Cordwainer Smith
Books and Stories

Pseudonym used by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger (1913-1966) for science fiction works. Through his father, a lawyer and political activist, he knew Sun Yat-sen, the father of Chinese nationalism. By adulthood, he could speak six languages and received a Ph.D. in Political Science from Johns Hopkins University at the age of 23. He served in the US Army during WWII, where he helped create the Office of War Information, and helped organize the Army's first psychological warfare section. His science fiction writings comprise only one novel and about thirty short stories.Select a novel or story title to see the inventions from that work:

A Planet Named Shayol, Galaxy Science Fiction, 1961

Mark Elf, Saturn, 1957

No, No, Not Rogov!, Quinn Publishing, 1958

Scanners Live in Vain, Fantasy Publishing Co. Inc., 1950

The Ballad of Lost C'Mell, Fantasy Publishing Co., 1950

The Dead Lady of Clown Town, Galaxy Publishing, 1965

The Game of Rat and Dragon, Galaxy Science Fiction, 1953

The Lady Who Sailed The Soul, Galaxy, 1960

Think Blue, Count Two, Galaxy Publishing, 1962

 

 

 

 

 

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