James Blish

James Blish

James Blish also wrote as: William Atheling Jr..

James Blish was born in East Orange, New Jersey, USA on May 23rd, 1921 and passed away at the age of 54 on July 30th, 1975.

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James Blish Stats: The highest rated book by James Blish on Book Notification is Earthman, Come Home, the 2nd novel in the Cities in Flight series. The second-highest rated book is They Shall Have Stars / Year 2018! (Cities in Flight #1).

The most read book by James Blish on Book Notification is They Shall Have Stars / Year 2018!, the first novel in the Cities in Flight series. The second most read book is Earthman, Come Home (Cities in Flight #2).

Below is a complete list of James Blish books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by James Blish is the Cities in Flight Series.

List of Cities in Flight Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
They Shall Have Stars / Year 2018!
1956
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2
9.3
Earthman, Come Home
1956
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3
6
The Triumph of Time / A Clash of Cymbals
1958
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4
10
A Life for the Stars
1962
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List of After Such Knowledge Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
A Case of Conscience
1958
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2
6
Doctor Mirabilis
1964
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3
6
Black Easter
1968
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4
6
The Day After Judgment
1971
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List of Heart Stars Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Star Dwellers
1961
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2
Mission to the Heart Stars
1965
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List of Haertel Scholium Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
So Close to Home
1961
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2
6
Welcome to Mars
1967
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3
6
Anywhen
1970
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4
Midsummer Century
1972
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5
The Quincunx of Time
1973
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List of Star Trek Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Star Trek Reader
2024
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List of Star Trek: The Classic Episodes Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Star Trek: The Classic Episodes, Volume 1
1991
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2
8
Star Trek: The Classic Episodes, Volume 2
1991
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3
8
Star Trek: The Classic Episodes, Volume 3
1991
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List of Star Trek: TOS Adaptations Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Star Trek 1
1967
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2
Star Trek 2
1968
Go
3
6
Star Trek 3
1969
Go
4
Star Trek 4
1971
Go
5
6
Star Trek 5
1972
Go
6
Star Trek 6
1972
Go
7
Star Trek 7
1972
Go
8
Star Trek 8
1972
Go
9
Star Trek 9
1973
Go
10
Star Trek 10
1974
Go
11
Star Trek 11
1975
Go
12
7.3
Star Trek 12
1977
Go

