First edition. Before being published in a single novel in 1975, portions of Norstrilia were published as two short novels: "The Planet Buyer" and "The Underpeople." The only science fiction novel by Smith; but the center of a setting Smith developed in other short pieces. Any with an interest in Smith's unique world will want to see how it developed from these roots. A classic.

Norstrilia

Smith, Cordwainer

Ballantine Books

Quest of the Three Worlds

Casher O'Neill--pilgrim, adventurer, and seeker of truth--is involved in bizarre adventures as he travels to Pontoppidan, Henriada, and back home to Mizzer searching for help in overthrowing a dictator

Quest of The Three Worlds

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Del Rey

Space Lords

Jove

The Rediscovery of Man

Orion Publishing Co

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Gollancz

It is the era of the rediscovery of man and Casher O'Neill holds in his hand the conscience of the planet Mizzer. Armed with an all-world travel pass, initially his quest is for freedom - to rid the Twelve Niles of the dictator who has usurped his rightful place - but it changes as time goes on.

A Planet Named Shayol [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1961) novelette by Cordwainer SmithAlpha Ralpha Boulevard [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1961) novelette by Cordwainer SmithCordwainer Smith: The Shaper of Myths (1975) essay by John J. Pierce [as by J. J. Pierce ]Golden the Ship Was - Oh! Oh! Oh! [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1959) shortstory by Cordwainer Smith and Genevieve Linebarger [as by Cordwainer Smith ]Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1961) novelette by Cordwainer SmithScanners Live in Vain [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1950) novelette by Cordwainer SmithThe Ballad of Lost C'Mell [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1962) novelette by Cordwainer SmithThe Burning of the Brain [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1958) shortstory by Cordwainer SmithThe Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1964) shortstory by Cordwainer SmithThe Dead Lady of Clown Town [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1964) novella by Cordwainer SmithThe Game of Rat and Dragon [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1955) shortstory by Cordwainer SmithThe Lady Who Sailed the Soul [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1960) novelette by Cordwainer Smith and Genevieve Linebarger [as by Cordwainer Smith ]Timeline from The Instrumentality of Mankind (1975) essay by John J. Pierce [as by J. J. Pierce ]Under Old Earth [The Instrumentality of Mankind] (1966) novelette by Cordwainer Smith

The Rediscovery of Man (S.F. Masterworks)

Genre Fiction

Stardreamer

Beagle (95127)

In a far-flung future, planoforming ships knit together a galaxy ruled from Earth by the ruthless benevolence of the mysterious Lords of the Instrumentality, who presided over a utopia without death, danger¿or freedom. The Underpeople, humanlike beings created from animals to do the work of utopia, had no rights, and could be disposed of at the whim of a human. But they had become more humanlike than their creators, and their leader, the cat woman C¿Mell, had a plan for gaining their freedom¿which made her much too dangerous a person to be permitted to live. Elsewhere in the galaxy, the planet Norstrilia had power of its own, for it was the only source of stroon, the drug which arrested aging and made humans immortal. Its inhabitants were wealthy beyond comprehension, and one of them, a boy named Rod McBan, with the help of his computer, had manipulated the galactic economy until he completely owned the planet Earth¿which made him much too dangerous a person to be permitted to live. But when Rod came to Earth and joined forces with C¿Mell and the Underpeople, the petrified utopia of the Instrumentality began to crack and fall apart as freedom was reborn in the galaxy. . . .

We the Underpeople

United States

Baen

A sweeping saga of the centuries to come, from the new dark age that followed a global war, to the new civilization that arose from the ashes to colonize the stars. At first, the colonists use ships with gigantic sails, cruising on the waves of starlight, their captains having to become something part human and part machine; then later moving by planoforming ships which travel faster than light, but must defend themselves against the malevolent, mind-devouring creatures lurking in the dark between the stars. Then came the reign of the all-powerful Lords of the Instrumentality, who ruled Earth and its colony worlds with ruthless benevolence, suffocating the human spirit for millennia—until the time of the Rediscovery of Man, when the strange, lost concept of freedom was reborn. . . . An extraordinary vision of a future unique in science fiction, praised by readers, critics, and major writers in the field. “Read this. Cordwainer Smith is timeless.” —Terry Pratchett “. . . a truly unforgettable writer...” —David Brin “. . . a sophisticated, often poetic writer . . . these stories rank among the finest of all time. . . .”—Publishers Weekly

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