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E Pluribus Unicorn
Contents:
· The Silken-Swift · nv F&SF Nov ’53
· The Professor’s Teddy-Bear · ss Weird Tales Mar ’48
· Bianca’s Hands · ss Argosy (UK) May ’47
· Saucer of Loneliness · ss Galaxy Feb ’53
· The World Well Lost · ss Universe Jun ’53
· It Wasn’t Syzygy [“The Deadly Ratio”] · nv Weird Tales Jan ’48
· The Music · vi *
· Scars · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine May ’49
· Fluffy...more
· The Silken-Swift · nv F&SF Nov ’53
· The Professor’s Teddy-Bear · ss Weird Tales Mar ’48
· Bianca’s Hands · ss Argosy (UK) May ’47
· Saucer of Loneliness · ss Galaxy Feb ’53
· The World Well Lost · ss Universe Jun ’53
· It Wasn’t Syzygy [“The Deadly Ratio”] · nv Weird Tales Jan ’48
· The Music · vi *
· Scars · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine May ’49
· Fluffy...more
Mass Market Paperback, 211 pages
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(first published 1953)
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This book contains the following short stories: The Silken Swift; The Professor's Teddy-Bear; Bianca's Hands; A Saucer of Loneliness; The World Well Lost; It Wasn't Syzygy; The Music; Scars; Fluffy; The Sex Opposite; Die, Maestro, Die!; Cellmate; and A Way of Thinking.
Interesting, imaginative, and often disturbing, this collection of shorts by Sturgeon is perhaps one of the best I've read.
Interesting, imaginative, and often disturbing, this collection of shorts by Sturgeon is perhaps one of the best I've read.
OUTSTANDING! For years, "e pluribus unicorn" was the entire universe of Theodore Sturgeon, so far as I knew... Mind you, I was very happy in that limited knowledge -- and yet I NEVER, for many, many years, got around to finishing the book (I've a spotty history with giving books the time they deserve, generally and in particular).
Instead, over those years, I simply returned, again and again to the cherished favorites within this 13-story collection -- which I LOVED as much as any short stories...more
Instead, over those years, I simply returned, again and again to the cherished favorites within this 13-story collection -- which I LOVED as much as any short stories...more
Read in Japanese. 「一角獣・多角獣」
Some of the stories were missing. I wonder why Japanese translator omitted those.
The Silken-Swift 一角獣の泉: Folktale-like
The Professor's Teddy-Bear 熊人形: Love it. Bit scary. I guess this'll make a great movie.
Bianca"s Hands ビアンカの手: Reminded me of Otsu-Ichi's novels
A Saucer of Loneliness 孤独の円盤: Beautiful story about love.
It Wasn't Syzygy めぐりあい: How do you pronounce "Syzygy"? But it was interesting story.
Fluffy ふわふわちゃん: LOVE it! (Maybe because it's about a cat)
「あの面は、だれも読みたが...more
Some of the stories were missing. I wonder why Japanese translator omitted those.
The Silken-Swift 一角獣の泉: Folktale-like
The Professor's Teddy-Bear 熊人形: Love it. Bit scary. I guess this'll make a great movie.
Bianca"s Hands ビアンカの手: Reminded me of Otsu-Ichi's novels
A Saucer of Loneliness 孤独の円盤: Beautiful story about love.
It Wasn't Syzygy めぐりあい: How do you pronounce "Syzygy"? But it was interesting story.
Fluffy ふわふわちゃん: LOVE it! (Maybe because it's about a cat)
「あの面は、だれも読みたが...more
This was the first Sturgeon I ever bought and the second I ever read. (The first was the short story "The Silken Swift" from Unicorns, also collected here.) I got in Toys R Us. Does Toys R Us still sell books? I think they stopped even before I got too old for it to be a good place to get me presents, and even before then their book selection had declined into innumberable "updated" Nancy Drew books. (I preferred bookstores anyway.)
