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

Buch 11 von 13: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon

Sturgeon, Theodore

 
9781556436611: The Nail and the Oracle: Volume XI: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1556436610 ISBN 13: 9781556436611
Verlag: North Atlantic Books, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

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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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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.

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Verlag
North Atlantic Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1556436610
ISBN 13 
9781556436611
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
288
Herausgeber
Williams Paul
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