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Theodore Sturgeon (1918–1985), born Edward Hamilton Waldo, was an American writer whose career encompassed science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, westerns, criticism, nonfiction, screenwriting, and memoir. He wrote novels, short stories, collections, film novelizations, comic and graphic works, plays, and essays, publishing also under names including Frederick R. Ewing, E. Hunter Waldo, E. Waldo Hunter, and Ellery Queen. His major works include More Than Human, The Dreaming Jewels, Some of Your Blood, Venus Plus X, Godbody, and the short fiction collected in The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon.

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More Than Human

Sturgeon's best-known and most representative novel, combining his central themes of human connection, mutation, and social alienation.

Without Sorcery

His first major short-story collection and a useful entry point to the range of his early fiction.

The Ultimate Egoist: Volume I: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon

The first volume of the chronological complete-stories series, presenting his earliest fiction with editorial context.

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The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon

A thirteen-volume chronological series collecting Theodore Sturgeon's short fiction, including previously unpublished material and extensive editorial notes.

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1

The Ultimate Egoist: Volume I: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Book 1 · short-story-collection · 1994

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Microcosmic God: Volume II: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Book 2 · short-story-collection · 1995

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Killdozer!: Volume III: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Book 3 · short-story-collection · 1996

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Thunder and Roses: Volume IV: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Book 4 · short-story-collection · 1997

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The Perfect Host: Volume V: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Book 5 · short-story-collection · 1998

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Baby Is Three: Volume VI: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Book 6 · short-story-collection · 1999

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A Saucer of Loneliness: Volume VII: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Book 7 · short-story-collection · 2000

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Bright Segment: Volume VIII: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Book 8 · short-story-collection · 2002

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And Now the News...: Volume IX: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Book 9 · short-story-collection · 2003

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The Man Who Lost the Sea: Volume X: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Book 10 · short-story-collection · 2005

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The Nail and the Oracle: Volume XI: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Book 11 · short-story-collection · 2007

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Slow Sculpture: Volume XII: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Book 12 · short-story-collection · 2009

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Case and the Dreamer: Volume XIII: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
Book 13 · short-story-collection · 2010

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