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and sinister menaces, seem as if they would be more pleasant places to live than most Space Opera universes, places where you could have a viable, ordinary, and decent life once the plot was through requiring you to battle for existence against some Dread
Implacable Monster; Schmitz even has sympathy
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Terrarium; Summer Guests; Captives of the Thieve-Star; Caretaker; One Step Ahead; Left Hand, Right Hand; The Ties of Earth; Spacemaster; The Altruist; Oneness; We Don't Want Any Trouble; Just Curious; Would You?; These Are the Arts; Clean Slate; Crime Buff; Ham Sandwich; Where the Time Went;
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Greg
Fowlkes, editor-in-chief of Resurrected Press, said, "During the 50s and 60s "Space Opera" and James H. Schmitz were almost synonymous. He was famous for his tales of interstellar secret agents and galactic criminals, and particularly for heroines such as Telzey Amberdon and Trigger Argee. Many
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adventure—itself almost unheard of at the time—but he was also treating them as the total equal of the male characters, every bit as competent and brave and smart (and ruthless, when needs be), without saddling them with any of the "female weaknesses"—like an inclination to faint or cower under
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extreme duress, and/or seek protection behind the muscular frame of the Tough Male Hero) that would mar the characterization of women by some writers for years to come. (The
Schmitz Woman, for instance, is every bit as tough and competent as the
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Gardner Dozois has said, in prefacing the
Schmitz tale "The Second Night of Summer", in which humans on the planet Noorhut face an attack from aliens and are, unbeknownst to themselves, saved by the actions of a single woman with
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than van Vogt was, crafting even his villains as complicated, psychologically complex, and non-stereotypical characters, full of surprising quirks and behaviors that you didn't see in a lot of other Space
Adventure stuff."
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until they ended the business in 1949. Schmitz died of congestive lung failure in 1981 after a five-week stay in hospital in Los
Angeles. He was survived by his wife, Betty Mae Chapman Schmitz.
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of these characters had enhanced "psionic" powers that let them use their minds as well as their weapons to foil their enemies. All of them were resourceful in the best heroic tradition."
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her annoying tendency to think that nothing in the universe is as important as marrying Her Man and settling down to have as many babies as possible.)
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wrote, "Although he lacked van Vogt's paranoid tension and ornately Byzantine plots, the late James H. Schmitz was considerably better at
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Schmitz's "The Second Night of Summer", part of his "Agent of Vega" series, was the cover story in the third issue of
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Novice; Undercurrents; Poltergeist; Goblin Night; Sleep No More; The Lion Game; Blood of Nalakia; The Star Hyacinths
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as can be found anywhere." However, the website Free Speculative Fiction Online freely offers
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Schmitz's novella "Beacon to Elsewhere" took the cover of the April 1963 issue of
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which follows the continuing adventures of Captain Pausert, Goth, and the Leewit.
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which follows the continuing adventures of Captain Pausert, Goth, and the Leewit.
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woman ... a choice that most adventure writers wouldn't even make
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Schmitz wrote mostly short stories, which sold chiefly to
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The Good Stuff: Adventure SF in the Grand Tradition
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381:From 1949, when "Agent of Vega" appeared in
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1483:Company Planet; Resident Witch; Compulsion
1311:Goblin Night; Sleep No More; The Lion Game
878:"A Nice Day for Screaming" (January 1965,
584:"The Truth About Cushgar" (November 1950,
517:During World War II, Schmitz served as an
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2274:20th-century American short story writers
1824:"James H. Schmitz – Summary Bibliography"
769:"An Incident on Route 12" (January 1962,
611:"Captives of the Thieve Star" (May 1951,
829:"Left Hand, Right Hand" (November 1962,
694:"Sour Note on Palayata" (November 1956,
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1956:Millersville University of Pennsylvania
1895:New England Science Fiction Association
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1429:Hardcover, 1976, Sidgwick & Jackson
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988:"Where the Time Went" (November 1968,
813:"These Are the Arts" (September 1962,
270:Schmitz is best known as a writer of "
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1832:Internet Speculative Fiction Database
1278:Paperback, September 2002, Baen Books
896:"The Pork Chop Tree" (February 1965,
822:"The Winds of Time" (September 1962,
760:"The Star Hyacinths" (December 1961,
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1921:"James H. Schmitz [sidebar]"
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1236:Paperback, November 2001, Baen Books
2063:. Resurrected Press. Archived from
2027:The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
1097:Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
1004:Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
836:"Beacon to Elsewhere" (April 1963,
779:Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
374:The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
2279:20th-century American male writers
2186:Works by or about James H. Schmitz
1691:Paperback, 1966 (twice), Ace Books
1109:"Aura of Immortality" (June 1974,
620:"The End of the Line" (July 1951,
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2269:American male short story writers
2210:James H. Schmitz's online fiction
2162:The James H. Schmitz Encyclopedia
1407:Paperback, April 2000, Baen Books
1221:Agent of Vega & Other Stories
1088:"The Symbiotes" (September 1972,
1081:"Child of the Gods" (March 1972,
995:"The Custodians" (December 1968,
792:"The Other Likeness" (July 1962,
717:"Summer Guests" (September 1959,
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1496:Paperback, July 2000, Baen Books
1046:"The Telzey Toy" (January 1971,
903:"Balanced Ecology" (March 1965,
776:"Swift Completion" (March 1962,
710:"Harvest Time" (September 1958,
660:"The Vampirate" (December 1953,
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2284:American expatriates in Germany
2239:20th-century American novelists
2214:Free Speculative Fiction Online
2086:Ellik, Ron; Bill Evans (1966).
