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: Theodore Sturgeon
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 10/17/2000
Pages: 448
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.22w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9780375703751


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2000 pg. 1241
Publishers Weekly 10/02/2000 pg. 65
New York Times 11/12/2000 pg. 36
Booklist 10/15/2000 pg. 426
New York Times 12/03/2000 pg. 88

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