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First published in 1953, this most celebrated of Sturgeon's works won the International Fantasy Award, as has been touted as "a masterpiece of provocative storytelling" (The Herald Tribune). A group of remarkable social outcasts band together for survival and discover their combined powers... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Lone: a homeless man in his mid-twenties with the ability to read and control the minds of others.
- Evelyn Kew: A young woman raised by her domineering father to be as innocent as possible.
- Alicia Kew: Evelyn's older sister.
- Mr. Prodd: The father of "Baby".
- Mrs. Prodd: The mother of "Baby".
- Janie: A young girl with telekinetic powers.
- Baby: A young mute child who appears to have Down's Syndrome.
- Bonnie: A young African-American girl with the ability to teleport.
- Beanie: Bonnie's identical twin sister, also with the ability to teleport.
- Gerry Thompson: A homeless boy.
- Hip Barrows: An engineer with the US Air Force.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 28 of 70 in Science Fiction Masterworks. (publisher edition list)
This is book 93 of 100 in 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction. (authoritative list)
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Theodore Sturgeon (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Young
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1953
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 224
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Young
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1953
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 224
Awards edit
- International Fantasy Award (1954: Fiction)
- Hugo Award (Finalist, 1954: Best Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- A Succession of Jerks: This is a blog mostly about books, that has a review written by me on it for the book More Than Human. It tells about the origin of the book and the other forms of this book that are out there including graphic novel.
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