<div>Six misfits, one powerful entity. An award-winning novel about belonging by &ldquo;one of the greatest writers of science fiction and fantasy who ever lived&rdquo; (Stephen King). Individually, they are a seemingly simpleminded young man living in the woods who can read the thoughts of others, a runaway girl with telekinetic powers, twin girls who can barely speak but can teleport across great distances, and an infant with a mind like a supercomputer. Together, they are the Gestalt&mdash;a single extraordinary being comprised of remarkable parts&mdash;although an essential piece may be missing . . . But are they the next stage in human development or harbingers of the end of civilization? The answer may come when they are joined by Gerry. Powerfully telepathic, he lacks a moral compass&mdash;and his hatred of the world that has rejected him could prove catastrophic. Winner of the International Fantasy Award and considered Theodore Sturgeon&rsquo;s masterpiece, More Than Human is a genre-bending wonder that explores themes of responsibility and morality, individuality, and belonging. Moving and suspenseful, lyrical and provocative, the novel was one of the first to elevate science fiction into the realm of literature, and inspired musicians and artists, including the Grateful Dead and Crosby, Stills and Nash. From the Nebula Award&ndash;winning author of Godbody, The Dreaming Jewels, and other great works of science fiction, this is an unforgettable reading experience and a must for anyone who enjoys Ramsey Campbell, Robert Silverberg, or Philip Jos&eacute; Farmer. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas&rsquo;s Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author&rsquo;s estate, among other sources.</div>

More Than Human

<div>A desperate boy escapes his abusive home by joining a carnival and is drawn into a dark conspiracy in this tale by &ldquo;a master storyteller&rdquo; (Kurt Vonnegut). Though only eight years old, little Horton &ldquo;Horty&rdquo; Bluett has known a lifetime of sadness. Tormented and abused by his adoptive family, he&rsquo;s had enough&mdash;and with a beloved broken toy he calls &ldquo;Junky&rdquo; as his sole companion, the desperate little boy runs away to join a carnival. There, among the fortune tellers, fire-eaters, sideshow freaks, and assorted &ldquo;strange people,&rdquo; Horty hopes to find acceptance and, at long last, a real home. But disgraced doctor Pierre &ldquo;Maneater&rdquo; Monetre&rsquo;s traveling show is no ordinary entertainment, and its performers are not what they appear to be. The Maneater has sinister plans for the world that go far beyond fleecing unsuspecting rubes and other easy marks&mdash;a dark and terrible scheme that requires unleashing the extraterrestrial power of the dreaming jewels, and the unwitting assistance of a young boy who may be far more remarkable than he&rsquo;s ever imagined. The full-length debut by Theodore Sturgeon, a legendary writer who won Nebula and Hugo Awards and authored such classics as More Than Human, this journey into a circus of shadows is &ldquo;an intensely written and very moving novel of love and retribution&rdquo; (The Washington Star). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas&rsquo;s Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author&rsquo;s estate, among other sources.</div>

The Dreaming Jewels

<div>From Hugo and Nebula winner Theodore Sturgeon comes a seeming utopia: a world with only one gender and no poverty, pollution, or war&mdash;but at what cost? Charlie Johns has been snatched from his home on Earth and delivered to the strange future world of Ledom. Here, violence is a vague and improbable notion. Technology has triumphed over hunger, overpopulation, pollution, and even time and space. But there is a change Charlie finds even more shocking: Gender is a thing of the past. Gone are the tensions between male and female. Gone is the human preoccupation with sex. As Charlie explores Ledom and its people, he finds his engrained human precepts are profane in this new world. But then why are his hosts so eager for his approval? Something isn&rsquo;t right about Ledom&rsquo;s ideal existence. And when cracks begin to appear in its flawless facade, Charlie must unearth the city&rsquo;s terrible secrets . . . before it&rsquo;s too late. Theodore Sturgeon&rsquo;s visionary tale is literary science fiction at its most brazen and inventive. A scathing critique of American puritanism that unabashedly explores questions of sexuality and gender, it remains as relevant, insightful, provocative, and troubling as when it first appeared in print. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas&rsquo;s Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author&rsquo;s estate, among other sources. </div>

