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The Instrumentality of Mankind
| Author: | Cordwainer Smith |
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Gollancz, 1988 Del Rey, 1979 |
| Series: | The Instrumentality of Mankind |
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| Book Type: | Collection |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
| Sub-Genre Tags: | Uplift Human Development Theological |
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Synopsis
A collection of 14 short science fiction stories by the author of "Norstrilia" and "The Rediscovery of Man". Each tale is set in an extraordinary universe of scanners, planoforming ships and animal-derived Underpeople.
Table of Contents:
- Timeline from The Instrumentality of Mankind - (1975) - essay by John J. Pierce
- Introduction - essay by Frederik Pohl
- No, No, Not Rogov! - (1959)
- War No. 81-Q - (1928)
- Mark Elf - (1957)
- The Queen of the Afternoon - (1978)
- When the People Fell - (1959)
- Think Blue, Count Two - (1963)
- The Colonel Came Back from the Nothing-at-All - (1979)
- From Gustible's Planet - (1962)
- Drunkboat - (1963)
- Western Science Is So Wonderful - (1958)
- Nancy - (1959)
- The Fife of Bodidharma - (1959)
- Angerhelm - (1959)
- The Good Friends - (1963)
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