Most of his works are part of the "Hub" series, though his best known novel is the non-Hub The Witches of Karres, concerning juvenile "witches" with genuine psi-powers and their escape from slavery.
His first published story was Greenface, published in August 1943 in Unknown. Schmitz is best known as a writer of space opera, and for strong female characters (including Telzey Amberdon and Trigger Argee) that didn't fit into the damsel in distress stereotype typical of science fiction during the time he was writing. After the war, he and his brother-in-law ran a business which manufactured trailers until they broke up the business in 1949. During World War II, Schmitz served as an aerial photographer in the Pacific for the United States Army Air Corps. Aside from two years at business school in Chicago, Schmitz lived in Germany until 1938, leaving before World War II broke out in Europe in 1939. After the war, h James Henry Schmitz (October 15, 1911–April 18, 1981) was an American writer born in Hamburg, Germany of American parents. James Henry Schmitz (October 15, 1911–April 18, 1981) was an American writer born in Hamburg, Germany of American parents. Los cuentos que más me gustaron son "El gran terrario", "Mano izquierda, mano derecha" y "Pizarra limpia". Incluye la novela corta que le da título al volumen, más 21 cuentos que constituyen el resto de la producción de Schmitz, aparte de la novela The witches of Karres, el séptimo volumen de la serie. Schmitz publicadas por Baen Books, editadas por Eric Flint. The stories I liked most are "The big terrarium," "Left hand, right hand" and "Clean slate."ĮSPAÑOL: Sexto volumen de las obras completas de James H.
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It comprises the novella providing the title plus 21 short stories, making up the remainder of Schmitz production, apart from the novel The witches of Karres, the 7th volume in the series. Schmitz published by Baen Books, edited by Eric Flint. Schmitz publicadas por Baen Books, editadas por Er ENGLISH: Sixth volume of the complete works by James H. The stories I liked most are "The big terrarium," "Left hand, right hand" and "Clean slate." ESPAÑOL: Sexto volumen de las obras completas de James H. This full-length novel and much more, fill a huge volume from the master of science fiction adventure.moreĮNGLISH: Sixth volume of the complete works by James H. And if Crowell cannot head off the war and convince both sides of the existence of the real enemy, both branches of the human race may be headed for untimely extinction. Then he discovers the true cause of the altercation: a hidden alien race moving behind the scenes to provoke a war so that they can pick up the pieces after the two sides have obliterated each other. The latter group, the Walkers, are not about to say farewell to the planets they grew up on, and think the Swimmers are not so much advanced as deranged.Ĭrowell, born a Swimmer but now a Walker by choice, is caught in the middle as the two sides seem headed for war. One is the Swimmers, who have adapted to living in zero-gravity, and regard themselves as the next step in evolution, and those who prefer to live on the surface of a planet as little better than apes. The latter group, the Walkers, are not about to say farewell to the p Earth's colonists have spread throughout the cosmos, and have almost divided into two separate species.
Earth's colonists have spread throughout the cosmos, and have almost divided into two separate species.