List of The Star Trek Reader Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Star Trek Reader I
1976
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2
8
The Star Trek Reader II
1976
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3
8
The Star Trek Reader III
1977
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4
8
The Star Trek Reader IV
1978
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Jack of Eagles
1952
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2
The Warriors of Day
1953
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3
The Frozen Year / Fallen Star
1957
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4
Vor
1958
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5
The duplicated man
1959
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6
Titan's Daughter
1961
Go
7
The Night Shapes
1962
Go
8
A Torrent of Faces
1967
Go
9
Giants in the Earth
1968
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10
The Vanished Jet
1968
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11
And All the Stars a Stage
1971
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The Thing in the Attic
1954
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2
One-Shot
1955
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Seedling Stars
1957
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2
Galactic Cluster
1959
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3
The Testament of Andros
1965
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4
Best Science Fiction Stories Of James Blish
1965
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5
The Best of James Blish
1979
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6
Get Out Of My Sky and There Shall be No Darkness
1980
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7
Works of Art
1993
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8
A Work of Art and Other Stories
1993
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9
With All of Love
1995
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10
A Dusk of Idols, and Other Stories
1996
Go
11
In This World, or Another
2003
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12
Flights of Eagles
2009
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Issue at Hand ( As: William Atheling Jr.)
1964
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2
More Issues At Hand ( As: William Atheling Jr.)
1970
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3
The Tale That Wags the God
1987
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List of Star Trek Adventures Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Spock Must Die!
1970
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2
6
Star Trek: The New Voyages (By: Eleanor Arnason, Sondra Marshak, Myrna Culbreath)
1976
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3
Spock, Messiah! ( By: Theodore R. Cogswell)
1976
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4
6
The Price of the Phoenix (By: Sondra Marshak, Myrna Culbreath)
1977
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5
6
Planet of Judgment ( By: Joe Haldeman)
1977
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6
Star Trek: The New Voyages 2 (By: Sondra Marshak, Myrna Culbreath)
1977
Go
7
Mudd's Angels ( By: J.A. Lawrence)
1978
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8
6
Vulcan! (By: Kathleen Sky)
1978
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9
The Starless World (By: Gordon Eklund)
1978
Go
10
Trek to Madworld (By: Stephen Goldin)
1979
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11
6
World Without End ( By: Joe Haldeman)
1979
Go
12
6
The Fate of the Phoenix (By: Sondra Marshak, Myrna Culbreath)
1979
Go
13
Devil World (By: Gordon Eklund)
1979
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14
Perry's Planet ( By: Jack C. Haldeman II)
1980
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15
6
The Galactic Whirlpool ( By: David Gerrold)
1980
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16
6
Death's Angel (By: Kathleen Sky)
1981
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List of The Golden Age of Science Fiction Books in Publication Order (with Poul Anderson, with Clifford D. Simak, with Fritz Leiber, with Robert Sheckley, with Harry Harrison, with Roger Dee, with Anthony Gilmore, with Robert Hoskins, with Richard Rein Smith)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume VI (By: Robert Sheckley)
2016
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2
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume IV (By: Robert Sheckley)
2018
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3
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume X (With: Poul Anderson, Clifford D. Simak, Fritz Leiber, Harry Harrison, Roger Dee, Anthony Gilmore, Robert Hoskins, Richard Rein Smith)
2018
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List of James Blish Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction
1954
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2
Novelets of Science Fiction
1963
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3
Worlds to Come: New Science Fiction Adventures
1967
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4
Backdrop of Stars
1968
Go
5
Science Against Man
1970
Go
6
Ten Tomorrows
1973
Go
7
Bug-Eyed Monsters
1974
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8
Human Machines: An Anthology of Stories about Cyborgs
1975
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9
Antigrav
1975
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10
The Late Great Future
1976
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11
Beyond Tomorrow
1976
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12
Get Out of My Sky
1980
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13
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
1980
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14
Supermen
2002
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15
The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF
2009
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16
Science Fiction Gems, Volume Two
2011
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17
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume X
2018
Go
18
Born of the Sun: Adventures in Our Solar System
2020
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James Blish

James Blish (James Benjamin Blish) was born on May 23rd, 1921. James passed away July 30th, 1975 at 54 years old. James Blish was born in East Orange, New Jersey, USA.

James Blish was the author of the James Blish Short Story Collections series which consists of 12 novels. The James Blish Short Story Collections series started in 1957 with the novel The Seedling Stars. The most recently released novel in the James Blish Short Story Collections series was Flights of Eagles which was released in 2009. There are no upcoming novels for the James Blish Short Story Collections series.

James Blish (James Benjamin Blish) also wrote the Star Trek: TOS Adaptations series which has 12 books including Star Trek 1 and Star Trek 2.

James Blish: Awards & Accolades

Blish's book, A Case of Conscience won the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1959.

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James Blish: F.A.Q

When was James Blish Born?

James Blish was born on May 23rd, 1921.

When did James Blish die?

James Blish died on July 30th, 1975 at 54 years old.

Where was James Blish Born?

James Blish was born in East Orange, New Jersey, USA.

What book awards has James Blish won?

Blish's book, A Case of Conscience won the award Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1959.

What was the first book James Blish wrote?

The first book written by James Blish was Jack of Eagles, published in 1952.

What was the most recent book James Blish wrote?

His most recently released work was The Star Trek Reader on August 7th, 2024.

How many books has James Blish written?

James Blish has written 64 books across 15 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 4 books in the Cities in Flight Series
  • 4 books in the After Such Knowledge Series
  • 2 books in the Heart Stars Series
  • 5 books in the Haertel Scholium Series
  • 1 Star Trek Collections
  • 3 books in the Star Trek: The Classic Episodes Series
  • 12 books in the Star Trek: TOS Adaptations Series
  • 4 books in The Star Trek Reader Series
  • 11 Standalone Novels
  • 2 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 12 Short Story Collections
  • 3 Non-Fiction Books
  • 2 William Atheling Jr. Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the Star Trek Adventures Series

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