James Blish

James Blish

James Blish has written at least 91 books. Their most popular book is A Case of Conscience with 57 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.

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A Case of Conscience
A Case of Conscience
  • James Blish
3.0920 reads
The science fiction hall of fame
The science fiction hall of fame
    4.179 reads
    Black Easter
    Black Easter
    • James Blish
    45 reads
    Star trek
    Star trek
    • James Blish
    3.3117 reads
    Doctor Mirabilis
    Doctor Mirabilis
    • James Blish
    4.53 reads
    They Shall Have Stars
    They Shall Have Stars
    • James Blish
    3.67 reads
    Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century
    Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century
    • George R.R. Martin
    • Orson Scott Card
    33 reads
    The Day After Judgment
    The Day After Judgment
    • James Blish
    3.884 reads
    The Seedling Stars
    The Seedling Stars
    • James Blish
    3.333 reads
    Spock Must Die!
    Spock Must Die!
    • James Blish
    3.426 reads
    Star Trek 11
    Star Trek 11
    • James Blish
    35 reads
    Star Trek 2
    Star Trek 2
    • James Blish
    35 reads
    A Life for the Stars
    A Life for the Stars
    • James Blish
    3.25 reads
    Star Trek 5
    Star Trek 5
    • James Blish
    34 reads
    And All the Stars a Stage
    And All the Stars a Stage
    • James Blish
    3.53 reads
    The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
    The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
      32 reads
      Star Trek 6
      Star Trek 6
      • James Blish
      3.174 reads
      Star Trek 1
      Star Trek 1
      • James Blish
      33 reads
      Star Trek 9
      Star Trek 9
        31 read
        Star Trek 4
        Star Trek 4
        • James Blish
        32 reads
        Alchemy and Academe : A Collection of Original Stories Concerning Themselves with Transmutations, Mental and Elemental, Alchemical and Academic
        Alchemy and Academe : A Collection of Original Stories Concerning Themselves with Transmutations, Mental and Elemental, Alchemical and Academic
          41 read
          Earthman, Come Home
          Earthman, Come Home
          • James Blish
          3.673 reads
          Doctor Mirabilis
          Doctor Mirabilis
          • James Blish
          01 read
          Jack of eagles
          Jack of eagles
          • James Blish
          31 read
          Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
          Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
            3.52 reads
            Science Fiction 101
            Science Fiction 101
            • Jack Vance
            • Philip K. Dick
            • C.M. Kornbluth
            • Bob Shaw
            • Frederik Pohl
            • Damon Knight
            • Alfred Bester
            • C.L. Moore
            • Henry Kuttner
            • Robert Sheckley
            • James Blish
            • Cordwainer Smith
            • Brian W. Aldiss
            01 read
            Anywhen.
            Anywhen.
            • James Blish
            2.52 reads
            Cover 4

            Omnibus of Science Fiction

            Omnibus of Science Fiction
            • Alan E. Nourse
            • Ralph Williams
            • Raymond F. Jones
            • Ray Bradbury
            • Fredric Brown
            • Lester del Rey
            • Arthur C. Clarke
            • David H. Keller
            • Lewis Padgett
            • Fletcher Pratt
            • Damon Knight
            • Mark Clifton
            • L. Sprague de Camp
            • Paul Ernst
            • Murray Leinster
            • Ross Rocklynne
            • H.B. Fyfe
            • Jack London
            • Eric Frank Russell
            • Theodore Sturgeon
            • Ann Griffith
            • Isaac Asimov
            • James Blish
            • Donald A. Wollheim
            • A.E. van Vogt
            • William Tenn
            • Katherine Anne MacLean
            • Jack Vance
            • Anthony Boucher
            • Richard Matheson
            • André Maurois
            • Wyman Guin
            • Robert Abernathy
            • Chester S. Geier
            • A.J. Deutsch
            • Russ Winterbotham
            • W. Hilton-Young
            • John Leimert
            • Ralph Robin
            • B.F. Ruby
            • Will H. Gray
            • H. P. Lovecraft
            • John D. MacDonald
            51 read
            Star Trek 12
            Star Trek 12
            • James Blish
            • J.A. Lawrence
            41 read
            Star Trek 7
            Star Trek 7
            • James Blish
            31 read
            Star Trek 3
            Star Trek 3
            • James Blish
            22 reads
            Galactic Cluster
            Galactic Cluster
            • James Blish
            31 read
            The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF
            The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF
            • Robert Reed
            01 read
            Cover 8

            Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2

            Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2
              00 reads
              The Triumph of Time
              The Triumph of Time
              • James Blish
              2.52 reads
              Beyond Tomorrow
              Beyond Tomorrow
              • David R. Grigg
              • Robert Silverberg
              • Brian W. Aldiss
              • Poul Anderson
              • J.G. Ballard
              • Damon Knight
              • Ursula K. Le Guin
              • Philip K. Dick
              • James Blish
              • John Baxter
              • Roger Zelazny
              • Tony Morphett
              • Cordwainer Smith
              • Gordon R. Dickson
              31 read
              The Star Dwellers
              The Star Dwellers
              • James Blish
              21 read
              Midsummer century
              Midsummer century
              • James Blish
              21 read
              Titan's Daughter
              Titan's Daughter
              • James Blish
              00 reads
              Born of the Sun: Adventures in Our Solar System
              Born of the Sun: Adventures in Our Solar System
              • Larry Niven
              • Clare Winger Harris
              • Margaret St. Clair
              • Robert Silverberg
              • Poul Anderson
              • Clifford D. Simak
              • Leslie F. Stone
              • James Blish
              • John and Dorothy De Courcy
              • Mike Ashley
              21 read
              Star Trek 10
              Star Trek 10
              • James Blish
              00 reads
              Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 18: 1956
              Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 18: 1956
              • Isaac Asimov
              • Martin H. Greenberg
              • Alan E. Nourse
              • Mark Clifton
              • Algis Budrys
              • Damon Knight
              • Murray Leinster
              • Henry Kuttner
              • C.L. Moore
              • Poul Anderson
              • James Blish
              • Margaret St. Clair
              • Mack Reynolds
              • Reginald Bretnor
              • Michael Shaara
              • Theodore Sturgeon
              00 reads
              The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol I
              The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol I
                00 reads
                American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956–1958: Double Star / The Stars My Destination / A Case of Conscience / Who? / The Big Time
                American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956–1958: Double Star / The Stars My Destination / A Case of Conscience / Who? / The Big Time
                • Robert A. Heinlein
                • Alfred Bester
                • James Blish
                • Algis Budrys
                • Fritz Leiber
                00 reads
                Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 15: 1953
                Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 15: 1953
                • Isaac Asimov
                • Martin H. Greenberg
                • James Blish
                • Fredric Brown
                • Arthur C. Clarke
                • Philip K. Dick
                • Damon Knight
                • Fritz Leiber
                • Robert Sheckley
                • Theodore Sturgeon
                • William Tenn
                • Walter M. Miller Jr.
                • Alfred Bester
                • William Morrison
                • Jerome Bixby
                • Ward Moore
                00 reads
                Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 3
                Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 3
                • Maurice A. Hugi
                • Robert A. Heinlein
                • Theodore Sturgeon
                • C.M. Kornbluth
                • Robert Arthur
                • Eric Frank Russell
                • Ross Rocklynne
                • A.E. van Vogt
                • Fredric Brown
                • Alfred Bester
                • James Blish
                • Henry Kuttner
                • C.L. Moore
                • Anson MacDonald
                • Lester del Rey
                00 reads
                Cover 7

                Novelets of Science Fiction

                Novelets of Science Fiction
                • Frank Belknap Long
                • Lester del Rey
                • James Blish
                • Arthur C. Clarke
                • L. Sprague de Camp
                • Poul Anderson
                • Milton Lesser
                • Clifford D. Simak
                01 read
                Cover 7

                Star Trek

                Star Trek: The Classic Episodes
                • James Blish
                00 reads
                The Frozen Year
                The Frozen Year
                • James Blish
                01 read
                Cover 2

                Vor

                Vor
                • James Blish
                01 read
                Black Easter/The Day After Judgement
                Black Easter/The Day After Judgement
                • James Blish
                01 read
                Cover 0

                Get Out Of My Sky

                Get Out Of My Sky
                • James Blish
                00 reads
                Titan 3
                Titan 3
                • Dan Simmons
                • James Tiptree Jr.
                • Kim Stanley Robinson
                • Kage Baker
                • George R.R. Martin
                • Cordwainer Smith
                • Ken Liu
                • Mike Resnick
                • James S. A. Corey
                • Brandon Sanderson
                • Ferrett Steinmetz
                • Catherynne M. Valente
                • Cixin Liu
                • Alastair Reynolds
                • James Blish
                01 read
                Cover 7

                The Tale that Wags the God

                The Tale that Wags the God
                • James Blish
                • J.A. Lawrence
                01 read
                Black Easter
                Black Easter
                • James Blish
                00 reads
                The Light Fantastic: Science Fiction Classics From The Mainstream
                The Light Fantastic: Science Fiction Classics From The Mainstream
                • John Cheever
                • Gerald Kersh
                • Anthony Burgess
                • Jorge Luis Borges
                00 reads
                Nebula Award Stories 5
                Nebula Award Stories 5
                  01 read
                  Tales of a Monster Hunter
                  Tales of a Monster Hunter
                  • Alexandre Dumas
                  • Josef Nesvadba
                  • Arthur Conan Doyle
                  • Gertrude Bacon
                  • Robert Bloch
                  • Michael Arlen
                  • James Blish
                  • Mary Shelley
                  • Bram Stoker
                  00 reads
                  The Science fiction hall of fame
                  The Science fiction hall of fame
                    41 read
                    Werewolf!  A Chrestomathy of Lycanthropy
                    Werewolf! A Chrestomathy of Lycanthropy
                      00 reads
                      I Figli dello Spazio
                      I Figli dello Spazio
                      • Ben Bova
                      00 reads
                      Fallen Star
                      Fallen Star
                      • James Blish
                      00 reads
                      The Science Fiction Roll of Honor
                      The Science Fiction Roll of Honor
                        00 reads
                        Cover 3

