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This title has fewer than 24 printed text pages. The Other Likeness is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by James H. Schmitz is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of James H. Schmitz then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Fiction / Science Fiction / Adventure; Fiction / Action ... Read more

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Has ISBN: 088389028 - but that is not a valid ISBN number. Perhaps the success of James H. Schmitz' techniques will encourage other writers to develop their own female characters past the point of stereotype. Approximately 34 pages. ... Read more

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Vintage paperback. Science fiction. ... Read more

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Duplicate Titles
New James H. Schmitz fans beware:This book was also published under the title "Legacy". ... Read more

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4 Paperbacks published by Baen Books. TELZEY AMBERDON, TNT, TRIGGER AND FRIENDS and THE HUB: DANGEROUS TERRITORY. The Complete Federation of THE HUB stories written by James H. Schmitz. All 4 volumes. All have Bob Eggleton cover art and are edited by Eric Flint. TELZEY ABERDON (March 2000, 448 pages, ISBN: 0671578510); TNT: Telzey & Trigger (July 2000, 416 pages, ISBN: 0671578790); TRIGGER & FRIENDS (January 2001, 480 pages, ISBN: 0671319663). THE HUB: DANGEROUS TERRITORY (April 2001, 480 pages, ISBN: 0671319841). "The Federation of the Hub: thousands of rough, ornery and tough-minded human worlds with only the subtlest of interstellar governments holding them all together. Stable at last after centuries of war, the Hub is now prime real estate ... making it a merciless arena for the conflicting schemes of criminals, unscrupulous corporations, and invaders from beyond the edges of Federation space. But the Hub is well-defended, and not only by professional heroes such as Telzey Amberdon and Trigger Argee. In Hub Space a citizen is expected to stand up for herself, blaster in hand, as needs must; so when Trouble comes Hubward in large doses, there are an awful lot of armed citizens waiting for it...." ... Read more

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Ten stories of extraordinary young people, first printed in Analog (or Astounding, the magazine's original name). These include: Mimsy Were the Borogoves, by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore [as by Lewis Padgett] (Science Fiction Hall of Fame; filmed as The Last Mimzy); Mewhu's Jet, by Theodore Sturgeon; The Witches of Karres, by James H. Schmitz; Mikal's Songbird, by Orson Scott Card (nominated, 1978 Nebula Award, 1979 Hugo Award); In Hiding, by Wilmar H. Shiras; Weyr Search, by Anne McCaffrey (nominated, 1967 Nebula Award; winner, 1968 Hugo Award); Meeting of Minds, by Ted Reynolds; Novice, by James H. Schmitz; Child of All Ages, by P. J. Plauger (nominated, 1975 Nebula Award, 1976 Hugo Award); Emergence, by David R. Palmer (nominated, 1982 Hugo Award; winner, 1981 Analog Award). ... Read more

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A childhood favorite
The stories in this anthology are a brilliant collection that I went back to again and again as a child, and searched out as an adult.

Many of the stories can be found expanded into novel form elsewhere, but this really is the creme de la creme, and they all stand well on their own. Thought provoking and gripping reads, I've enjoyed this collection for decades. ... Read more

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An Incident on Route 12
Watch The Sky
The Winds of Time
Legacy

394 pages. ... Read more

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Rollicking adventure
"Agent of Vega" isn't so much a single book as a series of short stories that are all loosely connected - a person mentioned in one story is featured in the next and so on.They all are about the Galactic Zone Agents of the Vegan Federation.These stories have not lost their freshness despite this book originally having been published 47 years ago.Fans of good, old-fashioned science fiction will love James Schmitz!

A slight correction
The previous reviewer is slightly off base. This not a series of "Tansy" (Telzey?) stories. It is a separate series about a classified military/police unit set in the same universe (more or less) asthe Telzey Amberdeen stories. There are four excellent stories here, eachabout a different agent/situation. All four are worth your time. Thesestories are aimed at a slightly more sophisticated audience than the"Telzey" stories. I highly recommend this book.

