A Saucer of Loneliness

Volume VII: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon

Foreword by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Edited by Paul Williams
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On sale Apr 16, 2013 | 400 Pages | 9781583947517

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The Theodore Sturgeon anthology series continues with this collection of 12 masterful science fiction short stories from the Science Fiction Hall of Famer’s golden era.

Features the titular story that inspired an episode of The Twilight Zone starring Shelley Duvall!

Kurt Vonnegut cites Theodore Sturgeon as the inspiration for his character Kilgore Trout. This volume includes 12 sci-fi stories from 1953, considered Sturgeon’s golden era. Among them are:
 
• “A Saucer of Loneliness”
• “The Silken-Swift”
• “A Way of Thinking”
• “The Dark Room”
• “The Clinic”
 
Also included is “The World Well Lost”—a story very ahead of its time in advocating gay rights. With this new volume, you’ll discover some of the best stories from one of science fiction’s most legendary talents!
Theodore Sturgeon was born on February 26, 1918, in Staten Island, New York. He died in Eugene, Oregon, on May 8, 1985. A resident of New York City, upstate New York, and Los Angeles, he is the author of more than thirty novels and short story collections.

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The Theodore Sturgeon anthology series continues with this collection of 12 masterful science fiction short stories from the Science Fiction Hall of Famer’s golden era.

Features the titular story that inspired an episode of The Twilight Zone starring Shelley Duvall!

Kurt Vonnegut cites Theodore Sturgeon as the inspiration for his character Kilgore Trout. This volume includes 12 sci-fi stories from 1953, considered Sturgeon’s golden era. Among them are:
 
• “A Saucer of Loneliness”
• “The Silken-Swift”
• “A Way of Thinking”
• “The Dark Room”
• “The Clinic”
 
Also included is “The World Well Lost”—a story very ahead of its time in advocating gay rights. With this new volume, you’ll discover some of the best stories from one of science fiction’s most legendary talents!

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Theodore Sturgeon was born on February 26, 1918, in Staten Island, New York. He died in Eugene, Oregon, on May 8, 1985. A resident of New York City, upstate New York, and Los Angeles, he is the author of more than thirty novels and short story collections.

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