Imagine que tu es un gosse, et que par une nuit noire tu cours avec un hélicoptère dans ta main, en disant très vite brout-broûm-broûm. Tu passes près du type malade et il veut que tu fiches le camp avec ton truc. Le type malade est enfoui dans le sable froid ; seuls sa tête et son bras gauche émergent. il est dans un costume à pressurisation et ressemble à un homme-de-Mars. Il repose là, sans bouger, sans essayer. Disons que tu es le gosse. Et aussi le type malade enfoui dans le sable. Tu as perdu la mer. Pourtant, tu as le mal des profondeurs...
Author
Theodore Sturgeon (1918–1985) is considered one of the godfathers of contemporary science fiction and dark fantasy. The author of numerous acclaimed short stories and novels, among them the classics More Than Human, Venus Plus X, and To Marry Medusa, Sturgeon also wrote for television and holds among his credits two episodes of the original 1960s Star Trek series, for which he created the Vulcan mating ritual and the expression “Live long and prosper.” He is also credited as the inspiration for Kurt Vonnegut’s recurring fictional character Kilgore Trout. Sturgeon is the recipient of the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the International Fantasy Award. In 2000, he was posthumously honored with a World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.
