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''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.〔 Theodore Sturgeon, as quoted in the ''Baby is Three'' story notes, ''The Complete Stories'', vol VI 〕 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. Simon & Schuster published a graphic novel version of ''More Than Human'' in 1978, titled ''Heavy Metal Presents Theodore Sturgeon's More Than Human''. It was illustrated by Alex Niño and scripted by Doug Moench.〔(''Heavy Metal Presents Theodore Sturgeon's More Than Human'' ) at the Grand Comics Database〕 == Plot introduction == 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「More Than Human」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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