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James Blish
AuthorBooks · Second hand1921-1975
James Benjamin "Jimmy" Blish was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is best known for his Cities in Flight novels and his series of Star Trek novelizations written with his wife, J. A. Lawrence. His novel A Case of Conscience won the Hugo Award. He is credited with creating the term "gas giant" to refer to large planetary bodies.
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About James Blish
Birth
1921
Death
1975
First book
1956
Years writing
70
James Benjamin "Jimmy" Blish was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is best known for his Cities in Flight novels and his series of Star Trek novelizations written with his wife, J. A. Lawrence. His novel A Case of Conscience won the Hugo Award. He is credited with creating the term "gas giant" to refer to large planetary bodies.
James Blish combined his scientific background as a biologist with a prolific career as a science fiction writer.
Under the pseudonym William Atheling, Jr., Blish also stood out as an influential literary critic of the genre.
He was the pioneer in adapting Star Trek episodes into short story collections, publishing eleven volumes.
Before dedicating himself fully to literature, he worked as a science editor for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
His most recognized work, A Case of Conscience, is a fundamental pillar of American science fiction.
