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The Nail and the Oracle: Volume XI: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon Hardcover - 2007

by Theodore Sturgeon; Paul Williams (Editor); Foreword by Harlan Ellison

This book contains ten major stories by the master of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, written during the 1960s.

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This book contains ten major stories by the master of science fiction, fantasy, and horror written during the 1960s. The controversial "If All Men We re Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?" shows the author's technique of "ask the next question" used in a way that shatters social conventions. "When You Care, When You Love" offers a prescient vision of the marriage of deep obsessive love and genetic manipulation, written long before actual cloning techniques existed. "Runesmith" constitutes a rare example of Sturgeon collaborating with a legendary colleague, Harlan Ellison. Included also are two other rarities: two detective stories and a Western that showcase Sturgeon's knack for characterization and action outside his usual genre. "Take Care of Joey" has been read as an allusion to the complex personal relationship between Sturgeon and Ellison, while "It Was Nothing, Really!" hilariously skewers the mores of the military-industrial complex. As always, these stories demonstrate not only Sturgeon's brilliant wordplay but also his timeliness, with "Brown-shoes" and "The Nail and the Oracle" standing out as powerful commentaries on the use and abuse of power that might have been written yesterday.

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  • Title The Nail and the Oracle: Volume XI: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
  • Author Theodore Sturgeon; Paul Williams (Editor); Foreword by Harlan Ellison
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA
  • Date July 17, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781556436611 / 1556436610
  • Weight 1.26 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 6.4 x 1.05 in (22.91 x 16.26 x 2.67 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, American
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007000769
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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“The late Ted Sturgeon was one of the greats. If you believe what Harlan Ellison says in his foreword to The Nail and the Oracle, Volume XI: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, he may even have been the greatest SF writer ever. Sure, he was quirky, but he could write like an angel and he well deserves the adulation directed toward his ghost since his death in 1985. The present volume collects a dozen of his works from 1957 to 1970, ‘his prime story-writing years.’ One of the stars of the collection is the famous ‘If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?’ Another is ‘Runesmith,’ cowritten with Harlan. For the rest, order a copy. Sturgeon, as long as he’s been gone, is not a writer one regrets reading.”
—Analog Science Fiction and Fact

Citations

  • Asimov's Science Fiction, 09/01/2008, Page 140

About the author

Theodore Sturgeonwas one of science fiction's most acclaimed and influential writers. In addition to hundreds of stories, he wrote novels, scripts for Star Trek and The Twilight Zone, and received many awards including the Hugo and the Nebula. He died in 1985 at age sixty-seven. A legendary author of mystery, horror, fantasy, and science-fiction stories, Harlan Ellisonlives in Los Angeles, CA.
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