 ; with Dorothy C. Fontana)
    • German: Tomorrow is yesterday. In: James Blish: Enterprise Annihilation. 1972.
  • Amok Time (1969, in: James Blish: Star Trek 3 ; with Theodore Sturgeon )
    • English: Spock is running amok. In: James Blish: Enterprise 3. Williams SF # 3, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0003-2 .
  • Assignment: Earth (1969, in: James Blish: Star Trek 3 ; with Gene Roddenberry and Art Wallace)
    • German: Order: Earth. In: James Blish: Enterprise 3. Williams SF # 3, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0003-2 .
  • The Doomsday Machine (1969, in: James Blish: Star Trek 3 ; with Norman Spinrad )
    • English: The Last Judgment machine. In: James Blish: Enterprise 3. Williams SF # 3, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0003-2 .
  • Friday's Child (1969, in: James Blish: Star Trek 3 ; with Dorothy C. Fontana)
    • German: Das Unglückskind. In: James Blish: Enterprise 3. Williams SF # 3, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0003-2 .
  • The Last Gunfight (1969, in: James Blish: Star Trek 3 ; with Lee Cronin)
    • English: The last shootout. In: James Blish: Enterprise 3. Williams SF # 3, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0003-2 .
  • Mirror, Mirror (1969, in: James Blish: Star Trek 3 ; with Jerome Bixby )
    • German: Mirror, mirror… In: James Blish: Enterprise 3. Williams SF # 3, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0003-2 .
  • The Trouble with Tribbles (1969, in: James Blish: Star Trek 3 ; with David Gerrold )
    • German: The thing with the Tribbles. In: James Blish: Enterprise 3. Williams SF # 3, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0003-2 .
  • The Changeling (1970; with John Meredyth Lucas )
    • German: The Changeling. In: James Blish: Enterprise 8th 1972.
  • The Deadly Years (1970; with David P. Harmon)
    • German: The fatal years. In: James Blish: Enterprise 9. Williams SF # 9, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0030-X .
  • Elaan of Troyius (1970; with John Meredyth Lucas)
    • German: Elaan von Troyius. In: James Blish: Enterprise 9. Williams SF # 9, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0030-X .
  • Metamorphosis (1970; with Gene L. Coon)
    • German: Metamorphose. In: James Blish: Enterprise 9. Williams SF # 9, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0030-X .
  • The Paradise Syndrome (1970; with Margaret Armen)
    • German: Das Paradies-Syndrom. In: James Blish: Enterprise 8th 1972.
  • Who Mourns for Adonais? (1970; also: Who Mourns for Adonis?, 1991; with Gene L. Coon and Gilbert A. Ralston)
    • German: Who mourns Apollo? In: James Blish: Enterprise 8th 1972.
  • All Our Yesterdays (1971, in: James Blish: Star Trek 4 ; with Jean Lisette Aroeste)
    • German: All of our yesterday. In: James Blish: Enterprise 4th 1972.
  • The Devil in the Dark (1971, in: James Blish: Star Trek 4 ; with Gene L. Coon)
    • German: The devil in the dark. In: James Blish: Enterprise 4th 1972.
  • The Enterprise Incident (1971, in: James Blish: Star Trek 4 ; with Dorothy C. Fontana)
    • English: The Enterprise Incident. In: James Blish: Enterprise 4th 1972.
  • Journey to Babel (1971, in: James Blish: Star Trek 4 ; with Dorothy C. Fontana)
    • German: The journey to Babel. In: James Blish: Enterprise 4th 1972.
  • The Menagerie (1971, in: James Blish: Star Trek 4 ; with Gene Roddenberry)
    • English: The Menagerie. In: James Blish: Enterprise 4th 1972.
  • A Piece of the Action (1971, in: James Blish: Star Trek 4 ; with Gene L. Coon and David P. Harmon)
    • German: A piece of the cake. In: James Blish: Enterprise 4th 1972.
  • The Alternative Factor (1972; with Don Ingalls)
    • German: The alternative factor. In: James Blish: Seven from the Galileo. Moewig Terra Astra # 272, 1972.
  • The Apple (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 6 ; with Gene L. Coon and Max Ehrlich)
