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James Blish

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The Resume

    (May 23, 1921-July 30, 1975)
    Born in East Orange, New Jersey
    Science fiction author and critic
    Won five Hugo and two Nebula awards
    Attended Rutgers and Columbia Universities
    Served in the US Army during WWII
    Most well known for adapting episodes of Star Trek TOS for collections of short stories
    Wrote first original Star Trek novel, 'Spock Must Die!'
    Wrote the Cities in Flight and After Said Knowledge novel series and Haertel Scholium and Pantropy short stories

Why he might be annoying:

    He once worked for the tobacco industry as a propagandist.
    He used a pseudonym, William Atherling for his literary criticism.
    We have him to thank for the endless number of Star Trek books which inspired the endless number of Star War books.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Ironically, in view of his working for the tobacco industry, he died of lung cancer caused by his smoking.
    Regardless of the pseudonym, he was an excellent critic.
    His novel and short story series were far better thought out ahead of time than most sci-fi series.
    Much of his work, like the Cities in Flight books was incredibly original and had no type of genesis in previous sci-fi.

Credit: tom_jeffords


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying