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The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith
| Author: | Cordwainer Smith |
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NESFA Press, 1993 |
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| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smithis the second book in the "NESFA's Choice" series. It brings back into print all of the short science fiction of Cordwainer Smith, and includes two never before published stories.
The Rediscovery of Man includes all of Smith's short science fiction, including:
- "Scanners Live in Vain"
- "The Ballad of Lost C'mell"
- "The Dead Lady of Clown Town"
- "The Game of Rat and Dragon"
- "On the Storm Planet"
It also includes an in-depth introduction to the works of Cordwainer Smith by John J. Pierce, a noted authority on Smith's work.
Contents:
- Introduction by John J. Pierce
- Editor's Introduction by Jim Mann
Stories of the Instrumentality of Mankind:
- No, No, Not Rogov! (1959)
- War No. 81-Q (rewritten version)
- Mark Elf (1957)
- The Queen of the Afternoon (1978)
- Letter to Editor, Fantasy Book (March 9, 1948)
- Scanners Live in Vain (1950)
- The Lady Who Sailed The Soul (1960)
- When the People Fell (1959)
- Think Blue, Count Two (1963)
- The Colonel Came Back from the Nothing-at-All (1979)
- The Game of Rat and Dragon (1955)
- The Burning of the Brain (1958)
- From Gustible's Planet (1962)
- Himself in Anachron (1993)
- The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal (1964)
- Golden the Ship Was - Oh! Oh! Oh! (1959)
- The Dead Lady of Clown Town (1964)
- Under Old Earth (1966)
- Drunkboat (1963)
- Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons (1961)
- Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (1961)
- The Ballad of Lost C'Mell (1962)
- A Planet Named Shayol (1961)
- On the Gem Planet (1963)
- On the Storm Planet (1965)
- On the Sand Planet (1965)
- Three to a Given Star (1965)
- Down to a Sunless Sea (1975)
Other Stories:
- War No. 81-Q (1928)
- Western Science Is So Wonderful (1958)
- Nancy (1959)
- The Fife of Bodidharma (1959)
- Angerhelm (1959)
- The Good Friends (1963)
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