    • German: The apple. In: James Blish: Enterprise 6. 1972.
  • By Any Other Name (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 6 ; with Jerome Bixby and Dorothy C. Fontana)
    • German: With any other name. In: James Blish: Enterprise 6. 1972.
  • Catspaw (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 8 ; with Robert Bloch )
    • German: The cat. In: James Blish: Enterprise 10. 1973.
  • The Cloud Minders (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 6 ; with Margaret Armen, Oliver Crawford and David Gerrold )
    • German: Those who live in the dark. In: James Blish: Enterprise 6. 1972. Also as: Those who live in the dark. In: James Blish: The Lights of Zhetar. 1987.
  • The Empath (1972; with Joyce Muskat)
    • German: The sensitive. In: James Blish: Seven from the Galileo. Moewig Terra Astra # 272, 1972.
  • The Enemy Within (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 8 ; with Richard Matheson )
    • German: The double. In: James Blish: Enterprise 10. 1973.
  • For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 8 ; with Rik Vollaerts)
    • German: The world is hollow and I have touched the sky. In: James Blish: Enterprise 11th 1973.
  • The Galileo Seven (1972; with Oliver Crawford and Simon Wincelberg)
    • English: Seven from the Galileo. In: James Blish: Seven from the Galileo. Moewig Terra Astra # 272, 1972.
  • Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 5 ; with Oliver Crawford and Lee Cronin)
    • English: The last battlefield. In: James Blish: Enterprise 5. 1972.
  • The Lights of Zetar (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 6 ; with Shari Lewis and Jeremy Tarcher)
    • English: The lights of Zetar. In: James Blish: Enterprise 6. 1972. Also called: The Lights of Zhetar. In: James Blish: The Lights of Zhetar. 1987.
  • The Mark of Gideon (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 6 ; with Stanley Adams and George F. Slavin)
    • English: The sign of Gideon. In: James Blish: Enterprise 6. 1972.
  • The Omega Glory (1972; with Gene Roddenberry)
    • German: Omega IV. In: James Blish: Omega IV. Moewig Terra Astra # 279, 1972.
  • A Private Little War (1972; with Don Ingalls and Gene Roddenberry)
    • German: A small private war. In: James Blish: Omega IV. Moewig Terra Astra # 279, 1972.
  • Requiem for Methuselah (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 5 ; with Jerome Bixby)
    • German: Requiem for Methuselah. In: James Blish: Enterprise 5. 1972.
  • The Savage Curtain (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 6 ; with Arthur Heinemann and Gene Roddenberry)
    • English: President Lincoln on board, sir. In: James Blish: Enterprise 6. 1972.
  • Spock's Brain (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 8 ; with Lee Cronin)
    • German: Spock's brain. In: James Blish: Enterprise 10. 1973.
  • The road to Eden. Moewig Terra Astra # 268, 1972.
  • This Side of Paradise (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 5 ; with Nathan Butler and Dorothy C. Fontana)
    • German: This side of paradise. In: James Blish: Enterprise 5. 1972.
  • The Tholian Web (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 5 ; with Judy Burns and Chet Richards)
    • German: The Spider Web. In: James Blish: Enterprise 5. 1972.
  • Turnabout Intruder (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 5 ; with Gene Roddenberry and Arthur H. Singer)
    • German: The intruder. In: James Blish: Enterprise 5. 1972.
  • The Way to Eden (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 5 ; with Arthur Heinemann and Michael Richards)
    • English: The road to Eden. In: James Blish: Enterprise 5. 1972.
  • Where No Man Has Gone Before (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 8 ; with Samuel A. Peeples)
    • German: Neuland. In: James Blish: Enterprise 11th 1973.
  • Whom Gods Destroy (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 5 ; with Lee Erwin and Jerry Sohl )