Um! Anyway! "The Professor's Teddy Bear" and "Bianca's Hands" ar...more
Um! Anyway! "The Professor's Teddy Bear" and "Bianca's Hands" ar...more
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I enjoy short story collections that really work as, well, a gestalt. I had to say it, it's Sturgeon. I think this was one of the first things I read of Sturgeon's, and it has stuck with me every since. I was a hapless teenager, just getting into the renaissance science fiction period, and I ran across this short collection and jumped in. Having already found a liking for Poe, Heinlein, and Bradbury, I was delightfully frightened right away.
I can remember using "Bianca's Hands" for an assignment...more
I can remember using "Bianca's Hands" for an assignment...more
"Essay on Sturgeon" by Groff Conklin - Who is this guy and why on
earth did he write this introduction? It’s terrible. Complete with
gratuitous references to Sturgeon’s “lovely wife.” Thank goodness I’d
already read Sturgeon, or this intro might have turned me off…
"The Silken-Swift" - This is the story that justifies the cover art. I wouldn't say that the cover is really very indicative of the overall content of the book; but this is, technically, a fairy-tale, with a unicorn. However, it's more co...more
earth did he write this introduction? It’s terrible. Complete with
gratuitous references to Sturgeon’s “lovely wife.” Thank goodness I’d
already read Sturgeon, or this intro might have turned me off…
"The Silken-Swift" - This is the story that justifies the cover art. I wouldn't say that the cover is really very indicative of the overall content of the book; but this is, technically, a fairy-tale, with a unicorn. However, it's more co...more
'La fuente del unicornio' es una antología de relatos de Theodore Sturgeon escritos entre 1947 y 1953, y se trata sin duda de una de las mejores recopilaciones que ha dado el género de la ciencia ficción. Sturgeon hizo de todo, desde trabajar en un circo hasta embarcarse como marino, pero fue tras la segunda guerra mundial cuando empezó a ejercer de verdad como escritor, llegando a convertirse en el mejor cuentista de la gran Edad de Oro. Y sin tener en cuenta las barreras de los géneros, está c...more
I couldn't have been much more than 10 when I read these stories. "the Professor's Teddy Bear" and "Bianca's Hands" were frightening tales that were probably the inspiration for a few of my worst nightmares. I'd love to find this book again. It was lost long ago.
This collection has been on my shelves so long. The edition I've marked here is not the one I have, but what does the cover matter when the stories inside are by Theodore Sturgeon? This is how short stories are supposed to be written.
I've often felt like I should like Sturgeon better than I do but I'm just not a big fan. The book wasn't bad but it didn't light my fire. And I've never sought out anything else by Sturgeon.
I fell in love with the person who gave me "Saucer of Loneliness" to read. Lived with him 13 years, till he died. I still cry when I read the end.
Some bizzare stories in this collection ... but the poem in 'The Saucer of Loneliness' just touches you.
Wow. A book of short stories, and they truly are amazing. Mostly disturbing, so know that up front. But absolutely fantastic!
Another wonder of Sturgeon's short stories. Was this man good? He was superb.
Un Sturgeon en su mejor forma en una colección simplemente hermosa.
Excellent collection of Sturgeon's short stories.
Really rather good.
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oh man. This guy has to be one of the most amazing sci-fi writers I’ve ever read. This is a book of his short stories, and I need to find more of his writing. One of my favorite things to think about was a description of a guy whose thinking process was a little bit different. A girl who he broke up with threw a fan at him. Most people would throw the fan back at the girl. He threw the girl at the fan... So good.
Great collection, each story is a winner. Yet, none of the stories stood out as an example of absolute perfection. Just consistent quality.
A fantastic collection of short fiction from Theodore Sturgeon. Some of it is Fantasy, some Horror, a little Science Fiction, and even one about a musically obsessed murderer.
Amazing and effortless like everything Sturgeon.
I wish I could write like Sturgeon.
Every sentences offers the reader a new possibility. A new hope. A new dream.
Without a doubt my favorite.
Every sentences offers the reader a new possibility. A new hope. A new dream.
Without a doubt my favorite.
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Theodore Sturgeon (1918–1985) is considered one of the godfathers of contemporary science fiction and dark fantasy. The author of numerous acclaimed short stories and novels, among them the classics More Than Human, Venus Plus X, and To Marry Medusa, Sturgeon also wrote for television and holds among his credits two episodes of the original 1960s Star Trek series, for which he created the Vulcan m...more
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