                        The Science Fiction Megapack

                        The Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories
                        • Ben Bova
                        • C.M. Kornbluth
                        • Philip K. Dick
                        • C.L. Moore
                        • Nelson S. Bond
                        • J.F. Bone
                        • Marion Zimmer Bradley
                        • Arthur J. Burks
                        • Peter Baily
                        • C.C. MacApp
                        • John Cory
                        • Lester del Rey
                        • Charles L. Fontenay
                        • Randall Garrett
                        • Harry Harrison
                        • T.D. Hamm
                        • John Gregory Betancourt
                        • Fredric Brown
                        • Mack Reynolds
                        • James Blish
                        • Eando Binder
                        • Jerome Bixby
                        31 read
                        Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology
                        Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology
                          00 reads
                          Devils Day
                          Devils Day
                          • James Blish
                          00 reads
                          Cover 3

                          The Issue at Hand

                          The Issue at Hand
                          • William Atheling Jr.
                          • James Blish
                          01 read
                          Science Against Man
                          Science Against Man
                          • Norman Spinrad
                          • Michael Moorcock
                          • Andrew Travers
                          • Robert Silverberg
                          • Brian W. Aldiss
                          • Paul Ableman
                          • Bob Shaw
                          • James Blish
                          • John Brunner
                          • Piers Anthony
                          • Harry Harrison
                          01 read
                          The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: Special James Blish Issue, April 1972
                          The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: Special James Blish Issue, April 1972
                          • James Blish
                          01 read
                          Cover 8

                          Black Easter

                          Black Easter: or Or Faust Aleph-Null
                          • James Blish
                          00 reads
                          Star Trek. La pista delle stelle
                          Star Trek. La pista delle stelle
                          • James Blish
                          00 reads
                          Guerra al grande nulla
                          Guerra al grande nulla
                          • James Blish
                          • Giorgio Severi (Translator)
                          00 reads
                          The Star Trek Reader II
                          The Star Trek Reader II
                          • James Blish
                          • Gene Roddenberry
                          41 read
                          Star trek
                          Star trek
                          • James Blish
                          00 reads
                          Mission to the Heart Stars
                          Mission to the Heart Stars
                          • James Blish
                          00 reads
                          The Quincunx of Time
                          The Quincunx of Time
                          • James Blish
                          00 reads
                          Cover 0

                          Triumph of Time

                          Triumph of Time
                          • James Blish
                          00 reads
                          Surface Tension
                          Surface Tension
                          • James Blish
                          51 read
                          Doctor Mirabilis: After Such Knowledge Book 2
                          Doctor Mirabilis: After Such Knowledge Book 2
                          • James Blish
                          00 reads
                          Un caso de conciencia
                          Un caso de conciencia
                          • James Blish
                          • Carlos Gardini (Translator)
                          21 read
                          Cover 1

                          Planet Stories July 1951, Vol. 5.0

                          Planet Stories July 1951, Vol. 5.0
                            00 reads
                            Vintage Science Fiction: Stories Inspired by Landmark Films
                            Vintage Science Fiction: Stories Inspired by Landmark Films
                            • Peter Haining
                            00 reads
                            Der Gewissensfall
                            Der Gewissensfall
                            • James Blish
                            00 reads
                            Welcome to Mars
                            Welcome to Mars
                            • James Blish
                            00 reads
                            Tomorrow Bites
                            Tomorrow Bites
                            • John J. Ordover
                            • Clark Ashton Smith
                            • Michael Swanwick
                            • Gene Wolf
                            • Poul Anderson
                            • James Blish
                            • A. Bertram Chandler
                            • Michael Flynn
                            • R. Garcia y Robertson
                            • Jane Mailander
                            • Larry Niven
                            00 reads
                            New Dreams This Morning
                            New Dreams This Morning
                              00 reads
                              CITIES IN FLIGHT VOL. 2 (Cities in Flight)
                              CITIES IN FLIGHT VOL. 2 (Cities in Flight)
                              • James Blish
                              00 reads
                              The Star Trek Reader IV
                              The Star Trek Reader IV
                              • James Blish
                              • Gene Roddenberry
                              00 reads
                              The Star Trek Reader III
                              The Star Trek Reader III
                              • James Blish
                              • Gene Roddenberry
                              00 reads
                              A Case of Conscience (Ballantine SF Classic)
                              A Case of Conscience (Ballantine SF Classic)
                              • James Blish
                              00 reads
                              The Star trek reader
                              The Star trek reader
                              • James Blish
                              00 reads