From Booklist
Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award, and the International Fantasy Award, Sturgeon was a master of sf and fantasy. He wrote more than 200 short stories and novels and inspired such peers as Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, and Stephen King. This book collects 12 of his best short stories, dating from 1940 to 1980. Sturgeon placed greater emphasis on character interactions than on story line, which make it difficult, at times, to form a clear picture of the plot. The stories are reminiscent of episodes of the TV series Outer Limits in the variety of their settings: after a nuclear holocaust, on a mysterious planet that causes regressive evolution, in the home of a man who can cure illnesses by unconventional means, etc. An excellent introduction to one of the most respected and influential sf writers. Bryan Baldus
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Review
"The Sturgeon magic does not diminish with the years. His stories have a timeless quality and a universality which is beyond fantasy and science fiction." —Madeleine L'Engle
"To the extent that the short story is an art, Sturgeon is the American short story writer. The fact that he happened to be writing science fiction was a glorious accident." -Samuel R. Delany
"Sturgeon is a master storyteller certain to fascinate." -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
"To the extent that the short story is an art, Sturgeon is the American short story writer. The fact that he happened to be writing science fiction was a glorious accident." -Samuel R. Delany
"Sturgeon is a master storyteller certain to fascinate." -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Book Description
Theodore Sturgeon was a genuine American master. Praised, revered, and even envied by the likes of Bradbury, Vonnegut, and King, his short stories contain some of his best work.
In "Thunder and Roses," soon after a nuclear Holocaust, a starlet gives one final performance during which she makes an odd request of the few remaining survivors. In perhaps his most praised story, "The Man Who Lost the Sea," a man riffs on memory and experience on the way to the story's powerful conclusion. And in the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning masterpiece, "Slow Sculpture," a young woman with a lump in her breast chances upon a strange healer. With unrivaled emotional impact, Theodore Sturgeon's stories are funny, lyrical, surprising, and provoking.
In "Thunder and Roses," soon after a nuclear Holocaust, a starlet gives one final performance during which she makes an odd request of the few remaining survivors. In perhaps his most praised story, "The Man Who Lost the Sea," a man riffs on memory and experience on the way to the story's powerful conclusion. And in the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning masterpiece, "Slow Sculpture," a young woman with a lump in her breast chances upon a strange healer. With unrivaled emotional impact, Theodore Sturgeon's stories are funny, lyrical, surprising, and provoking.
From the Back Cover
"The Sturgeon magic does not diminish with the years. His stories have a timeless quality and a universality which is beyond fantasy and science fiction." --Madeleine L'Engle
"To the extent that the short story is an art, Sturgeon is the American short story writer. The fact that he happened to be writing science fiction was a glorious accident." -Samuel R. Delany
"Sturgeon is a master storyteller certain to fascinate." -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
"To the extent that the short story is an art, Sturgeon is the American short story writer. The fact that he happened to be writing science fiction was a glorious accident." -Samuel R. Delany
"Sturgeon is a master storyteller certain to fascinate." -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
About the Author
Theodore Sturgeon was the author of numerous novels and over 200 stories. He died in 1985.
