Book Cover The Instrumentality of Mankind

The Instrumentality of Mankind

of Cordwainer Smith

Series: Instrumentality of Mankind

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14 short stories set in a universe of scanners, planoforming ships and animal-derived Underpeople.1 No, No, Not Rogov! (1959)2 War No. 81-Q (1928)3 Mark Elf (1957)4 The Queen of the Afternoon (1978)5 When the People Fell (1959)6 Think Blue, Count Two (1963)7 The Colonel Came Back from the Nothing-at-All (1979)8 From Gustible's Planet (1962)9 Drunkboat (1963)10 Western Science Is So Wonderful (1958)11 Nancy (1959)12 The Fife of Bodidharma (1959)13 Angerhelm (1959)14 The Good Friends (1963)"First Edition: May 1979" stated on the copyright page.

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Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 238 pages
  • Publisher Del Rey / Ballantine
  • Publication Date May 1979
  • First Publication 10/30/79
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9780345277169
  • Edition #27716
  • Category Other
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