Showing posts with label James Blish. Show all posts
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

James Blish

James Blish was an American science fiction writer, who also wrote some noted critical volumes under the pen-name William Atheling Jr.

Further information: Wikipedia; Science Fiction Encyclopedia.

Novels (series: Okie (Cities in Flight); After Such Knowledge; Star Trek)
Jack of Eagles (New York, Greenberg, 1952; London, Nova, 1955; as ESPer, New York, Avon, 1958)
The Warriors of Day (New York, Galaxy, 1953; London, Severn House, 1978)
Earthman Come Home (Okie; New York, Putnam, 1955; London, Faber, 1956; abridged, New York, Avon, 1958)
They Shall Have Stars (Okie; London, Faber, 1956; abridged as Year 2018!, New York, Avon, 1957; London, Four Square, 1964)
The Frozen Year (New York, Ballantine, 1957; as Fallen Star, London, Faber, 1957)
The Triumph of Time (Okie; New York, Avon, 1958; as A Clash of Cymbals, London, Faber, 1959)
A Case of Conscience (New York, Ballantine, 1958; London, Faber, 1959)
VOR (New York, Avon, 1958; London, Corgi, 1959)
The Duplicated Man, with Robert W. Lowndes (New York, Avalon, 1959) 
The Star Dwellers (for children; New York, Putnam, 1961; London, Faber, 1962)
Titan’s Daughter (New York, Berkley, 1961; London, Four Square, 1963)
A Life for the Stars (Okie; New York, Putnam, 1962; London, Faber, 1964)
The Night Shapes (New York, Ballantine, 1962; London, Four Square, 1963)
Doctor Mirabilis (London, Faber, 1964; revised, New York, Dodd, Mead, 1971)
Mission to the Heart Stars (for children; New York, Putnam, 1965; London, Faber, 1965)
A Torrent of Faces, with Norman L. Knight (Garden City, New York, Doubleday, 1967; London, Faber, 1968)
Welcome to Mars (for children; London, Faber, 1967; New York, Putnam, 1968)
The Vanished Jet (for children; New York, Weybright and Talley, 1968)
Black Easter; or, Faust Aleph-Null (Garden City, New York, Doubleday, 1968; London, Faber, 1969; revised (with The Day After Judgement) as Black Easter: The Day After Judgement, Boston, Gregg, 1980; as The Devil’s Day, New York, Baen, 1990)
Spock Must Die! (Star Trek; New York, Bantam, 1970; London, Corgi, 1974)
The Day After Judgment (Garden City, New York, Doubleday, 1971; London, Faber, 1972)
...And All the World's a Stage (Garden City, New York, Doubleday, 1971; London, Faber, 1972)
Midsummer Century (Garden City, New York, Doubleday, 1972; London, Faber, 1973; expanded, New York, DAW, 1974)
The Quincunx of Time (New York, Dell, 1973; London, Faber, 1975)

Omnibus editions
Cities in Flight (omnibus; revised editions). (New York, Avon, 1970; London, Arrow, 1981; also in 2 volumes, New York, Baen, 1991)
After Such Knowledge (omnibus, includes Dr. Mirabilis, Black Easter, The Day After Judgement, A Case of Conscience). (London, Legend, 1991)

Collections (series: Star Trek)
The Seedling Stars (New York, Gnome Press, 1957; London, Faber, 1967)
Galactic Cluster (New York, New American Library, 1959; revised, London, Faber, 1960)
So Close to Home (New York, Ballantine, 1961)
Best Science Fiction Stories of James Blish (London, Faber, 1965; revised, Faber, 1973; as The Testament of Andros, London, Arrow, 1977)
Star Trek. (New York, Bantam, 1967; London, Corgi, 1972)
Star Trek 2. (New York, Bantam, 1968; London, Corgi, 1972)
Star Trek 3. (New York, Bantam, 1969; London, Corgi, 1972)
Anywhen (Garden City, New York, Doubleday, 1970; enlarged edition, London, Faber, 1971)
Star Trek 4. (New York, Bantam, 1971; London, Corgi, 1974)
Star Trek 5. (New York, Bantam, 1972; London, Corgi, 1974)
Star Trek 6. (New York, Bantam, 1972; London, Corgi, 1974)
Star Trek 7. (New York, Bantam, 1972; London, Corgi, 1973)
Star Trek 8. (New York, Bantam, 1973; London, Corgi, 1973)
Star Trek 9. (New York, Bantam, 1973; London, Corgi, 1974)
Star Trek 10. (New York, Bantam, 1974; London, Corgi, 1974)
Star Trek 11. (New York, Bantam, 1975; London, Corgi, 1975)
Star Trek 12. (New York, Bantam, 1977; London, Corgi, 1978)
The Best of James Blish, edited by Robert A.W. Lowndes. (New York, Ballantine, 1979)
Get Out of My Sky; and There Shall Be No Darkness (London, Panther, 1980)
Star Trek: The Classic Episodes I, with Judith Ann Lawrence. (New York, Bantam, 1991; London, Bantam, 1991)
Star Trek: The Classic Episodes 2. (New York, Bantam, 1991; London, Bantam, 1991)
Star Trek: The Classic Episodes 3, with Judith Ann Lawrence. (New York, Bantam, 1991; London, Bantam, 1991)
A Work of Art, and other stories, ed. Francis Lyall (Sutton, Surrey, Severn House, 1993)
A Dusk of Idols, ed. Francis Lyall (Sutton, Surrey, Severn House, 1996)
In This World, or Another, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman (Waterville, ME, Five Star, 2003)

