The Innumerable Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
/One of the stories that remains a favorite for me is Theodore Sturgeon's "Microcosmic God", which I tore through when I received a copy of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame way back in High School. Sturgeon became an author that I'd turn to pretty quickly whenever I picked up another anthology, and I've generally enjoyed all of the stories I've read from him.
Sturgeon is someone who's popped up a bit in the column already, and he's been someone I've been wanting to write about for a while now. He left an enormous footprint within the SF/F short fiction genre, and his work really ran counter to the largely conservative-leaning authors and stories that had been published by Campbell & imitators.
"Microcosmic God" is still one of my absolute favorite stories in the genre. If you haven't read it yet, go do so.
Go read The Innumerable Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon over on Kirkus Reviews.
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