James Blish
James Blish has written at least 88 books. Their most popular book is A Case of Conscience with 52 saves with an average rating of 3.09⭐.
Author Bio
Blish trained as a biologist at Rutgers and Columbia University, and spent 1942–1944 as a medical technician in the U.S. Army. After the war he became the science editor for the Pfizer Pharmaceutical Company. His first published story appeared in 1940, and his writing career progressed until he gave up his job to become a professional writer. He married literary agent Virginia Kidd in 1947. He worked for the Tobacco Institute from 1962-1968. In 1968, he emigrated to England. Between 1967 and his death in 1975, he became the first author to write short story collections based on the TV series Star Trek. In total, he wrote 11 volumes of short stories adapted from episodes of the series, as well as an original novel, Spock Must Die! in 1970. He died midway through writing Star Trek 12; his second wife, J. A. Lawrence, completed the book, and later completed the adaptations in the volume Mudd's Angels.
#0 in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
1970 • 33 Readers • 560 pages • 4.2
21 Readers • 4.5
2001 • 11 Readers • 422 pages • 3
1956 • 10 Readers • 185 pages • 3.3
1971 • 6 Readers • 191 pages • 3.5
#2 in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
1973 • 5 Readers • 559 pages • 5
1992 • 5 Readers • 586 pages • 3
2001 • 3 Readers • 424 pages • 3.5
1987 • 3 Readers • 544 pages
1952 • 3 Readers • 5
1959 • 3 Readers • 176 pages • 3
1971 • 2 Readers • 183 pages • 3
2 Readers • 2
2009 • 2 Readers • 531 pages
1961 • 2 Readers
#2 of 1 in Star Science Fiction
1953 • 2 Readers • 195 pages
#18 of 25 in Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories
1988 • 2 Readers • 362 pages
1976 • 2 Readers • 222 pages • 3
1977 • 1 Reader • 704 pages
1975 • 1 Reader • 264 pages
1957 • 1 Reader • 228 pages
2011 • 1 Reader • 1,148 pages • 3
2012 • 1 Reader • 835 pages
#15 of 25 in Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories
1986 • 1 Reader • 352 pages
#3 of 25 in Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories
1980 • 1 Reader • 352 pages
1951 • 1 Reader • 112 pages
1970 • 1 Reader • 271 pages
1963 • 1 Reader • 173 pages
1967 • 1 Reader • 700 pages
1957 • 1 Reader • 155 pages
1958 • 1 Reader
1 Reader • 2
#2 of 4 in After Such Knowledge
1980 • 1 Reader • 208 pages
1960 • 1 Reader • 168 pages
1987 • 1 Reader
1 Reader
1 Reader
1971 • 1 Reader • 232 pages
#5 of 2 in Nebula Awards Showcases
1969 • 1 Reader • 170 pages
1977 • 1 Reader • 208 pages
1970 • 1 Reader • 584 pages • 4
1979 • 1 Reader • 201 pages
1970 • 1 Reader • 271 pages
1964 • 1 Reader
1970 • 1 Reader • 222 pages
1972 • 1 Reader
2017 • 1 Reader • 2,227 pages
#4 of 4 in After Such Knowledge
1958 • 1 Reader • 200 pages
#2 of 3 in The Star Trek Reader
1976 • 1 Reader • 457 pages • 4
1952 • 1 Reader • 192 pages
1973 • 1 Reader • 112 pages
1952 • 1 Reader • 32 pages • 5
#1 of 4 in After Such Knowledge
1964 • 1 Reader • 271 pages
#4 of 4 in After Such Knowledge
1958 • 1 Reader • 171 pages • 2
1988 • 1 Reader • 522 pages
1999 • 513 pages
1995 • 364 pages
1967 • 156 pages
2015 • 142 pages
1966 • 190 pages
#4 of 3 in The Star Trek Reader
1978 • 472 pages
#3 of 3 in The Star Trek Reader
1977 • 447 pages
