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Name: The Instrumentality of Mankind

Author: Cordwainer Smith
Year: 1974
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Genres/categories: Science fiction, Short Stories

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Fourteen classic Smith stories, set in his star-spanning future universe of scanners, planoforming ships and the Underpeople. Here is the account of the strange origin of the Vomact family and its role in founding the Instrumentality, of how one man's love broke the secret of Space-Three, of what happens to people too long between the stars - even of a shape-changing Martian with a passion for gadgets - in a collection that presents some of the strongest work of an unforgettable writer.
This book is part of the "Instrumentality of Mankind" series.
Here are some other books from this series:
The Best of Cordwainer Smith
First published 1975
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Norstrilia
First published 1975
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The Rediscovery of Man
First published 1975
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We the Underpeople
First published 1968
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When the People Fell
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