    • German: Whom the gods destroy. In: James Blish: Enterprise 5. 1972.
  • Wolf in the Fold (1972, in: James Blish: Star Trek 8 ; with Robert Bloch )
    • English: The wolf in the corral. In: James Blish: Enterprise 11th 1973.
  • The Immunity Syndrome (1973, in: James Blish: Star Trek 9 ; with Robert Sabaroff)
    • German: Spocks Mission. In: James Blish: Enterprise 13. 1973.
  • Obsession (1973, in: James Blish: Star Trek 9 ; with Art Wallace)
    • German: The thing. In: James Blish: Enterprise 13. 1973.
  • The Return of the Archons (1973, in: James Blish: Star Trek 9 ; with Boris Sobelman)
    • English: The Return of the Archonians. In: James Blish: Enterprise 13. 1973.
  • Return to Tomorrow (1973, in: James Blish: Star Trek 9 ; with John T. Dugan and Gene Roddenberry)
    • German: return to tomorrow. In: James Blish: Enterprise 12. 1973.
  • That Which Survives (1973, in: James Blish: Star Trek 9 ; with Dorothy C. Fontana and John Meredyth Lucas )
    • German: The naked survival. In: James Blish: Enterprise 12. 1973.
  • The Ultimate Computer (1973, in: James Blish: Star Trek 9 ; with Dorothy C. Fontana and Laurence N. Wolfe)
    • German: The supercomputer. In: James Blish: Enterprise 12. 1973.
  • Is There in Truth No Beauty? (1974, in: James Blish: Star Trek 10 )
    • German: Does beauty have to lie? In: Omega IV. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 279), 1976.
  • Bread and Circuses (1975, in: James Blish: Star Trek 11 ; with Gene L. Coon and Gene Roddenberry)
    • German: bread and games. In: bread and games. Translated by Leni Sobez. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 293), 1977.
  • Day of the Dove (1975, in: James Blish: Star Trek 11 ; with Jerome Bixby)
    • German: The day of the dove of peace. In: bread and games. Translated by Leni Sobez. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 293), 1977. Also called: The Day of the Dove. In: James Blish: The Day of the Dove. Translated by Leni Sobez and Hermann Urbanek. Goldmann SF Enterprise # 23741, 1988, ISBN 3-442-23741-6 .
  • Plato's Stepchildren (1975, in: James Blish: Star Trek 11 ; with Meyer Dolinsky )
    • English: Plato's stepchildren. In: bread and games. Translated by Leni Sobez. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 293), 1977.
  • The Squire of Gothos (1975, in: James Blish: Star Trek 11 ; with Paul Schneider)
    • English: The Junker of Gothos. In: The Junker of Gothos. Translated by Leni Sobez. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 285), 1977.
  • What Are Little Girls Made Of? (1975, in: James Blish: Star Trek 11 ; with Robert Bloch)
    • English: What are little girls made of? In: The Junker of Gothos. Translated by Leni Sobez. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 285), 1977.
  • Wink of an Eye (1975, in: James Blish: Star Trek 11 ; with Lee Cronin and Arthur Heinemann)
    • German: Just a blink of an eye. In: The Junker of Gothos. Translated by Leni Sobez. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 285), 1977.
  • City on the edge of eternity. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 254), 1976.
  • The Corbomite Maneuver (1977, in: JA Lawrence and James Blish: Star Trek 12 )
    • English: The Korbomit maneuver. In: James Blish: Beyond the Stars. Translated by Thomas Hummel and Lore Strassl. Goldmann SF Enterprise # 23600, 1989, ISBN 3-442-23600-2 .
  • The Gamesters of Triskelion (1977, in: JA Lawrence and James Blish: Star Trek 12 ; with Margaret Armen)
    • English: The players of Triskelion. In: James Blish and JA Lawrence: The Enterprise in Orbit. Pabel Terra TB # 305, 1980.
  • Patterns of Force (1977, in: JA Lawrence and James Blish: Star Trek 12 ; with John Meredyth Lucas )
    • German: The historical model. In: James Blish and JA Lawrence: The Enterprise in Orbit. Pabel Terra TB # 305, 1980.
Star Trek

