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"Balanced Ecology"
(also as "The Diamond Wood Trees")
© Analog, Mar 1965
Nice Day for Screaming, 1965
--short story : 1966 Nebula
--/ cool sf story

"The Diamond Wood Trees"
(also as "Balanced Ecology")
© Analog, Mar 1965
Nice Day for Screaming, 1965
--/ cool sf story

"Grandpa"
© Astounding, Feb 1955
The Best of James Schmitz, 1991
--/ third place space sf story
--/ wonder award
--/ idea award
--/ adventure award


"Greenface"
© Unknown, Aug 1943
--/ cool f story
--/ wonder award
--/ rare find


"Novice"
(Telzey Amberdon series)
© Analog, Jun 1962
The Universe Against Her, 1964

"One Step Ahead"
© 1962, IF
--/ cool sf story

"Research Alpha"
(with A. E. Van Vogt)
© IF, Jul 1965
More Than Superhuman, 1971
--novella : 1966 Nebula

"Rogue Psi"
© Amazing, Aug 1962
--/ cool sf story

"The Second Night of Summer"
(Vegan Agents series)
© Galaxy, Dec 1950
Agent of Vega, 1960
--Groff Conklin story selection
--short story: 1950 Retro Hugo award

--/ fourth place planetary sf story
--/ wonder award

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"We Don't Want Any Trouble"
© Galaxy, Jun 1953
Eternal Frontier, 2002
--/ fourth place sf story
--/ wonder award
--/ shock value


Suspenseful and strong. Aliens among us and they can do mimicry very well. Idea is not fresh, but the gutsy, hard-boiled treatment of it in this story makes it one of the best for Schmitz.
review: 04-Jul-06 (read in 2000)

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"The Witches of Karrez"
© Astounding, Dec 1949
Ace SF Special, 1968
The Witches of Karrez, 2004
(with Eric Flint expansion)
--novel : 1967 Hugo
--all time novel : 1975 Locus All-Time Poll /36 (tie)
--all time sf novel : 1987 Locus All-Time Poll /31
--sf novel (before 1990) : 1998 Locus All-Time Poll /46 (tie)

--/ cool sf novel

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