James H Schmitz Books in Order

Four connected novellas follow telepathic agents operating across a dangerous galaxy. The Vegan Confederacy relies on these covert operatives to survive among hostile powers, while concerns about an alien agent and secret passengers test confidence in their extraordinary safeguards.

When ancient living machines begin moving after millennia of inactivity, their discoverer disappears. Trigger Argee searches for her missing associate while rival factions pursue her, and the mysterious plasmoids raise troubling questions about a vanished civilization.

Teenage Telzey Amberdon discovers that her telepathic abilities extend beyond human minds. These linked science fiction adventures draw her into alien encounters and conflicts with powerful authorities interested in controlling talents she is only beginning to understand.

These six science fiction stories explore Schmitz's interstellar Hub through encounters with alien infiltrators, altered humans, and unexpected dangers in pseudospace. The collection includes the title story, The Machmen, The Other Likeness, and Balanced Ecology.

Captain Pausert rescues three enslaved girls, only to discover that his passengers are witches with extraordinary powers. Their presence turns an ordinary trading voyage into a space adventure involving dangerous enemies and increasingly complicated trouble.

On a watery alien world, a scientist discovers that invaders are preparing to strike. With unusual local allies and limited resources, she must use her knowledge of the planet's biology to counter a much larger threat.

Telzey Amberdon's telepathic powers draw her into dangerous encounters with formidable opponents. This science fiction collection brings together Goblin Night, Sleep No More, and The Lion Game, placing her abilities against threats that ordinary defenses cannot stop.

Telzey Amberdon returns in four adventures as her already formidable telepathic abilities continue to develop. This collection includes The Telzey Toy, Resident Witch, Compulsion, and Company Planet, following the young heroine through further challenges in the Galactic Federation.

Nine science fiction stories bring together Schmitz’s telepathic adventurers, ecological puzzles, and encounters with unfamiliar creatures. The collection includes Novice, Grandpa, The Custodians, and Lion Loose, accompanied by an introduction and a bibliography of the author’s work.

This collection follows Telzey Amberdon as she discovers her powerful telepathic gifts and encounters intelligent aliens overlooked by human settlers. Her abilities also attract dangerous attention from the Psychology Service and other practitioners of mental powers.

Telepath Telzey Amberdon and skilled agent Trigger Argee join forces when danger threatens the Federation of the Hub. These collected adventures pair their different strengths against criminals, hostile aliens, and schemes reaching beyond any single planet.

Across the Federation of the Hub, ordinary citizens face threats from alien invaders, ruthless criminals, and unscrupulous interests. This science fiction collection includes The Demon Breed alongside stories exploring the dangers within a sprawling interstellar civilization.

Trigger Argee, Heslet Quillan, and Holati Tate navigate the Federation of the Hub's dangerous intrigues. These collected science fiction adventures involve corrupt authorities, criminal schemes, and alien complications, with resourceful agents confronting threats concealed beneath familiar institutions.

This collection includes a novel about humanity's division into space-dwelling Swimmers and planet-based Walkers. Crowell, who has lived among both, investigates the hidden forces pushing them toward war, alongside further science fiction stories by Schmitz.

Four science fiction stories explore strange encounters and dangers through An Incident on Route 12, Watch the Sky, The Winds of Time, and Lion Loose. The collection brings together Schmitz’s short fiction about unsettling possibilities beyond ordinary experience.