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

Sturgeon, Theodore

ISBN 10: 1556436610 / ISBN 13: 9781556436611

Published by North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, 2007

About this Item

Berkeley: North Atlantic Books:, 2007. First edition, Hardcover, New in dust jacket, 256 pp. Cover artwork by: Paula Morrison Covers the years between 1957 and 1970 when Sturgeon was between thirty-nine and fifty-two. Sturgeon s stories are among the best the SF community has ever produced and we can t recommend his work highly enough. Brilliant, evocative, innovative, literate, entertaining and absolutely wonderful. Highly recommended. First edition, Hardcover, New in dust jacket,

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Nail and the Oracle: Volume XI: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books, Berkeley
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556436610
• ISBN 13: 9781556436611
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Paula Morrison
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science Fiction

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Theodore Sturgeon was 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 Ellison lives in Los Angeles, CA.