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James Benjamin Blish (May 23, 1921 β 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.Blish was a member of the Futurians. 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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GenderMale
Birthday1921-05-23
Deathday1975-07-30 (54 years old)
Birth NameJames Benjamin Blish
Birth PlaceEast Orange, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsRetro Hugo Award for Best Novelette, Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella, Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, Hugo Award for Best Novel
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