I think he was best known for Star Trek books, but I remember he did a few others, but then I forgot about him. looking at his wiki bio was interesting.
Blish studied microbiology at Rutgers University, graduating in 1942. He was drafted into Army service, and he served briefly as a medical laboratory technician. The United States Army discharged him for refusing orders to clean a grease trap in 1944. Following discharge, Blish entered Columbia University as a masters student of zoology. He did not complete the program, opting to write fiction full-time.[5]
In 1947, he married Virginia Kidd, a fellow Futurian.[1] They divorced in 1963. Blish then married artist J. A. Lawrence in 1964,[1] moving to England that same year.
From 1962 to 1968, Blish worked for the Tobacco Institute as a writer and critic. Much of his work for the institute went uncredited.
Blish died on July 30, 1975 from complications related to lung cancer. He was buried in Holywell Cemetery, Oxford. The Bodleian Library at Oxford is the custodian of Blish’s papers.[7] The library also has a complete catalog of Blish’s published works.
Black Easter and especially The Day After Judgement speak to the ideas behind this report. A wonderfully described scene of US Special Forces in battle with emerging demons. Hint, Green Berets lose big.