His interest in writing, and science fiction in particular, developed quite early. My personal favorite short story of his is a work of art. James benjamin blish may 23, 1921 july 30, 1975 was an american science fiction and fantasy writer. A work of art by blish, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Beanstalk 1952, common time 1953, beep 1954, a work of art 1956, the. James blish and the beginning of interpretation by gregory feeley. The term reflected nothing but the titles of the works, which dealt with space flight, time travel and other subjects of a. In the late 1930s to the early 1940s, blish was a member of the futurians. I wonder sometimes if certain genres encourage certain sorts of structures in fiction. Author james blishs complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability.
Godshalk the planeteer fanzine the planeteer 1935 1935 only as by jim blish. In 1968, he emigrated to england to be close to oxford and his intellectual pursuits. We cant give shaw all the blame though, blish just doesnt know when to. The family has a receipt for his subscription to amazing stories dated 1931, and in 1932, astounding published an enthusiastic letter from him. Over the years blish was a contributor to sf magazines such as astounding science fiction and galaxy science fiction. James blish was born may 23rd, 1921 at east orange, new jersey, in the united states. A work of art is a science fiction short story by american writer james blish.
Together with doctor mirabilis and a case of conscience, black easter and the day after judgment are often thought to be blishs best work. He is credited with creating the term gas giant to refer to large planetary bodies. It was first published in the july 1956 issue of science fiction stories with the title art work. Blish also wrote literary criticism of science fiction using the penname william atheling jr.
It has often been anthologized, appearing in the worlds of science fiction and the golden age of science fiction, among others. Sciencefiction literature, artwork and films are full of descriptions of space. By far the largest body of work being produced, however, fell into a category misleadingly called sciencemusic. He is best known for his cities in flight novels, and his series of star trek novelizations written with his wife, j. Heres the table of contents for ann and jeff vandermeers. I was thinking about why techniques dont work on the we came here in the first. Black easterthe day after judgment critical essays.
Blish is one of many neglected science fiction writers of the 50s and 60s. It was first published in the july 1956 issue of science fiction stories with the title. James benjamin blish east orange, new jersey, may 23, 1921 henleyonthames, july 30, 1975 was an american author of fantasy and science fiction. Most of the pdf files listed here are made from covertocover scans of original print publications. For example, horror stories seem naturally inclined towards. Work of art hardcover november 1, 1993 by james blish author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. James blish books list of books by author james blish. January 2008 edited by james mann cover art by john berkey cover design by kevin riley.
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