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Theodore Sturgeon The Nail and the Oracle (Hardback)
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- Book Title
- Nail and the Oracle : Volume Xi: the Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
- Publication Name
- The Nail and the Oracle
- Title
- The Nail and the Oracle
- Subtitle
- Volume XI: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
- Contributor
- Harlan Ellison (Foreword by)
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 1556436610
- EAN
- 9781556436611
- ISBN
- 9781556436611
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books
- Genre
- Fiction
- Release Year
- 2007
- Release Date
- 17/07/2007
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 20.2 Oz
- Book Series
- Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Topic
- Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Science Fiction / General
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
ISBN-10
1556436610
ISBN-13
9781556436611
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59375926
Product Key Features
Book Title
Nail and the Oracle : Volume Xi: the Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
20.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
11
Lc Classification Number
Ps3569.T875a6
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***LocusRecommended Reading "The late Ted Sturgeon was one of the greats. If you believe what Harlan Ellison says in his foreword toThe 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, *** Locus Recommended Reading "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, *** Locus Recommended Reading "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
Copyright Date
2006
Lccn
2007-000769
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon Ser.
Illustrated
Yes
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