The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon Books in Order

This chronological collection covers Sturgeon's 1940 and 1941 stories. Its title tale follows a scientist whose tiny engineered race becomes the center of a ruthless struggle for control and profit.

The opening volume of Sturgeon's complete short fiction collects work from 1937 to 1940. These early tales range from fantasy and horror to sharp little surprises, including the mud-born creature of “It.”

A volume of 1941 to 1946 short fiction featuring strange machines, alien dangers, and human beings under pressure. The title story traps a work crew with a bulldozer possessed by an ancient hostile force.

This collection gathers Sturgeon's postwar stories from 1946 to 1948. The tales move through atomic anxiety, unusual love, moral choices, and everyday people confronting changes they cannot easily explain.

Covering stories from 1948 to 1950, this volume pairs science fiction with psychological and supernatural pieces. Expect uneasy encounters, damaged relationships, and speculative premises that keep turning back to human needs.

This early 1950s collection includes the title novella that became part of *More Than Human*. Its stories explore unusual abilities, fractured families, and the difficult work of becoming more than a solitary person.

A 1953 collection of stories about alien contact, isolation, sexuality, and the longing to be understood. The title tale centers on a woman whose strange encounter makes her both famous and profoundly alone.

This volume brings together stories from 1953 to 1955, plus two earlier rediscoveries. Sturgeon mixes intimate emotional stakes with odd science fictional situations, from encounters with the unknown to changes inside a family.

Stories from 1955 to 1957 show Sturgeon working in science fiction, fantasy, satire, and social drama. The collection focuses on people facing disruptive ideas, private fears, and futures that do not behave as expected.

This collection covers Sturgeon's late 1950s work. Its title story follows a badly injured astronaut as memory and perception fragment around him, while other tales explore loss, intimacy, and strange forms of survival.

A collection of stories from 1961 to 1969, a period when Sturgeon wrote less often but kept testing new ideas. The pieces range from sharp speculative puzzles to unsettling studies of human behavior.

This late-career volume includes stories from the 1970s, led by the award-winning title novella. A troubled man discovers a healer with an impossible gift, forcing both of them to face pain, trust, and responsibility.

The final volume of the complete stories gathers Sturgeon's work from 1972 to 1983, including unpublished pieces. These late tales return to love, illness, sexuality, and contact with beings beyond ordinary human experience.