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Theodore Sturgeon Books in Order

54 books are credited to Theodore Sturgeon, published between 1948 and 2023; 20 of them appeared after Theodore Sturgeon's death in 1985. The first book is Without Sorcery (1948) and the newest is Memory (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Theodore Sturgeon also publishes as E. Waldo Hunter.

Books
54
Published
1948–2023
Confirmed
2 of 54 titles
Pages on record
6,456 in 26 of 54 books
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More Than Human (1953), a science fiction novel by Theodore Sturgeon, won the 1954 International Fantasy Award for best novel. Sturgeon (1918–1985), born Edward Hamilton Waldo, was an American writer of fantasy, science fiction and horror and a critic, with roughly 400 reviews, more than 120 short stories, 11 novels and two Star Trek: The Original Series scripts. The Science Fiction Writers of America ranked Baby Is Three fifth among the greatest novellas to 1964. The catalogue lists 54 books from Without Sorcery (1948), plus the Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon.

How many Theodore Sturgeon books are there?

Theodore Sturgeon has 54 books, released between 1948 and 2023. 20 of them were published after Theodore Sturgeon's death in 1985. 13 of them belong to the Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon series.

Theodore Sturgeon Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 54 Theodore Sturgeon books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon (1953)
  2. Cover of To Marry Medusa by Theodore Sturgeon (1958)
  3. Cover of Venus Plus X by Theodore Sturgeon (1960)
  4. Cover of Beyond by Theodore Sturgeon (1960)
  5. Cover of Some Of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon (1961)
  6. Cover of Not Without Sorcery by Theodore Sturgeon (1961)
  7. Cover of A Rose for Ecclesiastes by Theodore Sturgeon (1963)
  8. Cover of The Joyous Invasions by Theodore Sturgeon (1965)
  9. Cover of Starshine by Theodore Sturgeon (1966)
  10. Cover of Amok Time by Theodore Sturgeon, book 1 of the Star Trek Fotonovel series (1967)
  11. Cover of To Here and the Easel by Theodore Sturgeon (1973)
  12. Cover of The Stars Are the Styx by Theodore Sturgeon (1979)
  13. Cover of Maturity by Theodore Sturgeon (1979)
  14. Cover of New Soviet Science Fiction by Theodore Sturgeon (1979)
  15. Cover of Visions and Venturers by Theodore Sturgeon (1979)
  16. Cover of Alien Cargo by Theodore Sturgeon (1984)
  17. Cover of The Joy Machine, book 48 of the Star Trek: TOS series (1996)
  18. Cover of Thunder and Roses by Theodore Sturgeon, book 4 of the Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon series (1997)
  19. Cover of The Perfect Host by Theodore Sturgeon, book 5 of the Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon series (1998)
  20. Cover of Baby is Three by Theodore Sturgeon, book 6 of the Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon series (1999)
  21. Cover of A Saucer of Loneliness by Theodore Sturgeon, book 7 of the Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon series (2000)
  22. Cover of Selected Stories by Theodore Sturgeon (2000)
  1. 1
    Without Sorcery1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  2. 2
    The Synthetic Man / The Dreaming Jewels1950 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1950174
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  3. 3
    E Pluribus Unicorn1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
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  4. 4
    More Than Human1953 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1953186
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  5. 5
    Caviar1955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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  6. 6
    A Way Home1955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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  7. 7
    I, Libertine1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  8. 8
    The King and Four Queens1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  9. 9
    A Touch of Strange1958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  10. 10
    The Cosmic Rape1958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  11. 11
    Touch of Sturgeon1958 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1958256
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  12. 12
    To Marry Medusa1958 · 154 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1958154
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  13. 13
    Aliens 41959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  14. 14
    Venus Plus X1960 · 213 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1960213
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  15. 15
    Beyond1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  16. 16
    Some Of Your Blood1961 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1961143
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  17. 17
    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  18. 18
    Not Without Sorcery1961 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1961160
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  19. 19
    A Rose for Ecclesiastes1963 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1963207
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  20. 20
    Sturgeon in Orbit1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  21. 21
    The Joyous Invasions1965 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1965187
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  22. 22
    The Rare Breed1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  23. 23
    Starshine1966 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1966174
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  24. 24
    Amok TimeStar Trek Fotonovel #11967 · 153 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1967153
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  25. 25
    Sturgeon is Alive and Well1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  26. 26
    The Worlds of Theodore Sturgeon1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  27. 27
    To Here and the Easel1973 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973256
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  28. 29
    The Stars Are the Styx1979 · 382 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979382
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  29. 30
    Maturity1979 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979144
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Theodore Sturgeon series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Theodore Sturgeon books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Star Trek Fotonovel in order

1 book
  1. 1. Amok Time

Star Trek: TOS in order

1 book
  1. 48. The Joy Machine

Standalone books

39 books

39 Theodore Sturgeon titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Theodore Sturgeon books in order?

You only need to read Theodore Sturgeon books in order within the Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon series, which holds 13 of the 54 Theodore Sturgeon books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Theodore Sturgeon

Start with The Ultimate Egoist (1995), the first Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Without Sorcery (1948).

What is the newest Theodore Sturgeon book?

Memory (2023) is the newest Theodore Sturgeon book released so far.

Is there a new Theodore Sturgeon book coming?

No next Theodore Sturgeon book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Theodore Sturgeon has won

Wikidata records 8 awards and 28 nominations for Theodore Sturgeon. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Theodore Sturgeon at a glance

Died
Theodore Sturgeon died in 1985, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Theodore Sturgeon are still being published after Theodore Sturgeon's death in 1985; the newest appeared in 2023.
Release pace
Theodore Sturgeon books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,456 pages across the 26 of 54 books with a recorded length, a median of 234 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Theodore Sturgeon books, 12 of 54, were published in the 1950s.

What the Theodore Sturgeon books are about

34 of the 54 Theodore Sturgeon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 27 of 34. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.