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The Nail and the Oracle: Volume XI: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon: Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon v. 11

This book contains ten major stories by the master of science fiction, fantasy, and horror written during the 1960s. The controversial â€œIf All Men We re Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?â€ shows the authorâ€™s technique of â€œask the next questionâ€ used in a way that shatters social conventions. â€œWhen You Care, When You Loveâ€ offers a prescient vision of the marriage of deep obsessive love and genetic manipulation, written long before actual cloning techniques existed. â€œRunesmithâ€ 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 Sturgeonâ€™s knack for characterization and action outside his usual genre. â€œTake Care of Joeyâ€ has been read as an allusion to the complex personal relationship between Sturgeon and Ellison, while â€œIt Was Nothing, Really!â€ hilariously skewers the mores of the military-industrial complex. As always, these stories demonstrate not only Sturgeonâ€™s brilliant wordplay but also his timeliness, with â€œBrown-shoesâ€ and â€œThe Nail and the Oracleâ€ standing out as powerful commentaries on the use and abuse of power that might have been written yesterday.

Country	USA
Author	Theodore Sturgeon
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781583947555
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	North Atlantic Books
Manufacturer	North Atlantic Books
NumberOfPages	289
PublicationDate	2013-04-23
Publisher	North Atlantic Books
ReleaseDate	2013-04-23
Studio	North Atlantic Books

The Nail and the Oracle: Volume XI: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon: Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon v. 11

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