1952:"Schmitz, James H. (1911–1981)"
1897:. June 24, 2003. Archived from
1599:Paperback, 1979, Ace Books/SFBC
1123:"Blood of Nalakia" (retitle of
1002:"Just Curious" (December 1968,
967:"The Searcher" (February 1966,
871:"The Machmen" (September 1964,
864:"Clean Slate" (September 1964,
753:"Lion Loose..." (October 1961,
733:"The Illusionists" (retitle of
701:"The Big Terrarium" (May 1957,
257:Analog Science Fiction and Fact
2088:"The Universes of E. E. Smith"
1891:"The Best of James H. Schmitz"
1650:, paperback, 1979, Ace Books)
1102:"One Step Ahead" (April 1974,
1074:"The Lion Game" (August 1971,
981:"The Tuvela" (September 1968,
947:"The Tangled Web" (retitle of
931:"Sleep No More" (August 1965,
806:"Watch the Sky" (August 1962,
308:-powers and their escape from
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1016:"Would You?" (December 1969,
924:"Research Alpha" (July 1965,
527:United States Army Air Forces
401:In an essay in the anthology
1285:The Hub: Dangerous Territory
1243:The Best of James H. Schmitz
1053:"Company Planet" (May 1971,
1032:"Resident Witch" (May 1970,
1009:"Attitudes" (February 1969,
910:"Goblin Night" (April 1965,
557:"Agent of Vega" (July 1949,
101:Short story writer, novelist
2201:(public domain audiobooks)
1297:Paperback, 2001, Baen Books
1095:"Crime Buff" (August 1973,
857:"Undercurrents" (May 1964,
850:"Ham Sandwich" (June 1963,
570:" (Novella, December 1949,
324:, edited and with notes by
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2289:World War II photographers
2117:Schmitz, James H. (1950).
1697:Paperback, 1981, Ace Books
1694:Paperback, 1977, Ace Books
1652:(available from gutenberg)
1602:Paperback, 1981, Ace Books
1578:Paperback, 1968, Ace Books
1537:Paperback, February 2008,
1476:T'nT: Telzey & Trigger
1463:Paperback, 1979, Ace Books
1460:Paperback, 1964, Ace Books
1438:Paperback, 1982, Ace Books
1426:Paperback, 1973, DAW Books
1334:Paperback, 1982, Ace Books
1140:T'nT: Telzey & Trigger
1067:"Poltergeist" (July 1971,
917:"Trouble Tide" (May 1965,
799:"Rogue Psi" (August 1962,
744:"Gone Fishing" (May 1961,
669:"Grandpa" (February 1955,
604:"Space Fear" (March 1951,
593:The Second Night of Summer
550:"Greenface" (August 1943,
252:Astounding Science-Fiction
220:Education and early career
2195:Works by James H. Schmitz
2177:Works by James H. Schmitz
2157:James H. Schmitz obituary
1587:Hardcover, 1971, UK SFBC/
1515:Paperback, January 2001,
1039:"Compulsion" (June 1970,
958:"Faddist" (January 1966,
640:We Don't Want Any Trouble
117:Betty Mae Chapman Schmitz
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2022:"Schmitz, James H(enry)"
1688:Hardcover, 1966, Chilton
1448:The Universe Against Her
1145:"Forget It" (retitle of
1134:"Ti's Toys" (retitle of
1060:"Glory Day" (June 1971,
961:Bizarre Mystery Magazine
2244:American male novelists
1860:"James H(enry) Schmitz"
1796:The Sorceress of Karres
1761:The Sorceress of Karres
1441:Paperback, 1983, Hamlyn
684:Part 1)(January 1956,
230:International Harvester
82:Los Angeles, California
2059:Fowlkes, Greg (2010).
1628:Sidgwick & Jackson
1324:Sidgwick & Jackson
1195:Paperback, June 1964,
1189:Paperback, June 1962,
938:"Space Master" (1965,
891:Galaxy Science Fiction
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1609:The Eternal Frontiers
1503:Trigger & Friends
1455:Novice; Undercurrents
1151:Trigger & Friends
976:The Witches of Karres
843:"Oneness" (May 1963,
785:"Novice" (June 1962,
568:The Witches of Karres
314:The Witches of Karres
301:The Witches of Karres
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1867:Biography in Context
1794:This is a sequel of
1784:The Shaman of Karres
1773:The Wizard of Karres
1771:This is a sequel of
1748:This is a sequel of
1726:The Wizard of Karres
1658:A Tale of Two Clocks
1648:A Tale of Two Clocks
1207:Grosset & Dunlap
1147:Planet of Forgetting
941:New Writings in SF 3
887:Planet of Forgetting
663:Science-Fiction Plus
316:was nominated for a
265:Biography in Context
254:(which later became
204:Schmitz was born in
2098:on January 29, 2013
2067:on October 16, 2014
2032:St Martin's Griffin
1901:on January 17, 2018
1616:G. P. Putnam's Sons
1367:A Pride of Monsters
631:" (September 1952,
519:aerial photographer
190:James Henry Schmitz
47:James Henry Schmitz
1487:The Pork Chop Tree
949:The Star Hyacinths
889:" (February 1965,
680:" (November 1955,
595:" (December 1950,
477:James Tiptree, Jr.
404:The Good Old Stuff
280:damsel in distress
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1614:Hardcover, 1973,
1593:Paperback, 1974,
1581:Hardcover, 1969,
1571:Hardcover, 1968,
1525:The Winds of Time
1466:Hardcover, 1981,
1385:Paperback, 1973,
1379:Hardcover, 1970,
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1328:Paperback, 1979,
1322:Hardcover, 1976,
1316:Paperback, 1973,
1255:Hardcover, 1991,
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