Godbody
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| Author | Theodore Sturgeon |
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| Cover artist | Loretta Trezzo |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Donald I. Fine |
Publication date | March 1986 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 159 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-917657-79-5 |
Godbody is a science fiction novel by American writer Theodore Sturgeon, published posthumously in 1986. A foreword, "Agape and Eros: The Art of Theodore Sturgeon", was contributed by Robert A. Heinlein and an afterword was contributed by Stephen R. Donaldson.
The plot centers around the arrival of a man named Godbody in a small town in New England and explores how his arrival transforms the lives of the residents. Many residents find happiness but Godbody is shot by the town newspaper's gossip columnist who attempts to enforce her views on morality on the townsfolk. In a sequence similar to the Resurrection, Godbody returns to life and departs once more, having encouraged the townsfolk to love one another.