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James Blish

  • James Benjamin Blish
  • Donald Laverty
  • John MacDougal
  • Arthur Lloyd Merlyn
  • Arthur Merlin
  • Arthur Merlyn
  • William Atheling, Jr.
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Blish, James
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Gender
Male
Date of birth
1921-05-23
Place of birth
East Orange
Date of death
1975-07-30
Place of death
Henley-on-Thames

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James Benjamin Blish (May 23, 1921 – July 30, 1975) 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.

His first published stories appeared in Super Science Stories and Amazing Stories.

Blish wrote literary criticism of science fiction using the pen name William Atheling Jr. His other pen names included Donald Laverty, John MacDougal, and Arthur Lloyd Merlyn.

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US SF and F writer.

Series
A Torrent of Faces
After Such Knowledge
Cities in Flight
Heart Stars
Pantropy
Star Trek Universe

Last modified: 2023-03-27 (revision #131200)

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blishjames
VIAF
111470216
Wikidata ID
Q248867

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