Venus Plus X

<div>A Nebula Award&ndash;winning author reinvents the alien invasion novel with this story of a malevolent, galaxy-consuming hive mind&mdash;and its surprising human hosts. Drunk, angry, abusive, and pathetic, Dan Gurlick exists at the very lowest level of human civilization, sleeping in junkyard cars and scrounging through garbage cans for his dinner. But his last rotting meal contains something unexpected: a spore that originated from a galaxy many light-years away. First, Dan eats the spore, then, the spore eats Dan; and the homeless alcoholic becomes a host for the Medusa. An insatiable alien hive mind, the Medusa has already consumed the life forms of a billion planets. Now, it hungers for the dominant species of Earth. But to do so, it must somehow unite the planet&rsquo;s intelligent creatures into a single shared consciousness: an assignment the miserable wretch Dan may prove surprisingly capable of carrying out. To Marry Medusa is suspenseful, inventive, and surprisingly compassionate; a vibrant and unforgettable exploration of what it means to be more&mdash;or less&mdash;than human. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas&rsquo;s Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author&rsquo;s estate, among other sources.</div>

To Marry Medusa

<div>The arrival of a mysterious savior transforms a small town in this provocative parable from &ldquo;a master storyteller certain to fascinate&rdquo; (Kurt Vonnegut). Everything changes when Godbody comes to town. He appears out of nowhere, enigmatic and breathtaking, to touch the lives of a chosen few. To them he offers a vision of what life could be&mdash;spreading his message of love, generosity, sensuosness, and freedom&mdash;and before long he has erased their sadness and opened their hearts. Still, there are those in town who, corrupt and powerful, are threatened by what Godbody brings, and for this reason he must pay the ultimate price. But before his preordained end, Godbody will accomplish something truly miraculous. The final book of Theodore Sturgeon&rsquo;s fabled career, published posthumously, Godbody is a powerful, moving, thought provoking, and sweetly erotic tale of love, truth, and otherworldly second comings that, once read, will never be forgotten. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas&rsquo;s Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author&rsquo;s estate, among other sources.</div>

Godbody

<div>Wondrous, horrifying, achingly human: The best short stories by &ldquo;one of the greatest writers of science fiction and fantasy who ever lived&rdquo; (Stephen King). One of science fiction&rsquo;s most beloved trailblazers, Hugo and Nebula&ndash;Award winning author Theodore Sturgeon wrote novels and short fiction that inspired and amazed readers and critics alike. In Selected Stories, thirteen of Sturgeon&rsquo;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&rsquo;s place in the vast cosmos is explored, as is the strange humanity of evil. In the author&rsquo;s acclaimed story &ldquo;The Man Who Lost the Sea,&rdquo; a life is reconstructed in bizarre shattered fragments. And in &ldquo;Slow Sculpture,&rdquo; Sturgeon&rsquo;s award-winning classic, a breast cancer patient surrenders to a healer&rsquo;s most unorthodox methods. Lyrical, often witty, frequently provocative, and always surprising, Selected Stories covers a wide range of human and inhuman emotion and experience, deftly traversing the borders between science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas&rsquo;s Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author&rsquo;s estate, among other sources.</div>

Selected Stories

<div>A unique anthology of stories written by Harlan Ellison in collaboration with the sci-fi masters of his time. Robert Bloch, Ben Bova, Algis Budrys, Avram Davidson, Samuel R. Delany, Joe L. Hensley, Keith Laumer, William Rotsler, Robert Sheckley, Robert Silverberg, Henry Slesar, Theodore Sturgeon, A. E. Van Vogt, Roger Zelazny, and Harlan Ellison, unassisted. If you mix Ellison with wild talents like those names listed above, you have got a book as unique as the Abominable Snowperson. Here is the first collection of collaborative stories ever created, each deranged vision complete with introduction (in the patented Ellison manner) explaining how the story was written and who gets the blame. The lunatic mind of Harlan Ellison strikes again.</div>

