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James H. Schmitz

Schmitz, James Henry

October 15, 1911 – April 18, 1981 (aged 69)

Birth place: Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg, German Empire

101 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
August 1943 140 Short Fiction Greenface Unknown Worlds, August 1943
July 1949 10 Short Fiction Agent of Vega Astounding Science Fiction, July 1949
December 1949 3 Short Fiction The Witches of Karres Astounding Science Fiction, December 1949
November 1950 6 Short Fiction The Truth About Cushgar Astounding Science Fiction, November 1950
December 1950 4 Short Fiction Second Night of Summer Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1950
March 1951 2 Short Fiction Space Fear Astounding Science Fiction, March 1951
May 1951 4 Short Fiction Captives of the Thieve-Star Planet Stories, May 1951
July 1951 8 Short Fiction The End of the Line Astounding Science Fiction, July 1951
September 1952 136 Short Fiction The Altruist Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1952
June 1953 113 Short Fiction We Don't Want Any Trouble Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1953
July 1953 46 Short Fiction Caretaker Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1953
December 1953 22 Short Fiction The Vampirate Science-Fiction Plus, December 1953
February 1955 107 Short Fiction Grandpa Astounding Science Fiction, February 1955
November 1955 4 Serial The Ties of Earth (Part 1 of 2) Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1955
January 1956 108 Serial The Ties of Earth (Part 2 of 2) Galaxy Science Fiction, January 1956
November 1956 10 Short Fiction Sour Note on Palayata Astounding Science Fiction, November 1956
September 1958 48 Short Fiction Harvest Time Astounding Science Fiction, September 1958
September 1959 4 Short Fiction Summer Guests If, September 1959
December 1960 71 Review Agent of Vega The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1960
April 1961 123|123.2 Review Agent of Vega Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, April 1961
May 1961 52 Short Fiction Gone Fishing Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, May 1961
June 1961 95 Review Agent of Vega Galaxy Magazine, June 1961
October 1961 4 Short Fiction Lion Loose Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, October 1961
December 1961 48 Short Fiction The Star Hyacinths Amazing Stories, December 1961
January 1962 158 Short Fiction An Incident on Route 12 If, January 1962
June 1962 122 Short Fiction Novice Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, June 1962
July 1962 64 Short Fiction The Other Likeness Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, July 1962
August 1962 125|125.1 Review A Tale of Two Clocks Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, August 1962
August 1962 4 Short Fiction Rogue Psi Amazing Stories, August 1962
August 1962 62 Short Fiction Watch the Sky Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, August 1962
September 1962 52 Short Fiction The Winds of Time Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, September 1962
September 1962 113 Short Fiction These Are the Arts The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1962
November 1962 4 Short Fiction Left Hand, Right Hand Amazing Stories, November 1962
December 1962 159 Review Agent of Vega Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, December 1962
April 1963 4 Short Fiction The Beacon to Elsewhere Amazing Stories, April 1963
May 1963 45 Short Fiction Oneness Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, May 1963
June 1963 71 Short Fiction Ham Sandwich Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, June 1963
May 1964 17 Serial Undercurrents (Part 1 of 2) Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, May 1964
June 1964 50 Serial Undercurrents (Part 2 of 2) Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, June 1964
September 1964 108 Short Fiction Clean Slate Amazing Stories, September 1964
September 1964 43 Short Fiction The Machmen Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, September 1964
January 1965 46 Short Fiction A Nice Day for Screaming Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, January 1965
February 1965 160 Short Fiction Planet of Forgetting Galaxy Magazine, February 1965
February 1965 42 Short Fiction The Pork Chop Tree Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, February 1965
March 1965 31 Short Fiction Balanced Ecology Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, March 1965
April 1965 9 Short Fiction Goblin Night Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, April 1965
May 1965 8 Short Fiction Trouble Tide Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, May 1965
July 1965 6 Short Fiction Research Alpha If, July 1965
August 1965 80 Short Fiction Sleep No More Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, August 1965
October 1965 150 Review The Universe Against Her Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, October 1965
November 1965 5 Essay Letter to Damon Knight (SWFA Bulletin, November 1965) SFWA Bulletin, November 1965
January 1966 51 Short Fiction Faddist Bizarre Mystery Magazine, January 1966
February 1966 8 Short Fiction The Searcher Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, February 1966
April 1966 3 Essay Recommended by Members SFWA Bulletin, April 1966
June 1966 6 Essay Letter to Damon Knight (SFWA Bulletin, June 1966) SFWA Bulletin, June 1966
July 1966 150 Review A Nice Day for Screaming Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, July 1966
May 1967 159 Review The Witches of Karres Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, May 1967
August 1967 33 Review The Witches of Karres The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1967
October 1968 167 Review The Witches of Karres Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, October 1968
November 1968 99 Short Fiction Where the Time Went If, November 1968
December 1968 Short Fiction Just Curious Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, December 1968
December 1968 8 Short Fiction The Custodians Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, December 1968
February 1969 5 Short Fiction Attitudes The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1969
March 1969 142 Review The Demon Breed Amazing Stories, March 1969
July 1969 167 Review The Demon Breed Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1969
December 1969 91 Short Fiction Would You? Fantastic, December 1969
1970 14 Review The Demon Breed Vector 55
May 1970 72 Short Fiction Resident Witch Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1970
June 1970 92 Short Fiction Compulsion Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1970
August 1970 30 Review The Witches of Karres Science Fiction Review, August 1970
January 1971 8 Short Fiction The Telzey Toy Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1971
May 1971 71 Short Fiction Company Planet Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1971
June 1971 20 Review A Pride of Monsters The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1971
June 1971 8 Short Fiction Glory Day Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1971
July 1971 148 Short Fiction Poltergeist Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1971
August 1971 8 Serial The Lion Game (Part 1 of 2) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, August 1971
September 1971 62 Serial The Lion Game (Part 2 of 2) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1971
March 1972 120 Short Fiction Child of the Gods Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, March 1972
September 1972 8 Short Fiction The Symbiotes Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1972
August 1973 98|98.4 Review A Pride of Monsters Vertex: The Magazine of Science Fiction, August 1973
September 1973 147 Review A Pride of Monsters Galaxy, September 1973
September 1973 163 Review The Eternal Frontiers Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1973
September 1973 163 Review The Lion Game Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1973
March 1974 6 Short Fiction One Step Ahead Worlds of If, March-April 1974
May 1974 124 Short Fiction Aura of Immortality Worlds of If, May-June 1974
March 1977 21 Review The Lion Game Vector 80
March 1977 21 Review The Telzey Toy Vector 80
July 1979 14 Review Legacy Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1979
August 1979 94 Review Legacy Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, August 1979
August 1979 94 Review The Universe Against Her Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, August 1979
December 1979 33 Review The Universe Against Her Future Life, December 1979
January 1982 16 Review The Witches of Karres Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 18, 1982
August 1991 29 Review The Best of James H. Schmitz Locus, #367 August 1991
September 1991 32|32.95 Review The Best of James H. Schmitz Science Fiction Chronicle, #143 September 1991
June 2000 61 Review Telzey Amberdon Locus, #473 June 2000
September 2000 68 Review T'nT: Telzey & Trigger Locus, #476 September 2000
January 2001 35 Review The Witches of Karres Vector 215
March 2001 33 Review Trigger & Friends Locus, #482 March 2001
May 2001 31 Review The Witches of Karres Vector 217
January 2002 33 Review Agent of Vega and Other Stories Locus, #492 January 2002
February 2009 151 Review The Hub: Dangerous Territory Theaker's Quarterly Fiction, #27

