James Blish
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.
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| Born | James Benjamin Blish May 23, 1921 East Orange, New Jersey, United States |
| Died | July 30, 1975 (aged 54) Henley-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom |
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| Occupation | Writer, Literary critic |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
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| Period | 1940–1975 |
| Genre | Science fiction, Fantasy |
| Years active | 1940–1975 |
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| Children | 3 |
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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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