About this title: Separately, a group of characters who each possess bizarre abilities such as telekinesis, telepathy, and super-intelligence, appear to be freaks of nature. Taken together, they may signal the next stage in human evolution.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine, New York
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780345243898ISBN:0345243897
Description: Fair. No Jacket as Issued. Wear, creases and chips to the covers. Spine roll. Pages toned with age. Otherwise clean and would make a good reading copy. Cover art by Lee Rosenblatt. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780345243898ISBN:0345243897
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. 1788-Used but sturdy. Good reading copy. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Edition: Reprint. 6th printing.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York
Date Published: 1971
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. 1971 Ballantine paperback. NOT EX LIB! Pages are clean & bright withlight reading wear, a few bent page corners, creased spine small tear along spine, mild edgewear & some light cover scuffing. 233 p. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ballantine
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780345218285ISBN:0345218280
Description: Pepper, Bob. Good. No dust jacket as issued. VG- 188 p. 1971 paperback edition from Ballantine. VERY GOOD MINUS. Bob Pepper cover art. Winner of the International Fantasy Award, a classic of the genre. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York
Date Published: 1971
Description: Fair. Smooth spine. Hinge creases. Tanning pages. Name mostly erased from inside rear cover. Small nicks on edges of cover. Binding OK but damaged from hinge creases. G-; 188 pages; This was a winner of the International Fantasy Award. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780345294067ISBN:0345294068
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Normal wear & tear, some tanning on pages. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ballantine (02199)
Date Published: 1971
Description: Pepper, Bob. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. VG+ 188 p. 1971 paperback edition from Ballantine (02199). VERY GOOD PLUS. Bob Pepper cover art. INTERNATIONAL FANTASY AWARD WINNER, PRINGLE 100 BEST SF NOVELS. read more
Edition: 1st paper ed.
Binding: Paper
Publisher: Farrar, with Ballantine, NY
Date Published: (1953)
Description: 1st ed, paper issue, simultaneous with hard cover issue Near fine in wrappers. Barron's 'Core Collection' (science fiction) title. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Young with Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1953
Description: Used. Ballantine 46 1953, First edition, water damage has made the pages stiff but still readable In stock, ships same or next day. read more
"Don't let the age of the book fool you. While some of the references are definitely dated, the core of the story is as vital and contemporary as anything you'll read. The ultimate book for anyone who has felt "different" or "alone" (i.e., everyone)."
"What a fablulous story - I think I have read this 4 times now. I read every word to get even more meaning from it than before. I like Sturgeon's no-nonsence American classic style, and the way that changes with the characters and the timeline in the story.
This 19xx novel completes my Challenge set of 18xx, 19xx, 20xx"
"The way the book is organized seems strange at first, and the shifts between the three sections terribly abrupt, but by the end, you can see why Sturgeon chose to do things this way, and the structure is revealed to be entirely appropriate. I don't know if I bought into the whole psychic-evolution theory for the characters, but I really like what he did with this story."
"How this book was even considered Science Fiction, I will never know. It had no point to the story, in my opinion. But I started it... I finished it, that's it."
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