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  Complete Short Fiction

  James H. Schmitz

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  Title Page

  About James H. Schmitz

  Pseudonyms

  Bibliography

  Short Fiction Bibliography: chronological

  Short Fiction Bibliography: alphabetical

  Fiction Series

  Recurring Characters

  1943

  GREENFACE

  1949

  AGENT OF VEGA

  THE WITCHES OF KARRES

  1950

  THE TRUTH ABOUT CUSHGAR

  SECOND NIGHT OF SUMMER

  1951

  SPACE FEAR

  CAPTIVES OF THIEVE-STAR

  THE END OF THE LINE

  1952

  THE ALTRUIST

  1953

  WE DON’T WANY ANY TROUBLE

  CARETAKER

  THE VAMPIRATE

  1955

  GRANDPA

  THE TIES OF EARTH (Part 1 of a 2-Part Serial)

  1956

  THE TIES OF EARTH (Conclusion of a 2-Part Serial)

  SOUR NOTE ON PALAYATA

  1957

  THE BIG TERRARIUM

  1958

  HARVEST TIME

  1959

  SUMMER GUESTS

  1960

  THE ILLUSIONISTS

  1961

  GONE FISHING

  LION LOOSE

  THE STAR HYACINTHS

  1962

  AN INCIDENT ON ROUTE 12

  SWIFT COMPLETION

  NOVICE

  THE OTHER LIKENESS

  ROGUE PSI

  WATCH THE SKY

  THESE ARE THE ARTS

  THE WINDS OF TIME

  LEFT HAND, RIGHT HAND

  1963

  THE BEACON TO ELSEWHERE

  ONENESS

  HAM SANDWICH

  1964

  UNDERCURRENTS (First of Two Parts)

  UNDERCURRENTS (Part 2)

  CLEAN SLATE

  THE MACHMEN

  1965

  A NICE DAY FOR SCREAMING

  PLANET OF FORGETTING

  THE PORK CHOP TREE

  BALANCED ECOLOGY

  GOBLIN NIGHT

  TROUBLE TIDE

  RESEARCH ALPHA

  SLEEP NO MORE

  1966

  FADDIST

  THE SEARCHER

  1968

  THE TUVELA (First of Two Parts)

  THE TUVELA (Conclusion)

  WHERE THE TIME WENT

  THE CUSTODIANS

  JUST CURIOUS

  1969

  ATTITUDES

  WOULD YOU?

  1970

  RESIDENT WITCH

  COMPULSION

  1971

  THE TELZEY TOY

  COMPANY PLANET

  GLORY DAY

  POLTERGEIST

  THE LION GAME (First of Two Parts)

  THE LION GAME (Conclusion)

  1972

  CHILD OF THE GODS

  THE SYMBIOTES

  1973

  CRIME BUFF

  1974

  ONE STEP AHEAD

  AURA OF IMMORTALITY

  James Henry Schmitz was born on October 15, 1911 Hamburg, Germany to American parents. He was educated at a Realgymnasium in Hamburg, and grew up speaking both English and German. The family spent World War I in the United States, then returned to Germany.

  Schmitz traveled to Chicago in 1930 to go to business school, then switched to a correspondence course in journalism. Unable to find a job because of the Great Depression, he returned to Germany to work with his father’s company. Schmitz lived in various German cities, where he worked for the International Harvester Company, until his family left shortly before World War II broke out in Europe.

  During World War II, Schmitz served as an aerial photographer in the Pacific for the United States Army Air Corps. After the war, he and his brother-in-law managed a business which manufactured trailers until they ended the business in 1949.

  His first story, “Greenface”, was published in the August 1943 issue of Unknown in August 1943.

  In late-1949, James H. Schmitz moved to California, where he met his wife, Betty Mae Chapman. His second story, “Agent of Vega” was published in the July, 1949 issue of Astounding.

  Schmitz is best known as a writer of “space opera”, and for his strong female characters (such as Telzey Amberdon and Trigger Argee) who did not conform to the “damsel in distress” stereotype typical of science fiction of the time.

  Most of his works are part of the “Hub” series. However, the novel that is usually thought of as Schmitz’s best work is “The Witches of Karres”, concerning juvenile “witches” with genuine psi-powers and their escape from slavery. “The Witches of Karres” was nominated for a Hugo Award.

  James H. Schmitz died of congestive lung failure on April 18, 1981, after a five-week stay in hospital in Los Angeles. He was survived by his wife, Betty Mae Chapman Schmitz.

