The Rediscovery of Man edited by Cordwainer Smith

Book Description:(from Publishers Weekly)
Smith (real name: Paul M. A. Linebarger) is one of many underappreciated science fiction writers of the 1950s and '60s, and this hefty volume should help reinvigorate his reputation. Editor Mann has gathered all of Smith's published science fiction stories, as well as a rewritten version of "Ward 81-Q" and another piece, "Himself in Anachron" (completed by Genevieve Linebarger, the author's widow), which have never appeared in print before. The vast majority of the tales take place within the framework of a general future history later dubbed the Instrumentality of Mankind saga, whose linked but independent components include Smith's most famous pieces: "Scanners Live in Vain," "The Ballad of Lost C'mell," "Alpha Ralpha Boulevard" and "The Game of Rat and Dragon." This collection reveals Smith as a sophisticated, often poetic writer whose work stood out at a time when science fiction was still searching for its literary voice. The volume need not--indeed, should not--be read at one sitting: sampled like the vintage they are, these stories rank among the finest of their time, but guzzled all at once, they wear thin, and the prose grows less endearing. Nevertheless, it's thrilling to have them all preserved in a durable edition, so that future readers will be able to enjoy Smith's unique talent.


Stories in this collection:

01) Introduction by John J. Pierce
02) Editor's Introduction by James A. Mann
Stories of The Instrumentality of Mankind
03) No, No, Not Rogov!
04) War No. 81-Q (rewritten version)
05) Mark Elf
06) The Queen of the Afternoon
07) Scanners Live in Vain
08) The Lady Who Sailed the Soul
09) When the People Fell
10) Think Blue, Count Two
11) The Colonel Came Back from the Nothing-at-All
12) The Game of Rat and Dragon
13) The Burning of the Brain
14) From Gustible's Planet
15) Himself in Anachron by Cordwainer Smith & Genevieve Linebarger
16) The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal
18) Golden the Ship Was - Oh! Oh! Oh!
19) The Dead Lady of Clown Town
20) Under Old Earth
21) Drunkboat
22) Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons
23) Alpha Ralpha Boulevard
24) The Ballad of Lost C'Mell
25) A Planet Named Shayol
26) On the Gem Planet
27) On the Storm Planet
28) On the Sand Planet
29) Three to a Given Star
30) Down to a Sunless Sea by Cordwainer Smith & Genevieve Linebarger
Other Stories
30) War No. 81-Q
31) Western Science Is So Wonderful
32) Nancy
33) The Fife of Bodidharma
34) Angerhelm
35) The Good Friends

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