36 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
1960 Collection Agent of Vega James H. Schmitz
1962 Novel A Tale of Two Clocks James H. Schmitz
1964 Novel The Universe Against Her James H. Schmitz
1965 Collection A Nice Day for Screaming and Other Tales of the Hub James H. Schmitz
1966 Novel The Witches of Karres James H. Schmitz
1968 Novel The Demon Breed James H. Schmitz
1970 Collection A Pride of Monsters James H. Schmitz
1973 Novel The Eternal Frontiers James H. Schmitz
1973 Novel The Lion Game James H. Schmitz
1973 Collection The Telzey Toy James H. Schmitz
1979 Novel Legacy James H. Schmitz
1982 Collection The Telzey Toy and Other Stories James H. Schmitz
1991 Collection The Best of James H. Schmitz James H. Schmitz
2000 Collection T'nT: Telzey & Trigger James H. Schmitz
2000 Collection Telzey Amberdon James H. Schmitz
2001 Collection Agent of Vega & Other Stories James H. Schmitz
2001 Collection The Hub: Dangerous Territory James H. Schmitz
2001 Collection Trigger & Friends James H. Schmitz
2002 Collection Eternal Frontier James H. Schmitz
2003 Chapbook The Winds of Time James H. Schmitz
2005 Collection Original Edition of Edited Schmitz Stories James H. Schmitz
2007 Chapbook An Incident on Route 12 James H. Schmitz
2008 Chapbook The Star Hyacinths James H. Schmitz
2008 Collection The Winds of Time and Other Stories James H. Schmitz
2008 Chapbook Watch the Sky James H. Schmitz
2009 Chapbook Gone Fishing James H. Schmitz
2009 Chapbook Ham Sandwich James H. Schmitz
2009 Chapbook Lion Loose James H. Schmitz
2009 Chapbook Novice James H. Schmitz
2009 Chapbook Oneness James H. Schmitz
2009 Chapbook Summer Guests James H. Schmitz
2009 Chapbook The Other Likeness James H. Schmitz
2016 Chapbook Captives of the Thieve-Star James H. Schmitz
2023 Chapbook Left Hand, Right Hand James H. Schmitz
2023 Chapbook Rogue Psi James H. Schmitz
2023 Chapbook The Beacon to Elsewhere James H. Schmitz

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1962 Hugo Award Best Short Fiction Gone Fishing Nominee
1962 Hugo Award Best Short Fiction Lion Loose Nominee
1966 Nebula Award Novelette Goblin Night Nominee
1966 Nebula Award Novelette Planet of Forgetting Nominee
1966 Nebula Award Novella Research Alpha Nominee
1966 Nebula Award Short Story Balanced Ecology Nominee
1967 Hugo Award Best Novel The Witches of Karres Nominee
1975 Locus Poll Award All-Time Best Novel The Witches of Karres Nominee
1987 Locus Poll Award All-Time Best SF Novel The Witches of Karres Nominee
1992 Locus Poll Award Best Collection The Best of James H. Schmitz Finalist
1998 Locus Poll Award All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990 The Witches of Karres Nominee
2001 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Telzey Amberdon Finalist
2001 Retro Hugo Award Best Novelette The Second Night of Summer Nominee
2002 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Trigger & Friends Nominee
2017 Prometheus Award Prometheus Hall of Fame Award The End of the Line Nominee
2019 Retro Hugo Award Best Novelette Greenface Nominee
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