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After Such Knowledge
Is the desire for knowledge, let alone the use of it, a misuse of the mind? Perhaps even actively evil?
From the tormented visions of a 13th Century prophet damned by the world... to the apocalyptic night when God is vanquished and all the devils are unleashed...
AFTER SUCH KNOWLEDGE
is James Blish's groundbreaking thematic trilogy, long-regarded as his finest work, comprising DR. MIRABILIS, BLACK EASTER, THE DAY AFTER JUDGEMENT and A CASE OF CONSCIENCE.
From the tormented visions of a 13th Century prophet damned by the world... to the apocalyptic night when God is vanquished and all the devils are unleashed...
AFTER SUCH KNOWLEDGE
is James Blish's groundbreaking thematic trilogy, long-regarded as his finest work, comprising DR. MIRABILIS, BLACK EASTER, THE DAY AFTER JUDGEMENT and A CASE OF CONSCIENCE.
- GenresScience FictionFiction
Hardcover
First published July 4, 1991
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About the author
James Blish
457 books323 followersJames Benjamin Blish was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. Blish also wrote literary criticism of science fiction using the pen-name William Atheling Jr.
In the late 1930's to the early 1940's, Blish was a member of the Futurians.
Blish trained as a biologist at Rutgers and Columbia University, and spent 1942–1944 as a medical technician in the U.S. Army. After the war he became the science editor for the Pfizer pharmaceutical company. His first published story appeared in 1940, and his writing career progressed until he gave up his job to become a professional writer.
He is credited with coining the term gas giant, in the story "Solar Plexus" as it appeared in the anthology Beyond Human Ken, edited by Judith Merril. (The story was originally published in 1941, but that version did not contain the term; Blish apparently added it in a rewrite done for the anthology, which was first published in 1952.)
Blish was married to the literary agent Virginia Kidd from 1947 to 1963.
From 1962 to 1968, he worked for the Tobacco Institute.
Between 1967 and his death from lung cancer in 1975, Blish became the first author to write short story collections based upon the classic TV series Star Trek. In total, Blish wrote 11 volumes of short stories adapted from episodes of the 1960s TV series, as well as an original novel, Spock Must Die! in 1970 — the first original novel for adult readers based upon the series (since then hundreds more have been published). He died midway through writing Star Trek 12; his wife, J.A. Lawrence, completed the book, and later completed the adaptations in the volume Mudd's Angels.
Blish lived in Milford, Pennsylvania at Arrowhead until the mid-1960s. In 1968, Blish emigrated to England, and lived in Oxford until his death in 1975. He is buried in Holywell Cemetery, Oxford, near the grave of Kenneth Grahame.
His name in Greek is Τζέημς Μπλις"
In the late 1930's to the early 1940's, Blish was a member of the Futurians.
Blish trained as a biologist at Rutgers and Columbia University, and spent 1942–1944 as a medical technician in the U.S. Army. After the war he became the science editor for the Pfizer pharmaceutical company. His first published story appeared in 1940, and his writing career progressed until he gave up his job to become a professional writer.
He is credited with coining the term gas giant, in the story "Solar Plexus" as it appeared in the anthology Beyond Human Ken, edited by Judith Merril. (The story was originally published in 1941, but that version did not contain the term; Blish apparently added it in a rewrite done for the anthology, which was first published in 1952.)
Blish was married to the literary agent Virginia Kidd from 1947 to 1963.
From 1962 to 1968, he worked for the Tobacco Institute.
Between 1967 and his death from lung cancer in 1975, Blish became the first author to write short story collections based upon the classic TV series Star Trek. In total, Blish wrote 11 volumes of short stories adapted from episodes of the 1960s TV series, as well as an original novel, Spock Must Die! in 1970 — the first original novel for adult readers based upon the series (since then hundreds more have been published). He died midway through writing Star Trek 12; his wife, J.A. Lawrence, completed the book, and later completed the adaptations in the volume Mudd's Angels.
Blish lived in Milford, Pennsylvania at Arrowhead until the mid-1960s. In 1968, Blish emigrated to England, and lived in Oxford until his death in 1975. He is buried in Holywell Cemetery, Oxford, near the grave of Kenneth Grahame.
His name in Greek is Τζέημς Μπλις"
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January 30, 2016
Given that the other reviews of the books within this omnibus have been posted under the individual novels, I have done likewise.
Doctor Mirabilis
Black Easter
The Day after Judgement
A Case of Conscience
Apart from Doctor Mirabilis, which I rated as four stars, I gave these books three stars each, hence my rating for the omnibus as a whole.
Doctor Mirabilis
Black Easter
The Day after Judgement
A Case of Conscience
Apart from Doctor Mirabilis, which I rated as four stars, I gave these books three stars each, hence my rating for the omnibus as a whole.
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November 4, 2014Three novels. Combined R1, R2, and R3
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May 9, 2012Dr. Mirabilis, Black Easter, The Day After Judgement And A Case Of Conscience.
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