  PSEUDONYMS

  Karolman Junghar

  Felix C. Forrest

  Paul Linebarger

  Paul M.A. Linebarger

  Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

  Carmichael Smith

  BIBLIOGRAPHY

  Novels

  A Tale of Two Clocks (1962)

  The Universe Against Her (1964)

  The Witches of Karres (1966)

  The Eternal Frontiers (1973)

  The Lion Game (1973)

  Magazine-published Novels

  Summer Guests, If, September 1959

  Lion Loose, Analog, October 1961

  The Beacon to Elsewhere, Amazing Stories, April 1963

  The Searcher, Analog, February 1966

  Serials

  The Ties of Earth, Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1955 and January 1956

  Undercurrents, Analog, May-June 1964

  The Tuvela, Analog, September-October 1968

  The Lion Game, Analog, August-September 1971

  Anthologies

  The Lords of Quarmall/The Beacon to Elsewhere (2011) with Harry Fischer and Fritz Leiber

  The Ties of Earth/Cue for Quiet (2012) with T.L. Sherred

  Chapbooks

  The Winds of Time (2003)

  An Incident on Route 12 (2007)

  Watch the Sky (2008)

  The Star Hyacinths (2008)

  Gone Fishing (2009)

  The Other Likeness (2009)

  Novice (2009)

  Lion Loose (2009)

  Oneness (2009)

  Ham Sandwich (2009)

  Collections

  Agent of Vega (1960)

  Nice Day for Screaming, and Other Tales of the Hub (1965)

  A Pride of Monsters (1970)

  The Telzey Toy (1973)

  The Best of James H. Schmitz (1991)

  Telzey Amberdon (2000)

  T’nT: Telzey & Trigger (2000)

  Trigger & Friends (2001)

  The Hub: Dangerous Territory (2001)

  Agent of Vega & Other Stories (2001)

  Eternal Frontier (2002)

  Original Edition of Edited Schmitz Stories (2005)

  The Winds of Time and Other Stories (2008)

  SHORT FICTION BIBLIOGRAPHY

  CHRONOLOGICAL

  1943

  Greenface, Unknown Worlds, August 1943

  1949

  Agent of Vega, Astounding S
cience Fiction, July 1949

  The Witches of Karres, Astounding Science Fiction, December 1949

  1950

  The Truth About Cushgar, Astounding Science Fiction, November 1950

  Second Night of Summer, Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1950

  1951

  Space Fear, Astounding Science Fiction, March 1951

  Captives of the Thieve-Star, Planet Stories, May 1951

  The End of the Line, Astounding Science Fiction, July 1951

  1952

  The Altruist, Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1952

  1953

  We Don’t Want Any Trouble, Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1953

  Caretaker, Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1953

  The Vampirate, Science-Fiction Plus, December 1953

  1955

  Grandpa, Astounding Science Fiction, February 1955

  The Ties of Earth (Part 1 of a 2-Part Serial), Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1955

  1956

  The Ties of Earth (Conclusion of a 2-Part Serial), Galaxy Science Fiction, January 1956

  Sour Note on Palayata, Astounding Science Fiction, November 1956

  1957

  The Big Terrarium, Saturn, May 1957

  1958

  Harvest Time, Astounding Science Fiction, September 1958

  1959

  Summer Guests, If, September 1959

  1960

  The Illusionists, Agent of Vega, April, 1960

  1961

  Gone Fishing, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, May 1961

  Lion Loose . . ., Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, October 1961

  The Star Hyacinths, Amazing Stories, December 1961

  1962

  An Incident on Route 12, If, January 1962

  Swift Completion, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, March 1962

  Novice, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, June 1962

  The Other Likeness, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, July 1962

  Rogue Psi, Amazing Stories, August 1962

  Watch the Sky, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, August 1962

  These Are the Arts, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1962

  The Winds of Time, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, September 1962

  Left Hand, Right Hand, Amazing Stories, November 1962

  1963

  The Beacon to Elsewhere, Amazing Stories, April 1963

  Oneness, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, May 1963

  Ham Sandwich, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, June 1963

  1964

  Undercurrents (First of Two Parts), Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, May 1964

  Undercurrents (Part 2), Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, June 1964

  Clean Slate, Amazing Stories, September 1964

  The Machmen, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, September 1964

  1965

  A Nice Day for Screaming, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, January 1965

  Planet of Forgetting, Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1965

  The Pork Chop Tree, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, February 1965

  Balanced Ecology, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, March 1965

  Goblin Night, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, April 1965

  Trouble Tide, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, May 1965

  Research Alpha, If, July 1965

  Sleep No More, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, August 1965

  1966

  Faddist, Bizarre Mystery Magazine, January 1966

  The Searcher, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, February 1966