The series was launched in 1970 with Spock Must Die! started by Blish and then continued by other authors. This series is an independent story from the Star Trek universe.

  • 1 Spock Must Die! (1970)
    • German: Enterprise 7. Williams SF # 7, 1972, ISBN 3-8071-0029-6 . Also as: duel of dreams. Translated by Hans Maeter. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 232), 1976.

Series and cycles

The series are arranged according to the year of publication of the first part.

Pantropy
  • Sunken Universe (in: Super Science Stories, May 1942 )
  • Surface Tension (in: Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1952 )
    • German: surface tension. In: James Blish: They are human too. 1960.
  • The Thing in the Attic (in: If, July 1954 )
    • German: Heaven and Hell. In: James Blish: They are human too. 1960.
  • Watershed (in: If, May 1955 )
    • German: return. In: James Blish: They are human too. 1960.
  • A Time to Survive (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1956 ; also: Seeding Program , 1957)
    • German: sowing plan. They are human too. 1960.
  • The Seedling Stars (1957, collection)
    • German: They are human too. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann Science Fiction # 12, 1960. Also as: They are people too ... Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann's Space Paperback # 07, 1962.
Cities in Flight / The flying cities
  • 1 They Shall Have Stars (1956; also: Year 2018!, 1957)
    • German: Bridge to Eternity. Translated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch . Heyne SF&F # 3346, 1973. Also called: Reaching for the Stars. In: James Blish: The Flying Cities. 1985.
  • 2 A Life for the Stars (2 parts in: Analog Science Fact → Science Fiction, September 1962  ff.)
    • German: A life for the stars. In: James Blish: The Flying Cities. 1985.
  • 3 Earthman, Come Home (1955)
    • English: City between the planets. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmanns Zukunftsromane # 6, 1960. Also as: Earth man come home. In: James Blish: The Flying Cities. 1985.
  • 4 The Triumph of Time (1958; also: A Clash of Cymbals , 1959)
    • English: Triumph of Time. Translated by Walter Brumm. Heyne SF&F # 3365, 1973, ISBN 3-453-30242-7 . Also as: The triumph of time. In: James Blish: The Flying Cities. 1985.
  • Bindlestiff (in: Astounding Science Fiction, December 1950 )
  • Okie (in: Astounding Science Fiction, April 1950 )
  • Bridge (in: Astounding Science Fiction, February 1952 ; also: The Bridge , 1973)
  • Earthman, Come Home (in: Astounding Science Fiction, November 1953 )
  • Sargasso of Lost Cities (in: Two Complete Science-Adventure Books, Spring 1953 )
  • At Death's End (in: Astounding Science Fiction, May 1954 )
  • Cities in Flight (collective edition from 1–4; 1970)
After Search Knowledge
  • 1 Doctor Mirabilis (1964; also: Dr. Mirabilis , 1991)
  • 2 Black Easter / The Day After Judgment (1980; also: The Devil's Day , 1990)
  • 3 A Case of Conscience (1958)
    • German: The case of conscience. Translated by Walter Brumm. Heyne SF&F # 3334, 1973. Also called: The Case of Conscience: Science Fiction Novel. Translated by Walter Brumm. Heyne books # 3334, Munich 1973, DNB 740075683 .
  • After Such Knowledge (1991)

The Devil's Day:

  • 1 Faust Aleph-Null (3 parts in: If, August 1967  ff .; also: Black Easter , 1990; also: Black Easter, or Faust Aleph-Null , 1969; also: Black Easter or Faust Aleph-Null , 1968)
    • German: The Warlock. Translated by Richard Paul. Heyne General Series # 5059, 1974, ISBN 3-453-00380-2 .
  • 2 The Day After Judgment (in: Galaxy Magazine, August-September 1970 )
    • German: The day after the Last Judgment. Translated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch. Heyne SF&F # 3390, 1974, ISBN 3-453-30285-0 .
Heart Stars
  • 1 The Star Dwellers (1961)
    • German: The sign of lightning. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann's Science Fiction # 44, 1963.
  • 2 Mission to the Heart Stars (1965)
A Torrent of Faces / A Thousand Billion Happy People
  • The Shipwrecked Hotel (in: Galaxy Magazine, August 1965 ; with Norman L. Knight )
  • The Piper of Dis (in: Galaxy Magazine, August 1966 ; with Norman L. Knight)
  • To Love Another (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, April 1967 ; with Norman L. Knight)
  • A Torrent of Faces (1967; with Norman L. Knight)
    • German: a thousand billion happy people. Translated by Helga Wingert-Uhde. Marion von Schröder (Science Fiction & Fantastica), 1969.

