Title: Venus Plus X
Title Record # 924
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Date: 1960-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Current Tags: SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), science fiction (1) Add Tags
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Date: 1960-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: The Postcript essay contains a bibliography in narrative form of the publications that the author used while researching this story.
- Holy Bible Oxford Concordance.
- The Human Body and How it Works by Elbert Tokay, Ph. D., Signet (NAL).
- The Transients, four parts, by Wm. H. Whyte Jr., Fortune Magazine, 1953.
- The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James, Modern Library (Random House).
- Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy, Oxford Medial Pubs., 1937.
- Patterns of Culture, Ruth Benedict, Mentor, 1953.
- The Disappearance, especially Chapter 13, p. 262, by Philip Wylie, Pocket Books edition, 1958.
- Psychoanalysis and Religion by Erich Fromm, Yale University Press, 1950.
- Various recent magazine articles by Margaret Mead.
- Sex in History, by G. Rattray Taylor, Ballantine, 1960.
- Are Clothes Modern? by Bernard Rudofsky, Theobald, 1947. (These last two are the most startling, informative, and thought-provoking books you could pick up.)
- Most of the Ledom names are from an article by John R. Pierce (J. J. Coupling), “Science for Art's Sake,” in Astounding Science Fiction for November 1950, in listings of “word” constructions by the use of a table of probabilities and a table of random numbers.
- “Ledom” itself comes from a can of my favorite tobacco spelled backwards.
Synopsis: The author writes in the Postscript "It was my aim in writing Venus Plus X a) to write a decent book b) about sex."
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Awards
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| Finalists | 1961 Hugo | Best Novel |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venus Plus X | 1960-09-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Pyramid Books | G544 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Victor Kalin |  |
| Venus Plus X | 1962-05-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Pyramid Books | F-732 | $0.40?$: US dollar |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Schoenherr | |
| Venus Plus X | 1968-03-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Pyramid Books | X-1773 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Gray Morrow | |
| Venus Plus X | 1969-03-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (5)) | 0-575-00227-1 | 25/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
190 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |
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| Venus Plus X | 1969-12-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Pyramid Books | T2134 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Ron Walotsky | |
| Venus Plus X | 1970-03-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 155 | 190 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Terry James | |
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| Venus Plus X | 1971-07-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Pyramid Books | T-2552 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Ron Walotsky | |
| Venus Plus X | 1971-07-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Pyramid Books | T-2552 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Ron Walotsky | |
| Venus Plus X | 1972-02-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | 0-552-08860-9 | £0.25?£: UK pound |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Alan Lee | |
| Venus Plus X | 1976-00-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Gregg Press (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series) | 0-8398-2321-5 | $8.50?$: US dollar |
xxi+ 160 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |
|
| Venus Plus X | 1978-06-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Sphere | 0-7221-8214-7 | £0.85?£: UK pound |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Peter Elson | |
| Venus Plus X | 1979-12-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Dell | 0-440-19360-5 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
218 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | |
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| Venus Plus X | 1979-12-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Dell | 0-440-19360-5 | C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
218 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | |
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| Venus Plus X | 1984-07-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Bluejay Books (Bluejay Illustrated Editions #3) | 0-312-94447-0 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
215 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Rowena Morrill | |
| Venus Plus X | 1988-05-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Carroll & Graf | 0-88184-387-3 | $3.95?$: US dollar |
210 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Jael | |
| Venus Plus X | 1989-06-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Sphere | 0-7221-8214-7 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Fred Gambino | |
| The Dreaming Jewels / The Cosmic Rape / Venus Plus X | 1990-07-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Quality Paperback Book Club | $11.95?$: US dollar |
217+ 160+ 160 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Theo Rudnak | ||
| The Dreaming Jewels / The Cosmic Rape / Venus Plus X | 1990-07-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Book-of-the-Month Club | 80-2874 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
217+ 160+ 160 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Theo Rudnak | |
| Venus Plus X | 1999-10-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Vintage Books | 0-375-70374-8 | $12.00?$: US dollar |
213 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Kevin Irby | |
| Venus Plus X | 2000-10-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Vintage Books | 0-375-70374-8 | $12.00?$: US dollar |
213 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Kevin Irby | |
| Venus Plus X | 2009-00-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | Blackstone Audio | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | Kevin Irby | |
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| Venus Plus X | 2011-09-29 | Theodore Sturgeon | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-11012-0 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| Venus Plus X | 2013-04-30 | Theodore Sturgeon | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-4532-9543-4 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| Venus Plus X | 2013-04-30 | Theodore Sturgeon | Open Road Integrated Media | 978-1-4804-1047-3 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Mauricio Diaz | ||
| The Dreaming Jewels / To Marry Medusa / Venus Plus X | 2014-05-29 | Theodore Sturgeon | Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus) | 978-0-575-11715-0 | £18.99?£: UK pound |
368 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni |
Reviews
- Review by Frederik Pohl (1961) in If, #8 [UK] , reprinted in:
- If, January 1961 (1961)
- Review by S. E. Cotts (1961) in Amazing Stories, January 1961
- Review by Alfred Bester (1961) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1961
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1961) in Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, April 1961
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1969) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1969
- Review [French] by Jean-Pierre Andrevon (1976) in Fiction, #269
- Review by Bill Glass (1976) in Delap's F & SF Review, September 1976
- Review by Charles N. Brown (1977) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Summer 1977
- Review by Darrell Schweitzer (1977) in Science Fiction Review, August 1977
- Review by Spider Robinson (1980) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, February 1980
- Review by Baird Searles (1980) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, March 1980
- Review [French] by Michel Ruf (1980) in Fiction, #311
- Review by Steve Carper (1984) in Fantasy Review, December 1984
- Review by Don D'Ammassa (1985) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #64 January 1985
- Review by Baird Searles (1985) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1985
- Review by Robert Coulson (1985) in Amazing Stories, March 1985
- Review by David Pringle (1985) in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels , reprinted in:
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1985)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1986)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1987)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1997)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (2014)
- Review by Graham Sleight (2010) in Locus, #595 August 2010
- Review by Paul Di Filippo (2015) in The Speculator, (2018)