New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (c 1953) dj. Hardcover - This story of five extraordinary individuals, drawn to each other by loneliness and a need for completion, is considered one of Stugeon's best novels, this was the winner of the 1954 International Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and included in Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels. 186 pp. Jacket painting by Gary Viskupic.