The Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith
The Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith

Author: Karen L. Hellekson

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-07-06

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 0786450355

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This critical work concentrates on the science fiction writings of Paul Linebarger, who wrote under the pseudonym Cordwainer Smith, as well as other pseudonyms he created to reflect his different writing styles. His writings give voice to concerns about humanity and personal struggle; his ideas about love, loss, alienation, and psychic pain continue to resonate today. This work begins with a brief biographical sketch of Cordwainer Smith, linking elements of his past to his writing and focusing on his contributions to science fiction as well as his concern with humanity. Also discussed are Smith's published and unpublished novel-length non-science fiction, his revision process, the true man-underpeople dichotomy in his published and unpublished short fiction, and his only published novel-length science fiction work Norstrilia.

The Vorkosigan Companion
The Vorkosigan Companion

Author: Lois McMaster Bujold

Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises

Published: 2008-12-01

Total Pages: 651

ISBN-13: 1618247069

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Master the Vorkosiverse! "I've always tried to write the kind of book I most loved to reacharacter-centered adventure. Readers return to such books because those characters have become their friends, and there is no limit to the number of times you want to be with your friends again." ¾Lois McMaster Bujold, from The Vorkosigan Companion. It's the companion for everything Miles and Vorkosigan: Insightful essays, encyclopedic entries on the characters, the plots and¾most of all¾the fantastic world-building! Plus, an extensive story-behind-the-story essay on the creation of the books, and a Bujold mini-biography! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). "Bujold mixes quirky humor with action [and] superb character development. [E]normously satisfying." ¾Publishers Weekly

Norstrilia
Norstrilia

Author: Cordwainer Smith

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2011-09-29

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 0575108622

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When his ultra-logical computer tells him that to survive he must become the richest man in the universe, Rod McBan the hundred and fifty-first thought he had a good plan. A telepathic cripple, rejected by many of his people, owner of the Station of Doom, the safety of wealth would keep him safe. In one crowded, unbelievable night he achieved the impossible, became the richest boy in the galaxy. But Rod McBan will soon discover that money brings trouble. A galaxy of people and other beings - out to rob him, use him or kill him!

Best of Cordwainer Smith
Best of Cordwainer Smith

Author: Cordwainer Smith

Publisher: Phoenix Pick

Published: 2017-04-26

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9781649730558

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"No one ever wrote like Smith, with his special blend of intense myth-making and rich invention "--Publishers Weekly Cordwainer Smith was one of the original visionaries to think of humanity in terms of thousands of years in the future,