Single novels

  • Jack of Eagles (1949; also: ESPer , 1958)
    • German: Terras last chance. Translated by Heinz Bingenheimer . Widukind / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Widukind science fiction), 1962. Also as: The Psi-Mann. Translated by Wulf H. Bergner . Heyne SF&F # 3153, 1969.
  • Sword of Xota (in: Two Complete Science-Adventure Books, Summer 1951 ; also: The Warriors of Day , 1953)
    • English: The riddle of Xotha. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23390, 1981, ISBN 3-442-23390-9 .
  • The Duplicated Man (in: Dynamic Science Fiction, August 1953 ; also: The Duplicated Man ; with Robert AW Lowndes )
    • German: The copied man. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Action # 21155, 1982, ISBN 3-404-21155-3 .
  • One-Shot (short novel in: Astounding Science Fiction, August 1955 )
  • To Pay the Piper (short novel in: If, February 1956 )
    • German: The death of the cities. In: James Blish: A Fistful of Stars. 1974.
  • The Frozen Year (1957; also: Fallen Star )
  • Get Out of My Sky (1957)
    • English: The Prophet von Thrennen. Translated by Eduard Lukschandl. Pabel Utopia # 531, 1967.
  • BEFORE (1958)
  • A Clash of Cymbals (1958)
    • English: Triumph of Time. Translated by Walter Brumm. Heyne SF&F # 3365, 1973, ISBN 3-453-30242-7 . Also as: The triumph of time. In: James Blish: The Flying Cities. 1985.
  • … And All the Stars a Stage (2 parts in: Amazing Science Fiction Stories, June 1960  ff .; also: And All the Stars a Stage , 1974)
    • German: The Supernova. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann Science Fiction # 0209, 1975, ISBN 3-442-23209-0 .
  • Titan's Daughter (1961)
    • German: The giant's daughter. Pabel Utopia # 384, 1963.
  • The Day After Judgment (1961)
    • German: The day after the Last Judgment. Translated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch. Heyne SF&F # 3390, 1974, ISBN 3-453-30285-0 .
  • The Night Shapes (1962)
  • The Hour Before Earthrise (3 parts in: If, July 1966  ff .; also: Welcome to Mars!, 1967)
  • The Vanished Jet (1968)
  • Midsummer Century (1972, short novel)
    • German: time of the birds. Translated by Yoma Krapf-Cap. Heyne SF&F # 3381, 1974, ISBN 3-453-30258-3 .
  • The Quincunx of Time (1973)
    • German: The time agent. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann Science Fiction # 23398, 1982, ISBN 3-442-23398-4 .
  • The Bridge (2013, short novel)

Collections

  • Galactic Cluster (1959)
    • German: A handful of stars. Translated by Tony Westermayr. Goldmann Science Fiction # 0186, 1974, ISBN 3-442-23186-8 .
  • So Close to Home (1961)
  • Best Science Fiction Stories of James Blish (1965; also: Best SF Stories of James Blish , 1973, also: The Testament of Andros , 1977)
    • German: worlds in space. Translated by Eva Eppers and Leo P. Kreysfeld. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller # 22107, 1987, ISBN 3-404-22107-9 .
  • Anywhen (1970)
    • German: Sometime. Translated by Norbert Wölfl. Goldmann Science Fiction # 0179, 1973, ISBN 3-442-23179-5 .
  • Midsummer Century (1974)
  • The Best of James Blish (1979)
  • Get Out of My Sky and There Shall Be No Darkness (1980)
  • The Seedling Stars / Galactic Cluster (1983, collective edition)
  • A Work of Art and Other Stories (1993)
  • With All of Love: Selected Poems (1995)
  • A Dusk of Idols and Other Stories (1996)
  • In This World, or Another (2003)
  • Works of Art (2008)
  • Flights of Eagles (2009)
  • Black Easter / The Day After Judgment / The Seedling Stars (2013, collective edition)

