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  • Black Easter

    by James Blish ...
    Theron Ware is a renowned scholar and Doctor of Divinity. He is also secretly one of the world's great Black magicians. And when a rich megalomaniac industrialist, Baines, enlists his aid in summoning a demon from Hell to assassinate the governor of California (in an "excess of horror"), Ware has no scruples about accepting the assignment. But this terrible and devilish deed is only a warm-up, a ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The James Blish Collection. Cities in Flight series. Illustrated

    They Shall Have Stars, A Life for the Stars

    by James Blish ...
    The James Blish Collection: Cities in Flight brings together the first two installments of one of science fiction’s most ambitious and philosophically rich sagas. With They Shall Have Stars and A Life for the Stars, Blish lays the foundation for a future where entire cities break free from Earth and roam the galaxy in search of survival, opportunity, and meaning. In They Shall Have Stars, Blish ... Read more

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  • A Case of Conscience

    by James Blish ...
    A space-traveling Jesuit priest confronts a moral but godless alien race in this Hugo Award–winning novel by the author of the Cities in Flight saga.Father Ruiz-Sanchez is a dedicated man, a Jesuit priest who is also a scientist, and a scientist who is also a human being. He doesn't feel any genuine conflicts in his belief system—until he is sent to Lithia.The reptilian inhabitants of this distant ... Read more

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  • One-Shot

    by James Blish ...
    You can do a great deal if you have enough data, and enough time to compute on it, by logical methods. But given the situation that neither data nor time is adequate, and an answer must be produced ... what do you do? ... Read more

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  • James Blish: Golden Age Space Opera Tales

    by James Blish ...
    Series series Fantasy and Science Fiction Short Story Collection
    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. 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 ... Read more

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  • Cities in Flight

    by James Blish ...
    From the Hugo Award–winning author, the classic millennia-spanning epic in one volume: "A wholly new concept of the far future." — The New York TimesOriginally published in four volumes, Cities in Flight brings together the famed "Okie novels" of science fiction master James Blish. Named after the migrant workers of America's Dust Bowl, these novels convey Blish's "history of the future," a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • One-Shot

    To Pay the Piper, The Thing in the Attic & Other Stories

    by James Blish ...
    In 'One-Shot' by James Blish, the reader is taken on a gripping science fiction journey filled with thought-provoking themes and intricate plot twists. Blish's writing style is concise yet powerful, with vivid descriptions that pull the reader into the futuristic world he has created. The novel's exploration of morality and ethics in the face of advancing technology makes it a timeless classic in ... Read more

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  • The Thing in the Attic & Other Stories by James Blish

    Enriched edition. To Pay the Piper, One-Shot

    by James Blish, Trevor Grimm ...
    In "The Thing in the Attic & Other Stories," James Blish masterfully intertwines elements of science fiction and horror, crafting a collection that explores the unsettling interplay between the mundane and the extraordinary. Through a series of meticulously constructed narratives, Blish employs a concise and impactful prose style that reflects the anxieties of the post-war era. His stories delve ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Vintage Sci-Fi 5 - 20 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Philip K. Dick, Murray Leinster, Fritz Leiber, Fredric Brown and more

    by Philip K. Dick, Paul Ernst, August Derleth, Fredric Brown, Fritz Leiber, George O. Smith, Harry Harrison, Henry Slesar, Jack McKenty, James Blish, John Bernard Daley, Lawrence F. Willard, Mike Ellis, Murray Leinster, Ross Rocklynne, Sol Boren ...
    Narrated by Scott Miller ...
    Series Audiobook box set - Vintage Sci-Fi

    Unabridged

    12 hours 8 min

    Vintage Sci-Fi 5 - 20 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Philip K. Dick, Murray Leinster, Fritz Leiber, Fredric Brown and moreNice Girl with 5 Husbands by Fritz LeiberA Traveler in Time by August DerlethExhibit Piece by Philip K. DickThe Misplaced Battleship by Harry HarrisonThe Other Now by Murray LeinsterRabbits Have Long Ears by Lawrence F. WillardStrange Eden by Philip K. DickThe ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mistake inside

    Enriched edition. Exploring Reality Through Science Fiction

    by James Blish, Logan Barrett ...
    In "Mistake Inside," James Blish masterfully weaves a narrative that delves into the complexities of human error and technological failure within a speculative future. The novel is characterized by Blish's concise prose and profound philosophical inquiries, set against a backdrop of intricate scientific concepts. Through a combination of sharp dialogue and vivid world-building, he explores themes ... Read more

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  • More Issues at Hand

    by James Blish ...
    James Blish, in his incarnation as "William Atheling, Jr.," has written more than his share of the most incisive criticism of contemporary science fiction. In 1964 Advent brought out The Issue at Hand, a collection of Atheling's critical essays on stories in the science-fiction magazines.Now we present a new volume which concentrates on science-fiction books. As before, Atheling's rapier skewers ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Day After Judgment

    by James Blish ...
    The powerful black magician Theron Ware has opened the gates of Hell and unleashed an army of demons. Chaos and destruction prevail, and most of the world lies smouldering in ruins. But in a bunker beneath the ashes of Denver a small group of survivors are determined not to submit to the forces of evil. They summon the nuclear powers of the country's military arsenal to destroy Hell, but what can ... Read more

    $7.99 USD