β Scribed by Theodore Sturgeon
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Thirteen ingenious storiesβat once breathtaking, wondrous, horrifying, and achingly humanβfrom one of science fiction and fantasy's most influential writers
One of science fiction's most beloved trailblazers, Hugo and NebulaβAward winning author Theodore Sturgeon wrote novels and short fiction that inspired and amazed readers and critics alike.
In Selected Stories, thirteen of Sturgeon's very best tales have been gathered into one collection: Here are stories of love and darkness, transcendence and obsession, alien contact and human interaction. In the devastating wake of a nuclear holocaust, an actress performs her swan song before a small audience of survivors. A machine is possessed and intent upon destruction. Humankind's place in the vast cosmos is explored, as is the strange humanity of evil. In the author's acclaimed story "The Man Who Lost the Sea," a life is reconstructed in bizarre shattered fragments. And in...
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