Short stories

1935
  • Neptunian Refuge (in: The Planeteer, November 1935 )
  • Mad Vision (in: The Planeteer, December 1935 )
1936
  • Pursuit into Nowhere (in: The Planeteer, January 1936 )
  • Threat from Copernicus (in: The Planeteer, February 1936 )
  • Trail of the Comet (in: The Planeteer, March 1936 )
  • Bat-Shadow Shroud (in: The Planeteer, April 1936 )
1940
  • Emergency Refueling (in: Super Science Stories, March 1940 )
  • Bequest of the Angel (in: Super Science Stories, May 1940 )
1941
  • Citadel of Thought (in: Stirring Science Stories, February 1941 )
  • Callistan Cabal (in: Stirring Science Stories, April 1941 )
  • Weapon Out of Time (in: Science Fiction Quarterly, Spring 1941 )
  • Phoenix Planet (in: Cosmic Stories, May 1941 )
  • The Real Thrill (in: Cosmic Stories, July 1941 )
  • The Topaz Gate (in: Future Fiction, August 1941 )
  • Solar Plexus (in: Astonishing Stories, September 1941 )
  • When Anteros Came (1941, in: Science Fiction Quarterly, Winter 1941-1942 )
1942
  • The Solar Comedy (in: Future Combined with Science Fiction, June 1942 )
  • The Air Whale (in: Future Combined with Science Fiction, August 1942 )
1944
  • The Bounding Crown (in: Super Science and Fantastic Stories, December 1944 )
1946
  • Knell (in: Science * Fiction, # 1, January, 1946 )
  • Chaos, Co-Ordinated (in: Astounding Science Fiction, October 1946 ; with Robert AW Lowndes )
1948
  • Mistake Inside (in: Startling Stories, March 1948 )
  • Scrapple at the Crease (in: Robert AW Lowndes (Ed.): Sports Fiction, July 1948 )
  • Against the Stone Beasts (in: Planet Stories, Fall 1948 )
  • No Winter, No Summer (in: Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1948 ; with Damon Knight )
  • Tiger Ride (in: Astounding Science Fiction, October 1948 ; with Damon Knight)
  • Serpent's Fetish (1948, in: Jungle Stories, Winter 1948-1949 )
1949
  • The Weakness of RVOG (in: Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1949 ; with Damon Knight)
  • The Box (in: Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1949 )
    • German: The trap. In: Peter Naujack (Ed.): Robots. Diogenes, 1962.
  • The Homesteader (in: Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1949 )
  • Let the Finder Beware (in: Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1949 )
1950
  • There Shall Be No Darkness (in: Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1950 )
    • English: When the wolf flower blooms. In: Günter M. Schelwokat (Ed.): 7 werewolf stories. Heyne Anthologies # 27, 1968.
  • Battle of the Unborn (in: Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories, May / June 1950 ; also: Struggle in the Womb , 1961)
  • The Bore (in: Fantastic Story Quarterly, Summer 1950 )
  • The Secret People (in: Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories, November 1950 ; with Damon Knight)
1951
  • The Void Is My Coffin (in: Imagination, June 1951 )
  • Blackout in Cygni (in: Planet Stories, July 1951 )
  • Elixir (in: Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories, September 1951 )
1952
1953
  • Testament of Andros (in: Future Science Fiction, January 1953 )
    • English: The Testament of Andros. In: James Blish: Worlds in Space. 1987.
  • Turn of a Century (in: Dynamic Science Fiction, March 1953 )
    • German: Waiting for the year 2000. In: Ivan Howard (Hrsg.): Ghost from the future. Moewig (Terra Taschenbuch # 175), 1970.
  • First Strike (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1953 )
  • Common Time (1953, in: Frederik Pohl (Ed.): Shadow of Tomorrow )
    • German: Between time and infinity. In: Helmuth W. Mommers and Arnulf D. Krauss (eds.): 8 Science Fiction Stories. Heyne Anthologies # 23, 1967. Also called: The Ordinary Time. In: James Blish: A Fistful of Stars. 1974. Also as: In the grip of time. In: Hans Joachim Alpers and Werner Fuchs (eds.): The Fifties I. Hohenheim (Edition SF in Hohenheim Verlag), 1981, ISBN 3-8147-0010-4 . Also as: normal time. In: James Blish: Worlds in Space. 1987.
