The Best of James H. Schmitz

Insinga, Merle; Olson, Mark L.; Schmitz, James H. [Editor]; Schmitz, James H. [Editor]; Schmitz, James H. [Editor];

ISBN 10: 0915368463 / ISBN 13: 9780915368464

Published by NESFA Press, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Best of James H. Schmitz
• Publisher: NESFA Press
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915368463
• ISBN 13: 9780915368464
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New
• Weight: 16 ounces

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Synopsis

TABLE OF CONTENTS Mischief in the Spaceways (intro by Janet Kagan) Grandpa Lion Loose... Just Curious The Second Night of Summer Novice Balanced Ecology The Custodians Sour Note on Palayata Goblin Night Bibliography (from the Whole Science Fiction Database)

About the Author

James H. Schmitz was born 1911 in Germany of American parents. They spent WW I in the United States, and then returned to Germany. Schmitz came back to the US permanently in 1938 as WW II loomed. During the war he served in the Air Force in the Pacific. After the war he made his home in California where he lived until his death in 1974. Schmitz's first story, "Greenface" was published in Unknown in 1943, but his career as an SF writer really didn't begin until the early 50's. He wrote primarily for Astounding/Analog, and most of his work appeared between 1960 and 1974. Schmitz left a body of work of eight novels, several collections and fifty stories. Probably his best-known stories are "The Witches of Karres", "Grandpa", and "Balanced Ecology".