A slight correction
The previous reviewer is slightly off base. This not a series of "Tansy" (Telzey?) stories. It is a separate series about a classified military/police unit set in the same universe (more or less) asthe Telzey Amberdeen stories. There are four excellent stories here, eachabout a different agent/situation. All four are worth your time. Thesestories are aimed at a slightly more sophisticated audience than the"Telzey" stories. I highly recommend this book.

Brilliant collection of Novellas by famed SF author
James Schmitz was in his best form for these exciting Tansy stories.He accurately predicted, 40 years ago, microchip devices and communications technology - but the settings are not the usual dry hacker-filled distopiaso common these days, quite the reverse. Schmitz puts his beautiful heroinein settings with weird aliens, and strange planets.A really good read. ... Read more

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read this first if you're new to Schmitz
I'm a long-standing fan of the writings of James H. Schmitz, the author of a number of remarkable science fiction novels and stories originally published between 1960 and 1974. I enjoy them for their bold female characters (surprising even by today's standards), for the author's deft handling of psionics, and for his surprisingly accurate forsight of certain technologies such as cell phones.

Many of Schmitz' writings fall into one of two universes and have many interlocking characters. He wrote one set of tales set in the universe of the "Agent of Vega" series. He created a different universe in the "Federation of the Hub" series which includes over two dozen stories and novels (this is the first novel set in that environment). His writings exist as eight novels and fifty-odd stories in several collections, most of which have thankfully been reprinted by Baen books.

The Universe Against Her was first published in 1964. It consists of two episodes which can be regarded as the first two Telsey Amberdon adventures. Despite the juvenile title (and equally silly pictures on the front of the book), I found this to be a great read. If you're new to Schmitz, this book would be a very good place to start.

MILD SPOILERS: The first of the two episodes describes how a very young Telsey first learns about her psionic ability, which then allows her to overcome several obstacles and avert an impending disaster. The second episode involves Telsey working to gain greater control over her new-found talent and struggling to avoid being a tool of the powerful Psychology Service.

The TV series Babylon 5, and the recent Vorkosigan novels by Lois McMaster Bujold, owe something to the excellent legacy of Schmitz and especially the Telzey character first introduced in this book.Highly recommended!

A fun adventure fantasy about a female telepath
James Schmitz wrote a bunch of loosely connected stories (mostly short stories), and this is the first one about Telzey Amberdon -- his favorite telepathic character. My detailed rating for this book would be 4.0. This book has been combined with another, to create the currently published"Telzey Amberdon." The story is mostly an adventure story. Thatis, the EVENTS that happen in the book are the most interesting part of thestory. The characters, scenery, universe, history, etc. are not describedin any real detail. By the end of the book, you still don't"know" Telzey. But she is a telepath, and there seem to be manyinteresting things you can do with telepathy! And you get into some stickyfixes too. Schmitz did an admirable job creating a very strong femalecharacter, for people who care about such things. And her adventures arefun to read -- but none of the characters in the book are greatly likeable,and that makes it all come out a little flat. I think the book gets alittle dull to reread many times -- it loses a little sparkle each timethrough.

An excellent book for the forever young
I should have guessed from the cover picture that The Universe.. was a book for adolescents. I started reading a couple of chapters then gave up. Then one rainy day, I decided to pick the slimmest volume on the shelf andpromised myself to read the book to the end. The Universe got picked, andguess what? I not only managed to finish it but I enjoyed it. I guess weall have a child somewhere inside us waiting for an opportunity to get outand enjoy his/herself.

Excellent, loved this one!
I really loved this book. A real pity it is out of print as I would love to get a copy for my library. Would like to see some more books written about the marvelous Telzey!

Very good books - too bad they are out of print!
Telzey Amberdon is a character I loved. She is telepathic and often introuble just because of that fact.Schmitz 's books are a "mustread" for any serious science fiction - fantasy reader. ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of James H(enry) Schmitz, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 878 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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