- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: North Atlantic Books (Sep 28 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1556439342
- ISBN-13: 978-1556439346
- Product Dimensions: 16.1 x 3.7 x 23.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 739 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #297,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Sturgeon wrote miraculous short stories ... Sturgeon found his urgency directed in becoming the John Dos Passos, the William Faulkner, the Ring Lardner, the James Thurber, the Virginia Woolf of science fiction."
—Jonathan Lethem
"A terrific writer; I enjoyed every word he published."
—Robert Heinlein
"One of the best writers in America ... Sturgeon is a master storyteller certain to fascinate all sorts of readers, not only science fiction fans."
—Kurt Vonnegut
"Sturgeon's stories have an emotional impact unmatched by almost any other writer."
—Arthur C. Clarke
"Sturgeon's often tender explorations of alien minds were as carefully worked out as Faulkner's exploration of the mind of the idiot in The Sound and the Fury. His emphasis on psychology instead of blasters prepared the way for most modern masters of the science fiction genre."
—Stephen King
"Sturgeon wrote with power, range, vividness, fierce insight, and above all, with a fine prose style. I turn to him expecting to find all the pleasures of literature, and he never disappoints."
—Michael Chabon, bestselling author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
—Jonathan Lethem
"A terrific writer; I enjoyed every word he published."
—Robert Heinlein
"One of the best writers in America ... Sturgeon is a master storyteller certain to fascinate all sorts of readers, not only science fiction fans."
—Kurt Vonnegut
"Sturgeon's stories have an emotional impact unmatched by almost any other writer."
—Arthur C. Clarke
"Sturgeon's often tender explorations of alien minds were as carefully worked out as Faulkner's exploration of the mind of the idiot in The Sound and the Fury. His emphasis on psychology instead of blasters prepared the way for most modern masters of the science fiction genre."
—Stephen King
"Sturgeon wrote with power, range, vividness, fierce insight, and above all, with a fine prose style. I turn to him expecting to find all the pleasures of literature, and he never disappoints."
—Michael Chabon, bestselling author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
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James Blish called him the “finest conscious artist science fiction ever produced.” Kurt Vonnegut based the famous character Kilgore Trout on him. And such luminaries as Harlan Ellison, Stephen King, and Octavia Butler have hailed him as a mentor. Theodore Sturgeon was both a popular favorite and a writer’s writer, carving out a singular place in the literary landscape based on his masterful wordplay, conceptual daring, and narrative drive. Sturgeon’s sardonic sensibility and his skill at interweaving important social issues such as sex—including gay themes—and war into his stories are evident in all of his work, regardless of genre.
Case and the Dreamer displays Sturgeon’s gifts at their peak. The book brings together his last stories, written between 1972 and 1983. They include “The Country of Afterward,” a sexually explicit story Sturgeon had been unable to write earlier in his career, and the title story, about an encounter with a transpatial being that is also a meditation on love. Several previously unpublished stories are included, as well as his final one, “Grizzly,” a poignant take on the lung disease that killed him two years later. Noted critic and anthologist Paul Williams contextualizes Sturgeon as both man and artist in an illuminating afterword, and the book includes an index to the stories in all thirteen volumes.
Case and the Dreamer displays Sturgeon’s gifts at their peak. The book brings together his last stories, written between 1972 and 1983. They include “The Country of Afterward,” a sexually explicit story Sturgeon had been unable to write earlier in his career, and the title story, about an encounter with a transpatial being that is also a meditation on love. Several previously unpublished stories are included, as well as his final one, “Grizzly,” a poignant take on the lung disease that killed him two years later. Noted critic and anthologist Paul Williams contextualizes Sturgeon as both man and artist in an illuminating afterword, and the book includes an index to the stories in all thirteen volumes.
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Grandmaster in late life, Dec 1 2010
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This review is from: Case and the Dreamer: Volume XIII: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon (Hardcover)
Theodore Sturgeon was not only a Grand Master of science fiction but one of the most outstanding prose lyricists in any genre. These are the last stories in the last volume of the ambitious 13-volume series that collects all his short fiction. The mix is eclectic, ranging from classic sci-fi themes to westerns to noir to case studies of the human condition. The master's touch is still evident, including in previously unpublished material. Since the death of Paul Williams, Noel Sturgeon does a fine job of providing end notes and commentary on each story, putting some in context and showing how others pick up Sturgeon's favorite themes. Few sci-fi authors would merit this mammoth labor of love, but this is clearly one of them.
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