  • A Case of Conscience (in: If, September 1953 )
  • FYI (1953, in: Frederik Pohl (Ed.): Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 )
    • German: ZII. In: Frederik Pohl and Wolfgang Jeschke (eds.): Titan 1. Heyne SF&F # 3487, 1976, ISBN 3-453-30357-1 .
1954
  • Beep (in: Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1954 )
    • German: Störgerärm. In: Galaxy Science Fiction, # 9. Moewig, 1958. Also as: Voices from the future. In: James Blish: A Fistful of Stars. 1974. Also as: Pieps. In: Brian W. Aldiss and Wolfgang Jeschke (eds.): Titan 20. Heyne SF&F # 3991, 1983, ISBN 3-453-30926-X .
  • The Thing in the Attic (1954)
    • German: Heaven and Hell. In: James Blish: They are human too. Goldmann Space TB # 7, 1960.
1955
  • The Book of Your Life (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1955 )
  • Translation (in: Fantastic Universe, March 1955 )
  • With Malice to Come (3 Vignettes) (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1955 )
  • King of the Hill (in: Infinity Science Fiction, November 1955 )
    • English: The metal cave. In: James Blish: A Fistful of Stars. 1974.
1956
  • A Matter of Energy (1956, in: Anthony Boucher (Ed.): The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fifth Series )
  • Sponge Dive (in: Infinity Science Fiction, June 1956 )
  • Tomb Tapper (in: Astounding Science Fiction, July 1956 )
    • German: The Mind Reader. In: James Blish: A Fistful of Stars. 1974. Also as: Grave Listener. In: James Blish: Worlds in Space. 1987.
  • Art-Work (in: Science Fiction Stories, July 1956 ; also: A Work of Art , 1959)
    • German: A work of art. In: James Blish: A Fistful of Stars. 1974.
  • Writing of the Rat (in: Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1956 ; also: The Writing of the Rat , 1983)
    • German: Die Rattenschrift. In: James Blish: Someday. 1973.
  • The Genius Heap (in: Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1956 ; also: The Dark Night of the Soul , 1966)
  • Detour to the Stars (in: Infinity Science Fiction, December 1956 )
  • Seeding Program (1956)
    • German: sowing plan. In: James Blish: They are human too. Goldmann Space TB # 7, 1960.
  • To Pay the Piper (1956)
    • German: The death of the cities. In: James Blish: A Fistful of Stars. 1974.
1957
  • Get Out of My Sky (2 parts in: Astounding Science Fiction, January 1957  ff.)
    • English: The Prophet von Thrennen. Translated by Eduard Lukschandl. Pabel (Utopia Science Fiction # 531), 1967.
  • Two Worlds in Peril (in: Science Fiction Adventures, February 1957 ; with Phil Barnhart)
  • Nightride and Sunrise (in: Authentic Science Fiction, # 83 (August) 1957 ; with Jerome Bixby )
  • Nor Iron Bars (in: Infinity Science Fiction, November 1957 )
    • German: The Gate to the Stars. In: James Blish: A Fistful of Stars. 1974.
1959
  • This Earth of Hours (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1959 )
  • The Masks (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1959 )
1960
  • The Oath (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1960 )
    • German: The oath. In: James Blish: Worlds in Space. 1987.
  • And Some Were Savages (in: Amazing Stories, November 1960 )
    • German: And some were savages. In: James Blish: Someday. 1973.
1961
  • The Abattoir Effect (1961, in: James Blish: So Close to Home )
  • A Dusk of Idols (in: Amazing Stories, March 1961 )
    • German: Götzendämmerung. In: James Blish: Someday. 1973.
1962
  • Who's in Charge Here? (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1962 )
  • On the Wall of the Lodge (in: Galaxy Magazine, June 1962 ; with Virginia Kidd)
