Sturgeon, << STUR juhn, >> Theodore (1918-1985), was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. Most of his stories deal with the meaning of love in various kinds of human relationships. Many of his characters are abnormal human beings or beings from other worlds. But these characters seem real because Sturgeon described them with sympathetic understanding.
Sturgeon’s finest and best-known work is More Than Human (1953). This novel tells about several young outcasts who blend their odd talents to form a superior organism. Venus Plus X (1960) is one of several Sturgeon novels that intelligently explore alien and human sexuality. Godbody (published in 1986, after his death) deals with the redeeming power of love. Sturgeon’s short fiction has been collected in such books as E Pluribus Unicorn (1953); Aliens 4 (1959), which includes the well-known story “Killdozer” (1944); and Sturgeon Is Alive and Well (1971). Sturgeon was born in Staten Island, N.Y. His given and family name was Edward Hamilton Waldo.
