The Ultimate Egoist

Overview:

• Title: The Ultimate Egoist
• Author: Theodore Sturgeon
• Year: 1994
• Type: Collection
• Series: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
• Number in series: 1

Notes:

Includes three forewords, by Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, and Gene Wolfe, and story notes by Paul Williams. Includes 46 short stories written between the end of 1937 and the beginning of 1940. This is volume 1 of a projected 10-volume project to print all of Sturgeon's short work, regardless of genre, and it includes previously uncollected (and even unpublished) stories. In most cases, the dates given here is the date of composition rather than publication. (For instance, "Helix the Cat" is dated 1939 even though it was first publihed in 1973, and "Accidentally on Porpoise" is dated 1938 even though this 1994 collection is its first publication.) "Strangers on a Train" was taken from an untitled and unpublished manuscript; the title was given by the collection's editor, Paul Williams.

Awards:

• 1996. The Ultimate Egoist - Volume I: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon Locus Poll, Best Collection (Nomination)

Editions/Publications:

• 1994. The Ultimate Egoist (1994, Theodore Sturgeon North Atlantic Books, ISBN-10: 1556431821, $25.00, xvi+387 pages, Hardcover, Collection)

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