Omnibus Editions 
The Star Trek Reader (contains Star Trek 2, 3, 8). (New York, Dutton, 1976)
The Star Trek Reader II (contains Star Trek 1, 4, 9). (New York, Dutton, 1977)
The Star Trek Reader III (contains Star Trek 5, 6, 7). (New York, Dutton, 1977)
The Star Trek Reader IV (contains Star Trek 10, 12, Spock Must Die). (New York, Dutton, 1978)
The Seedling Stars; and Galactic Cluster (New York, New American Library, 1983)

James Blish: Cover Gallery (part 1)

NOVELS

Jack of Eagles (1952; aka ESPer)
Nova NS4, 1955, 159pp, 2/-.
Arrow Books 0099-09710-9, 1975, 256pp, 50p. Cover by Chris Foss

The Warriors of Day (1953)
Arrow Books 0099-19910-6, 1979, 152pp. Cover by Chris Foss

Earthman, Come Home (1955)
Mayflower 2205, 1963, 222pp, 3/6.
Arrow Books 0099-08690-5, 1974, 256pp, 40p. Cover by Chris Foss

They Shall Have Stars (1956; aka Year 2018!)
as Year 2018!, Four Square 954, 1964, 158pp, 2/6.
as Year 2018!, Four Square 1306, 1965, 158pp, 3/6
New English Library 2303 [0450-00185-7], 1968, 159pp, 5/-.
New English Library 2934, 1971, 25p.
Arrow Books 0099-08670-0, 1974, 181pp, 45p. Cover by Chris Foss

The Frozen Year (1957; aka Fallen Star)
Four Square 340, 1961, 156pp, 2/6. Cover by Edward Mortelmans
Arrow Books 0099-14180-9, 1977, 224pp, 60p. Cover by Chris Foss

The Triumph of Time (1958; aka A Clash of Cymbals)
Arrow Books 0099-08660-3, 1974, 199pp, 40p. Cover by Chris Foss

A Case of Conscience (1958)
Penguin Books 1809, 1963, 192pp.
Arrow Books 0099-06370-0, 1972, 203pp, 30p.
---- [2nd imp.] 1979, 203pp, 55p. Cover by Chris Foss
Millennium 1857-98924-4 (SF Masterworks 30), 1999, 192pp. Cover by Fred Gambino
Gollancz 978-1473-20543-7 (SF Masterworks), May 2014, 208pp, £8.99. Cover by Fred Gambino

VOR (1958)
Corgi Books S681, 1959, 156pp, 2/6. Cover by John Richards
Arrow Books 0099-20830-X, 1979, 158pp.  Cover by Chris Foss

The Duplicated Man, with Robert W. Lowndes (1959)
(no UK paperback edition)

The Star Dwellers (1961)
Sphere 0722-11703-5, 1979, 141pp. Cover by Colin Hay

Titan’s Daughter (1961)
Four Square 912, 1963, 142pp, 2/6.
Four Square 1307, 1965, 142pp, 3/6.

A Life for the Stars (1962)
Arrow Books 0099-08700-6, 1974, 147pp.

The Night Shapes (1962)
Four Square 942, 1963, 125pp, 2/6.
Four Square 1305, 1965, 125pp, 3/6.
Arrow Books 0099-18400-1, 1978, 127pp.

Doctor Mirabilis (1964)
Panther 0586-04344-6, 1976, 318pp.
Arrow Books 0099-33960-9, 1984, 318pp.

Mission to the Heart Stars (1965)
Granada 0586-04574-0, 1980, 127pp. Cover by Chris Foss

A Torrent of Faces, with Norman L. Knight (1967)
Arrow Books 0099-17060-4, 1978, xiii+270pp. Cover by Chris Foss

Welcome to Mars (1967)
Sphere 0722-11702-7, 1978, 156pp. Cover by Peter Elson

The Vanished Jet (1968)
(no UK paperback)

Black Easter; or, Faust Aleph-Null (1968; revised (with The Day After Judgement) as Black Easter and The Day After Judgement, 1980; aka The Devil’s Day)
Penguin Books 0140-03416-1, 1972, 127pp. Cover by David Pelham
Arrow Books 0099-25450-6, 1981, 208pp.