    • German: On the wall of the hunting lodge. In: Franz Rottensteiner (Ed.): The rat in the labyrinth. Insel (Fantastic Reality: Science Fiction of the World), 1971.
  • None Is Blind (1962)
    • German: Not a bad day. In: James Blish: Someday. 1973.
1965
  • No Jokes on Mars (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1965 )
    • English: No jokes on Mars. In: James Blish: Someday. 1973.
1966
  • A Hero's Life (in: Impulse, March 1966 )
  • How Beautiful With Banners (1966, in: Damon Knight (Ed.): Orbit 1 )
    • German: Auf Titan. In: Damon Knight (Ed.): Damon Knight's Collection 1. Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit # 1), 1972, ISBN 3-436-01477-X . Also as: The flags flutter happily. In: James Blish: Someday. 1973. Also as: Marriage under Saturn rings. In: James Blish: Worlds in Space. 1987.
1968
  • Skysign (in: Analog Science Fiction → Science Fact, May 1968 )
  • Now That Man Is Gone (in: If, November 1968 )
1969
  • Our Binary Brothers (in: Galaxy Magazine, February 1969 )
  • The City That Was the World (in: Galaxy Magazine, July 1969 )
  • We All Die Naked (1969, in: Three for Tomorrow )
    • English: We all die naked. In: James Blish: Worlds in Space. 1987.
1970
  • A Style in Treason (in: Galaxy Magazine, May 1970 )
    • German: betrayal with style. In: James Blish: Someday. 1973.
  • None So Blind (1970, in: James Blish: Anywhen )
    • German: Not a bad day. In: James Blish: Someday. 1973.
  • Darkside Crossing (in: Galaxy Magazine, December 1970 )
  • More Light (1970, in: Anne McCaffrey (Ed.): Alchemy and Academe )
  • Statistician's Day (1970, in: Anthony Cheetham (Ed.): Science Against Man )
1972
  • Getting Along (1972, in: Harlan Ellison (Ed.): Again, Dangerous Visions ; with JA Lawrence)
  • Midsummer Century (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1972 )
  • A light to fight by (in: Penthouse, June 1972 )
  • Is There No Truth in Beauty? (1972; with Jean Lisette Aroeste)
    • German: Does beauty have to lie? In: James Blish: Omega IV. Moewig Terra Astra # 279, 1972.
  • Who Mourns For Adonis? (1972; with Gene L. Coon and Gilbert A. Ralston)
1973
  • A True Bill: A Chancel Drama in One Act (1973, in: Roger Elwood (Ed.): Ten Tomorrows )
1974
  • The Price of a Drink (1974, in: Roger Elwood (Ed.): The Berserkers )
  • The Glitch (in: Galaxy, June 1974 ; with L. Jerome Stanton)
    • German: Der Glitsch. In: Science-Fiction-Stories 73. Ullstein 2000 # 146 (3515), 1978, ISBN 3-548-03515-9 .
1982
  • The Art of the Sneeze (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November 1982 )
1986
  • The White Empire (in: Fantasy Book, September 1986 ; with JA Lawrence)
2008
  • Making Waves (2008, in: James Blish: Works of Art )

Anthologies

  • New Dreams This Morning (1966)
  • Nebula Award Stories 5 (1970)
    • German: A Boy and His Dog and Other “Nebula” Prize Stories 2. Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction # 6723), 1981, ISBN 3-8118-6723-7 .

Non-fiction

  • The Issue at Hand: Studies in Contemporary Magazine Science Fiction (1964)
  • More Issues at Hand (1971)
  • The Tale That Wags the God (1987)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ science fiction awards database - James Blish . Retrieved November 21, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Blish, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blish, James Benjamin (full name); Blish, Jim (alternative spelling); Atheling, William Jr. (pen name); Douglas, John (pseudonym); Laverty, Donald (pseudonym); MacDougal, John (pen name); Merlin, Arthur (pseudonym); Merlyn, Arthur (pen name); Merlyn, Arthur Lloyd (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH East Orange , New Jersey , USA
DATE OF DEATH July 29, 1975
Place of death Henley-on-Thames