num_pages: 233
description: More Than Human is a 1953 science fiction novel by Theodore Sturgeon. It is a fix-up of his previously published novella "Baby Is Three" with two parts ("The Fabulous Idiot" and "Morality") written especially for the novel. It won the 1954 International Fantasy Award, which was also given to works in science fiction. It was additionally nominated in 2004 for a "Retro Hugo" award for the year 1954. Sci-fi critic and editor David Pringle included it in his book, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels. The novel concerns the coming together of six extraordinary people with strange powers who are able to "blesh" (a portmanteau of "blend" and "mesh") their abilities together. In this way, they are able to act as one organism. They progress toward a mature gestalt consciousness, called the homo gestalt, the next step in the human evolution.
language: English
title: More Than Human
titlecomplete: More Than Human
genres: Science Fiction Fantasy, 20th Century, American, Fantasy, Novels, Speculative Fiction, Fiction, Classics, Audiobook, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 17930
awards: awardedAt: -504892800000
name: International Fantasy Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Retro Hugo Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Ballantine Books