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The Nail and the Oracle
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The Nail and the Oracle (2007) (edit title/settings)

Volume XI: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon

by Theodore Sturgeon (Author) (edit contributors)

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This book contains ten major stories by the master of science fiction, fantasy, and horror written during the 1960s. The controversial “If All Men We re Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?” shows the author’s technique of “ask the next question” used in a way that shatters social... read more

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Editor's Note (The Nail and the Oracle) • essay by Paul Williams
Foreword: Abiding with Sturgeon: Mistral in the Bijou • essay by Harlan Ellison

Ride In, Ride Out • (1973) • novelette by Theodore Sturgeon and Don Ward
Assault and Little Sister • (1961) • shortstory
When You Care, When You Love • (1962) • novella
Holdup à la Carte • (1964) • shortstory
How to Forget Baseball • (1964) • novelette
The Nail and the Oracle • (1965) • novelette
If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister? • (1967) • novella (Nebula nominee)
Runesmith • (1970) • shortstory by Harlan Ellison and Theodore Sturgeon
Jorry's Gap • (1968) • shortstory
Brownshoes • (1969) • shortstory (aka The Man Who Learned Loving)
It Was Nothing—Really! • (1969) • shortstory
Take Care of Joey • (1971) • shortstory

Story Notes (The Nail and the Oracle) • essay by Paul Williams

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  1. Theodore Sturgeon (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
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Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 1556436610
Page Count: 288

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  • Nebula (Finalist, 1967: Novella)

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