Spock Must Die! (1970)
Corgi Books 0552-09498-6, 1974, ix+118pp.

The Day After Judgment (1971)
Penguin 0140-03868-X, 1974, 121pp.

... And All the Stars a Stage (1971)
Corgi 0552-09732-2, 1975, 157pp, 40p. Cover by Tony Roberts

Midsummer Century (1972)
Arrow Books 0099-09720-6, 1975, 106pp.

The Quincunx of Time (1973)
Arrow Books 0099-13220-6, 1976, 112pp.

OMNIBUS EDITIONS


Cities in Flight (1970; also in 2 volumes, 1991)
Arrow Books 0099-26440-4, 1981, 605pp. Cover by Chris Foss
Millennium 1857-98811-6 (SF Masterworks 3), 1999, 605pp. Cover by John Harris
Gollancz 978-0575-07898-7, 2006, xii+664pp.
Gollancz 978-0575-09417-8, 2010, x+623pp.

After Such Knowledge (1991)
Legend 0099-83100-7, 1991

Black Easter; The Day After Judgement; The Seedling Stars (2013)
Gollancz 978-0575-12930-6, 2013, xii+302pp.

Saturday, July 19, 2014

James Blish cover gallery (part 2)

COLLECTIONS

The Seedling Stars (1957)
Arrow Books 0099-06710-2, 1972, 192pp.
---- [2nd imp.] 1975, 191pp, 50p. Cover by Chris Foss
Gollancz 0575-07239-3, 2001, 185pp.

Galactic Cluster (1959)
Four Square 889, 1963, 128pp, 2/6.
Four Square 2229, 1968, 128pp, 3/6.
Granada 0586-04573-2, 1980, 255pp.

So Close to Home (1961)
(no UK paperback edition?)

Best Science Fiction Stories of James Blish (1965; aka The Testament of Andros, 1977)
Arrow Books 0099-14840-4, 1977, 216pp.

Star Trek (1967)
Corgi 0552-09080-8, 1972, 136pp.
Corgi 0552-09080-8, 1984, 136pp.

Star Trek 2 (1968)
Corgi 0552-09081-6, 1972, 122pp.

Star Trek 3 (1969)
Corgi 0552-09082-4, 1972, x+118pp.

Anywhen (1970; enlarged edition, 1971)
Arrow Books 0099-16000-5, 1978, 185pp.

Star Trek 4 (1971)
Corgi 0552-09445-5, 1974, 134pp.

Star Trek 5 (1972)
Corgi 0552-09446-3, 1974, vii+136pp.

Star Trek 6 (1972)
Corgi 0552-09447-1, 1974, ix+149pp.

Star Trek 7 (1972)
Corgi 0552-09229-0, 1973, 155pp.

Star Trek 8 (1973)
Corgi 0552-09289-4, 1973, 170pp.

Star Trek 9 (1973)
Corgi 0552-09476-5, 1974, vii+183pp.

Star Trek 10 (1974)
Corgi 0552-09553-2, 1974, x+164pp.

Star Trek 11 (1975)
Corgi 0552-09850-7, 1975, 187pp.

Star Trek 12 (1977)
Corgi 0552-10759-X, 1978, 177pp.
* NOTE: A widely distributed image of a cover in the style of the earlier titles is a fan-produced mock-up; Corgi did not release an edition of the book with this style of cover.

The Best of James Blish, edited by Robert A.W. Lowndes (1979)
(no UK paperback edition)

Get Out of My Sky; and There Shall Be No Darkness (1980)
Panther 0586-04817-0, 1980, 168pp. Cover by Peter Elson

Star Trek: The Classic Episodes I, with Judith Ann Lawrence (1991)
Bantam 0553-29138-6, 1991, vi+646pp.


Star Trek: The Classic Episodes 2 (1991)
Bantam 0553-29139-4, 1991, vi+647pp.

Star Trek: The Classic Episodes 3, with Judith Ann Lawrence (1991)
Bantam 0553-29140-8, 1991, vi+627pp.

A Work of Art, and other stories, ed. Francis Lyall (1993)
(no UK paperback)

A Dusk of Idols, ed. Francis Lyall (1996)
(no UK paperback)

In This World, or Another, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman (2003)
(no UK paperback)

OMNIBUS EDITIONS

The Star Trek Reader (contains Star Trek 2, 3, 8). (1976)
(no UK paperback)

The Star Trek Reader II (contains Star Trek 1, 4, 9). (1977)
(no UK paperback)

The Star Trek Reader III (contains Star Trek 5, 6, 7). (1977)
(no UK paperback)

The Star Trek Reader IV (contains Star Trek 10, 12, Spock Must Die) (1978)
(no UK paperback)

The Seedling Stars; and Galactic Cluster (1983)
(no UK paperback)

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