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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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