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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

New Releases 4/9

Today's featured new release is four volumes by Theodore Sturgeon, one of the most influential SF writers from the 1940's thru the 1960s. These are all priced at $9.99 on Kindle, which is a bargain compared to the print editions, which range from $26 to over $30, and all run to around 400 pages in length. The current price is $11.79 at Kobo, but using coupon codes you should be able to get that down to at or below the Kindle prices, while B&N is just above Amazon at $10.44
  • The Ultimate Egoist: Volume I: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
    The Ultimate Egoist, the first volume of The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, contains the late author's earliest work, written from 1937 to 1940. Although Sturgeon's reach was limited to the lengths of the short story and novelette, his influence was strongly felt by even the most original science fiction stylists, including Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, and Gene Wolfe, each of whom contributes a laudatory foreword. The more than 40 stories here showcase Sturgeon's masterful knack with clever, O. Henry-ish plot twists, sparkling character development, and almost archetypal, why didn't I think of that? story ideas. Early Sturgeon masterpieces include "It," about the violence done by a creature spontaneously born from garbage and mud, and "Helix the Cat," about an inventor's bizarre encounter with a disembodied soul and the cat that saves it. Sturgeon's unique genius is timelessly entertaining.
  • Microcosmic God: Volume II: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
    The second of a planned 10 volumes that will reprint all Sturgeon's short fiction covers his prolific output during 1940 and 1941, after which he suffered five years of writer's block. Showcasing Sturgeon's early penchant for fantasy, the first six selections include whimsical ghost stories, such as "Cargo," in which a World War II munitions freighter is commandeered by invisible, peace-loving fairies. With the publication of his enduring SF classic, "Microcosmic God," Sturgeon finally found his voice, combining literate, sharp-edged prose with fascinating speculative science while recounting the power struggle between a brilliant scientist, who creates his own miniature race of gadget makers, and his greedy banker. Voice found or not, every one of the stories here is readable and entertaining today because of Sturgeon's singular gifts for clever turns of phrase and compelling narrative.
  • Killdozer!: Volume III: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
    Killdozer! is the third volume of a series of the complete short stories from Theodore Sturgeon's career. It contains a few of his best and most famous short stories: "Medusa", "Killdozer!" and "Mewhu's Jet." The series editor Paul Williams has dug into the background of each story, and come up with a lot of interesting lore about Sturgeon. Especially of interest in this volume is the alternative original ending to "Mewhu's Jet."
  • Thunder and Roses: Volume IV: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
    Thunder and Roses is the fourth volume in The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon. Included in Thunder and Roses are 15 stories, with major works like "Maturity," "The Professor's Teddy Bear," "A Way Home," and the title story, in addition to two works never published before.

In addition, here are a few bargain priced new releases that caught my eye:
* This is an imprint of Amazon, not the KDP publishing used by indie authors, from what I can tell.
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