Name: The Nail and the Oracle: Volume XI: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
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Author: Sturgeon, Theodore ; Williams, Paul ; Ellison, Harlan
ISBN: 9781556436611

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

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Physical Book

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Year

2007

Language

English

Pages

288

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22.9 x 16.3 x 2.7 cm

Weight

0.57 kg.

ISBN

1556436610

ISBN13

9781556436611

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

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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