Partners in Wonder

<div>Piers Anthony presents a compendium of the Golden Age science fiction classics that inspired his astonishing career&mdash;timeless tales by Isaac Asimov, Jack Williamson, Walter M. Miller Jr., and other early SF masters When Piers Anthony was thirteen years old, he picked up a copy of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, and his life changed forever. These breathtaking stories of space exploration and remarkable technologies, of alien cultures and future dystopias blew his mind and set his imagination free. Now, after nearly two hundred novels and many New York Times bestsellers, one of the most creative minds in contemporary science fiction and fantasy returns to his roots, presenting the amazing tales that made him the writer he is today. In One and Wonder, Anthony invites readers to experience the same amazing tales that moved him in his youth, beginning with the first science fiction story he ever read: Jack Williamson&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Equalizer,&rdquo; in which the members of a space mission return to Earth after twenty years only to discover that the world they left is gone forever. Anthony continues on to Theodore Sturgeon&rsquo;s disturbing tale of an alien virus that literally turns people inside out, Isaac Asimov&rsquo;s fable of a dangerous automaton hiding among masses of seemingly identical but more-benign machines, and seven more prime examples of Golden Age speculative and fantasy fiction, as breathtakingly inventive and unforgettable today as when they first mesmerized a young Piers Anthony. </div>

One and Wonder

<div>The novel that began as a radio hoax, Theodore Sturgeon&rsquo;s I, Libertine is a hilarious erotic romp through the royal boudoirs of eighteenth-century London Inspired by a notorious radio hoax in the mid-1950s, popular radio host and prankster Jean Shepherd exhorted his faithful listeners to approach their local booksellers the next morning and request copies of the historical novel I, Libertine by Frederick R. Ewing&mdash;a book that had never been written, by an author who had never been alive. The hoax was so successful that I, Libertine became the talk of the town, even earning the unique distinction of being banned by the Archdiocese of Boston, despite the fact that it didn&rsquo;t yet exist. Now there was nothing left to do but write the thing . . . and fantasy and science fiction legend Theodore Sturgeon was called in to work his magic. Originally written pseudonymously, Sturgeon&rsquo;s I, Libertine is a glorious tale of close shaves, daring escapes, and wildly licentious behavior. It covers the bawdy misdeeds of Captain Lance Courtenay as he carelessly romps through the royal court and the bedchambers of London&rsquo;s finest ladies. Chock-full of wicked wit and Sturgeon&rsquo;s trademark twists and turns, it is a hilarious, picaresque adventure that Ewing himself would certainly have been proud to call his own, if he had existed. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas&rsquo;s Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author&rsquo;s estate, among other sources.</div>

I, Libertine

<div>One of the Horror Writers Association&rsquo;s Top 40 Horror Books of All Time&mdash;the story of a troubled soldier and his bizarre, violent obsession with vampirism. At the height of an unnamed war, a soldier is confined for striking an officer. Referred to as George Smith in official papers and records, the prisoner comes under the observation of Army psychiatrist Philip Outerbridge, who asks the young man to put his story down on paper. The result is a shocking tale of abuse, violence, and twisted love, a personal history as dark and troubling as any the doctor has ever encountered. Believing the patient to be dangerously psychotic, Dr. Outerbridge must dig deeper into his psyche. And when the truth about the strange case of George Smith is fully revealed, the results will be devastating. Told through letters, transcripts, and case studies, Some of Your Blood is an extraordinary, poignant yet terrifying, genre-defying novel. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas&rsquo;s Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author&rsquo;s estate, among other sources.</div>

Theodore Sturgeon

Books By Theodore Sturgeon (10 Books)