Theodore Sturgeon

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Theodore Sturgeon (1918-1985) was one of America's finest writers. Kurt Vonnegut called him "a master storyteller." Samuel R. Delany went further calling him "the American short-story writer." And James Blish wrote that Sturgeon was the "finest conscious artist science fiction ever produced." One of the great figures of the Golden Age of sf, Sturgeon went on to write over 200 stories, several novels, film and tv scripts (including two of the most famous episodes of the original "Star Trek"), plays, and dozens of non-fiction reviews and essays. His many literary awards include the Hugo, the Nebula, and the International Fantasy Award.

The Theodore Sturgeon Literary Trust is working to assure that all of the writing of one of the masters of American fiction is once again in print and available to fans, scholars and other readers. A major step toward this goal is The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, a multivolume set of books being published by North Atlantic Books. Volumes I - X are published. The volumes include careful story notes by series editor Paul Williams. These fascinating notes comprise a running biography of Ted Sturgeon and his writing process.

In addition to the Complete Stories project, Vintage Books is in the process of publishing Sturgeon's major novels. So far they've released More than Human, To Marry Medusa, The Dreaming Jewels, Some of Your Blood, and Venus Plus X. Thus we are approaching our goal of making all of Ted's work accessible as they never have been before.

NEWS:


"Some of Your Blood" was rereleased in August 2006. Click the images to see a larger version of the cover of the book.

Volume 10 of the Complete Stories was published (January 2005). Volume 11 will hopefully be released July 17, 2007, according to Amazon.com; the title is "The Nail and the Oracle". We think there will likely be a total of thirteen volumes, although it's difficult to estimate in advance and there may be twelve or fourteen (estimate as of February 2006).

THE COMPLETE STORIES OF THEODORE STURGEON, VOLS. I-X.


"The Ultimate Egoist: Volume 1: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon":
"Microcosmic God: Volume 2: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon":
"Killdozer: Volume 3: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon":
"Thunder and Roses: Volume 4: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon"
"The Perfect Host: Volume 5: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon"
"Baby is Three: Volume 6: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon"
"A Saucer of Loneliness: Volume 7: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon"
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soon		 "And Now the News...: Volume 9: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon"
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soon		 "The Man Who Lost the Sea: Volume 10: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon"

NEW EDITIONS OF THE NOVELS OF THEODORE STURGEON


"More than Human":

"To Marry Medusa":

"The Dreaming Jewels"

"Venus Plus X"

Also available is Argyll, Sturgeon's autobiography, published as a chapbook. This is available via some online bookstores or from Paul Williams, P.O. Box 232517, Encinitas, CA 92023 ($10 + $2 postage).

Copyright & contact information

  • Noel Sturgeon
    Trustee of the Theodore Sturgeon Literary Trust
    nasturgeon(at)hotmail.com

  • Literary Rights: Chris Lotts
    Ralph Vicinanza, Ltd.
    chrislotts(at)aol.com

  • Film and Dramatic Rights: Vince Gerardis
    CreatedBy
    createdby(at)earthlink.com

Additional Features:

Related Sites

  • The Theodore Sturgeon Page, by Eric Weeks
  • The Works of Theodore Sturgeon, a database of Sturgeon's published work and reviews of his work.
  • Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (for the Best Short Science Fiction story for the year)
  • North Atlantic Books
  • Viking Press
  • The Heinlein Society (Robert A. Heinlein)

    • This page maintained by Eric Weeks, with assistance from Noel Sturgeon.