Series: The Complete Stories Of Theodore Sturgeon
by Author Theodore Sturgeon
Thunder and Roses (Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon #4) (1997)
It is a marvel to behold, how Sturgeon the apprentice burst into the master Sturgeon. Bang at the start of the book too: smiling at you along with Robin English from "Maturity."(However, this may be an exaggeration. Sturgeon did rewrite the second half of "Maturity" several years later, to make i...
The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume III: Killdozer! (1999)
In a nutshell: Sturgeon is still on the verge of becoming a moving force. And his knowledge of, of, of everything still astounds me. (Everything but deeply appealing characters. Of his cast, only the children really appeal to me. Just you wait, though; they're growing up. ;)My impressions as I re...
The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume II: Microcosmic God (1998)
This whole collection felt as if it was almost there. Almost moving; almost memorable; almost making me think and rethink.I almost really liked it.But I'm absolutely looking forward to the next one. Because the direction has been up and up.My impressions as I read:~ Recently, in one of my Bulgari...
A Saucer of Loneliness (Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol 7) (2002)
Some of the best sci-fi you'll ever find is golden age short stories. Sturgeon knows how to write; he coined the phrase "90% of everything is crud." If that's not enough, here's a paragraph from the first story in the collection:"It was beautiful. It was golden, with a dusty finish like that o...