More Than Human

From one of the greatest practitioners of science fiction comes a genrebendingnovel that is as affectingly humane as it is speculatively daring.Theres Lone who ... » 

From one of the greatest practitioners of science fiction comes a genrebendingnovel that is as affectingly humane as it is speculatively daring.Theres Lone who can make a man blow his own brains out just by looking athim. Theres Janie who moves things without touching them and the uniquepower of the teleporting twins. Theres Baby who invented an antigravityengine while still in the cradle and Gerry who has everything it takes to runthe world except for a conscience. Separately they are talented freaks.Together they compose a single organism that may represent the next step inevolution. As the protagonist of More Than Human struggle to find out whetherthey are meant to help humanity or destroy it Theodore Sturgeon explores thequestions of power and morality individuality and belonging withsophistication and lyricism rarely seen in science fiction. «