The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith is a 1993 collection which contains all of Mr. Smith’s science fiction short stories. Most of the stories in this collection, which are arranged in chronological order, take place in Cordwainer’s future universe of the Instrumentality of Mankind, although there are some stories which are not set there.
Several of the stories in this book have won or been nominated for awards, and since its publication the book itself placed 3rd in the 1994 Locus poll for best collection, and 18th in the 1999 Locus All-Time poll. Perhaps even more amazing is the fact that 96% of all Amazon.com readers have given it the highest rating possible: 5-stars! Not too shabby eh?
Anyway, here is a listing of the stories included in The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith: (I’ve linked to the ones that I have reviewed.)
- No, No, Not Rogov!
- War No. 8 1 -Q
- Mark Elf
- The Queen of the Afternoon
- Scanners Live in Vain
- The Lady Who Sailed The Soul
- When the People Fell
- Think Blue, Count Two
- The Colonel Came Back from the Nothing-at-All
- The Game of Rat and Dragon
- The Burning of the Brain
- From Gustible’s Planet
- Himself in Anachron
- The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal
- Golden the Ship Was-Oh! Oh! Oh!
- The Dead Lady of Clown Town
- Under Old Earth
- Drunkboat
- Mother Hitton’s Littul Kittons
- Alpha Ralpha Boulevard
- The Ballad of Lost C’mell
- A Planet Named Shayol
- On the Gem Planet
- On the Storm Planet
- On the Sand Planet
- Three to a Given Star
- Down to a Sunless Sea
- Western Science Is So Wonderful
- Nancy
- The Fife of Bodidharma
- Angerhelm
- The Good Friends
If this collection looks like something you might enjoy then be sure to check it out at Amazon.com
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Looking for more science fiction short story collections to read? Be sure to take a look at my other book reviews.
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Rusty, I’m always glad to see comments like yours! I’m Cordwainer Smith’s daughter and webmaster of cordwainer-smith.com.
The edition that you link to is the definitive one. The New England Science Fiction Association did a great job on it.
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Thanks Rosana! Your dad wrote some amazing stories, and it is a pleasure to share those with others.