E Pluribus Unicorn

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Cover of the first edition, by A. M. Jauss. EPluribusUnicorn.jpg
Cover of the first edition, by A. M. Jauss.

E Pluribus Unicorn is a collection of fantasy and science fiction stories by American writer Theodore Sturgeon, published in 1953 by Abelard.

Contents

Contents

Reception

The New York Times reviewer Basil Davenport noted that while "Sturgeon's poetic sensitivity sometimes leads him to overwriting,  at his best it gives his work an emotional depth which is all too rare in this field." [1] Boucher and McComas gave the collection an indifferent review, describing it as "a hodgepodge" mixing "Grade A Sturgeon stories" with "a good many one can see no particular reason for collecting"; still, they concluded that Unicorn was "a book belonging in any fantasy library." [2] P. Schuyler Miller praised the collection as "one of the finest short story collections by any writer in the field." [3]

References

  1. "In the Spaceman's Realm," The New York Times Book Review , November 29, 1953, p.53
  2. "Recommended Reading," F&SF , February 1954, p.94.
  3. "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction , August 1954, pp.152-53