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==Editions== | ==Editions== | ||
* 1966: ''Universe'' | * 1966: ''Universe'' | ||
* 1972: ''[[Strange Bedfellows: Sex and Science Fiction]]'', Random House, 1972 | * 1972: ''[[Strange Bedfellows|Strange Bedfellows: Sex and Science Fiction]]'', ed. by [[Thomas N. Scortia]], Random House, 1972 | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:World Well Lost, The}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:World Well Lost, The}} | ||
Latest revision as of 09:52, 25 April 2007
"The World Well Lost" is a 1966 story by Ted Sturgeon, one of the first, if not the first, story in SF to deal explicitly with homosexuality.
A pair of alien lovers lands on earth, but their home world extradites them from earth. While they are being returned to earth, a crew member discovers they are telepathic, and must take action to protect his own secrets. Really a wonderful story. This story, limited in its ambition, exceeds expectations, and is indeed a risky and daring story.
The story apparently generated a lot of fan mail for Sturgeon.
Editions
- 1966: Universe
- 1972: Strange Bedfellows: Sex and Science Fiction, ed. by Thomas N. Scortia, Random House, 1972