  1968

  The Tuvela (First of Two Parts), Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, September 1968

  The Tuvela (Conclusion), Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, October 1968

  Where the Time Went, If, November 1968

  The Custodians, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, December 1968

  Just Curious, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, December 1968

  1969

  Attitudes, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1969

  Would You?, Fantastic, December 1969

  1970

  Resident Witch, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1970

  Compulsion, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1970

  1971

  The Telzey Toy, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1971

  Company Planet, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1971

  Glory Day, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1971

  Poltergeist, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1971

  The Lion Game (First of Two Parts), Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, August 1971

  The Lion Game (Conclusion), Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1971

  1972

  Child of the Gods, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, March 1972

  The Symbiotes, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1972

  1973

  Snake Man, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, February 1973

  Crime Buff, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, August 1973

  1974

  One Step Ahead, Worlds of If, March/April, March 1974

  Aura of Immortality, Worlds of If, May/June, May 1974

  SHORT FICTION BIBLIOGRAPHY

  ALPHABETICAL

  A

  A Nice Day for Screaming, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, January 1965

  Agent of Vega, Astounding Science Fiction, July 1949

  The Altruist, Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1952

  An Incident on Route 12, If, January 1962

  Attitudes, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1969

  Aura of Immortality, Worlds of If, May/June 1974

  B

  Balanced Ecology, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, March 1965

  The Beacon to Elsewhere, Amazing Stories, April 1963

  The Big Terrarium, Saturn, May 1957

  C

  Captives of the Thieve-Star, Planet Stories, May 1951

  Caretaker, Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1953

  Child of the Gods, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, March 1972

  Clean Slate, Amazing Stories, September 1964

  Company Planet, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1971

  Compulsion, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1970

  Crime Buff, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, August 1973

  The Custodians, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, December 1968

  E

  The End of the Line, Astounding Science Fiction, July 1951

  F

  Faddist, Bizarre Mystery Magazine, January 1966

  G

  Glory Day, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1971

  Goblin Night, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, April 1965

  Gone Fishing, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, May 1961

  Grandpa, Astounding Science Fiction, February 1955

  Greenface, Unknown Worlds, August 1943

  H

  Ham Sandwich, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, June 1963

  Harvest Time, Astounding Science Fiction, September 1958

  I

  The Illusionists, Agent of Vega, April, 1960

  J

  Just Curious, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, December 1968

  L

  Left Hand, Right Hand, Amazing Stories, November 1962

  The Lion Game (First of Two Parts), Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, August 1971

  The Lion Game (Conclusion), Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1971

  Lion Loose . . ., Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, October 1961

  M

  The Machmen, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, September 1964

  N

  Novice, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, June 1962

  O

  One Step Ahead, Worlds of If, March/April 1974

&n
bsp; Oneness, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, May 1963

  The Other Likeness, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, July 1962

  P

  Planet of Forgetting, Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1965

  Poltergeist, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1971

  The Pork Chop Tree, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, February 1965

  R

  Research Alpha, If, July 1965

  Resident Witch, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1970

  Rogue Psi, Amazing Stories, August 1962

  S

  The Searcher, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, February 1966

  Second Night of Summer, Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1950

  Sleep No More, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, August 1965

  Snake Man, Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, February 1973

  Sour Note on Palayata, Astounding Science Fiction, November 1956

  Space Fear, Astounding Science Fiction, March 1951

  The Star Hyacinths, Amazing Stories, December 1961

  Summer Guests, If, September 1959

  Swift Completion, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, March 1962

  The Symbiotes, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1972

  T

  The Telzey Toy, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1971

  These Are the Arts, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1962

  The Ties of Earth (Part 1 of a 2-Part Serial), Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1955

  The Ties of Earth (Conclusion of a 2-Part Serial), Galaxy Science Fiction, January 1956

  Trouble Tide, Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, May 1965

  The Truth About Cushgar, Astounding Science Fiction, November 1950

  The Tuvela (First of Two Parts), Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, September 1968

  The Tuvela (Conclusion), Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, October 1968

  U

  Undercurrents (First of Two Parts), Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, May 1964

  Undercurrents (Part 2), Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, June 1964

  V

  The Vampirate, Science-Fiction Plus, December 1953

  W

  Watch the Sky, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, August 1962

  We Don’t Want Any Trouble, Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1953

  Where the Time Went, If, November 1968

  The Winds of Time, Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, September 1962

  The Witches of Karres, Astounding Science Fiction, December 1949

  Would You?, Fantastic, December 1969

  FICTION SERIES

  [C] = Collection

  [PN] = magazine-published novel

  [SER] = serial