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    ISBN
    9781556436611

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    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
    Number of Pages
    288 Pages
    Language
    English
    Topic
    Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Science Fiction / General
    Publication Year
    2007
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Genre
    Fiction
    Author
    Theodore Sturgeon
    Book Series
    The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon Ser.
    Format
    Hardcover

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    1.1 in
    Item Weight
    20.2 Oz
    Item Length
    9 in
    Item Width
    6 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    2007-000769
    TitleLeading
    The
    Reviews
    ***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
    Series Volume Number
    11
    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., 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., This book contains ten major stories by the master of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, written during the 1960s.
    LC Classification Number
    PS3569.T875A6

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