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Cover code #G636 indicates 2nd printing (1961). First published in Fantastic Adventures, February 1950 as "The Dreaming Jewels." The Pyramid paperback had six printings between 1957 and 1974. The author's first novel. ... Read more

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Hardover, no DJ as issued. Text offset from that of the 1958 Dell edition. New introduction by Samuel R. Delany. Adds "To Marry Medusa," the original novelette-length version of "The Cosmic Rape." ... Read more

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Utopia science fiction made special by Sturgeon
The Cosmic Rape ("To Marry Medusa" is the short story from which it was expanded) tells the story of a wandering space conquerer who is shocked to discover that humans, unlike any other race it had ever known,did not have a group mind. Convinced that this is how it's meant to be,Medusa enlists the help of a born loser to put all the brainwaves backtogether again.

The Cosmic Rape is one of these utopia vision sci-fi novels that seemed to populate the late 50s/early 60s. Sturgeon is a fine writer, and his recognizable style makes it immediately much more than the sum of its parts. The characters are grubbily and wonderfully real, even if the plot can't always say the same for itself.

Recommended for fans of science fiction writing of the period, and for fans of Sturgeon. ... Read more

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Classic Sturgeon Prose
Beautiful, with a classic horror story (It) and several hard SF stories that contain a nice touch of humor (Ether Breather, Butyl and the Breather)Can't go wrong with Sturgeon!

The usual for Sturgeon: EXCELLENT
One of the first collections of short stories that Sturgeon published was called "Without Sorcery."This is a wonderful collection of short stories that include some of my favorites. ... Read more