Theodore Sturgeon





Theodore Sturgeon

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born
February 26, 1918 in Staten Island, New York, The United States

died
May 08, 1985

gender
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About this author

Theodore Sturgeon was an American science fiction author. He was born Edward Hamilton Waldo in Staten Island, New York; in 1929, after a divorce, his mother married William Sturgeon, and Edward changed his name to Theodore the better to match his nickname, "Ted".

Sturgeon died on May 8, 1985, of lung fibrosis, in Eugene, Oregon. Sturgeon lived for several years in the neighboring city of Springfield.


Average rating: 3.98 · 9,917 ratings · 693 reviews · 234 distinct works
More Than Human
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2,963 ratings — published 1953 — 44 editions
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The Dreaming Jewels
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 473 ratings — published 1950 — 26 editions
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Venus Plus X
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 397 ratings — published 1960 — 16 editions
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Some of Your Blood
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 275 ratings — published 1961 — 11 editions
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Godbody
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions
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E Pluribus Unicorn
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 1953 — 10 editions
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4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions
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To Marry Medusa
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 1958 — 13 editions
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4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1982 — 4 editions
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More books by Theodore Sturgeon…
“90% of everything is crap.”
Theodore Sturgeon

“Why must we love where the lightning strikes, and not where we choose? ”
Theodore Sturgeon, E Pluribus Unicorn

“Science fiction, outside of poetry, is the only literary field which has no limits, no parameters whatsoever.”
Theodore Sturgeon

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