Selected Stories of Theodore Sturgeon

by STURGEON, THEODORE

• ISBN13: 9780375703751
• ISBN10: 0375703756
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-17
• Publisher: Vintage

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Theodore Sturgeon was the author of numerous novels and over 200 stories. He died in 1985.

Table of Contents

Thunder and Roses	3	(24)
The Gold Helix	27	(56)
Mr. Costello, Hero	83	(26)
Bianca's Hands	109	(9)
The Skills of Xanadu	118	(28)
Killdozer!	146	(70)
Bright Segment	216	(25)
The Sex Opposite	241	(28)
The [Widget], the [Wadget], and Boff	269	(84)
It	353	(25)
A Way of Thinking	378	(29)
The Man Who Lost the Sea	407	(12)
Slow Sculpture	419