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Killdozer!

31

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1944 · Theodore Sturgeon

Genresscience fiction

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Plot34
Characters33
Writing34
Pacing21
Originality34
Impact27
Category averages — Plot 34, Characters 33, Writing 34, Pacing 21, Originality 34, Impact 27Plot 34Characters 33Writing 34Pacing 21Originality 34Impact 27

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Synopsis

"Killdozer!" is a science fiction/horror novella by American writer Theodore Sturgeon, originally published in the magazine Astounding (November 1944) and revised for the 1959 collection Aliens 4. This story represents Sturgeon's sole output between the years 1941 and 1945. Everything else that was published during this time had been written before. Sturgeon suffered from long bouts of writer's block, but was somehow able to produce this story in 9 days. It is one of his most famous stories, and was his most financially successful during the first decade of his career. The story inspired a 1974 TV-movie and a Marvel Comics adaptation by Gerry Conway and Richard Ayers in Worlds Unknown #6 (April 1974).

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Details

Type
Book
Release date
January 1, 1944
Genres
science fiction
Created by
Theodore Sturgeon
Countries
United States