Author

James Blish

52 books7 series

James Benjamin Blish (1921–1975) was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. He also wrote literary criticism of science fiction using the pen name William Atheling Jr.

Picture: Gravestone of James Blish, Holywell Cemetery, Oxford, England.

AUTHOR CAREER

Publication timeline

Published and upcoming books by publication year. Undated TBA titles are excluded.

1952–200852 cataloged publications

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THE AUTHOR’S WRITING

Writing profile

Genres are based on books catalogued in Risingshadow’s English-language database. A book may belong to multiple genres.

Main classification

52books

Fantasy4 (8%)

Science Fiction46 (88%)

Other2 (4%)

Each book counts once. Multiple primary genres use the shared presentation order; books without a primary genre are Other.

Genres and themes

Science Fiction46 / 52 books

Space Opera13 / 52 books

Fantasy4 / 52 books