All the Science Fiction Stories and All the Books
This page has four sections:
- A list of all the science
fiction short stories (and novellas) that Cordwainer
Smith wrote, with dates of original publication.
- Another list of all the stories, in the same order,
but this time the entry for each story lists which
books it was published in. (Anthologies with
works of various authors are not included.)
This list includes alternate titles as well.
- A list of all the
books, with publication dates.
- And a list of what stories
appear in each book.
I'm sure this page will have many uses. One handy one
would be for someone thinking of buying a used book online and
wanting to know what stories are in it.
I've removed all the illustrations from this page. With
literally hundreds of hyperlinks, I wanted it to load as
quickly as possible. See other pages in this section for cover
art.
As I edited this page for this revision of the website,
I was once again astounded at the work that Mike Bennett put
into this list. Of course, there may be a few errors in a work
of this magnitude -- including some I may have introduced in
editing the html code -- but I expect you'll find it useful. Do
browse through it -- it's not only a list; here and then Mike
Bennett comments as well.
-- Rosana
I. THE SHORT STORIES OF CORDWAINER
SMITH
War No. 81-Q June 1928 Scanners Live In Vain June 1950 The Game Of Rat And Dragon
October 1955 Mark Elf May 1957 The Burning Of The Brain October 1958 Western Science Is So Wonderful
December 1958 No, No, Not Rogov! February 1959 Nancy March 1959 When The People Fell April 1959 Golden The Ship Was - Oh! Oh! Oh!
April 1959 Angerhelm June 1959 The Fife Of Bodhidharma June 1959 The Lady Who Sailed The Soul
April 1960 Alpha Ralpha Boulevard June 1961 Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons
June 1961 A Planet Named Shayol October 1961 From Gustible's Planet July 1962 The Ballad of Lost C'Mell October 1962 Think Blue, Count Two February 1963 On The Gem Planet October 1963 Drunkboat October 1963 The Good Friends October 1963 The Boy Who Bought Old Earth
April 1964 The Store Of Heart's Desire
May 1964 The Crime And The Glory Of Commander
Suzdal May 1964 The Dead Lady Of Clown Town
August 1964 On The Storm Planet February 1965 Three To A Given Star October 1965 On The Sand Planet December 1965 Under Old Earth February 1966 Down To A Sunless Sea October 1975 The Queen Of The Afternoon
April 1978 The Colonel Came Back From
Nothing-At-All May 1979 Himself In Anachron 1993
II. WHERE EACH STORY
APPEARED
War No. 81-Q Short Story
1. The Adjutant Vol. IX, No.
1, June 1928
The Adjutant was Central High School,
Washington D. C. cadet corps's paper.
2.The Instrumentality
Of Mankind, May 1979, pp
21-25
3. (Rewritten version)
The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 19-27
Rewritten in 1961 for inclusion
in You Will Never Be The Same.
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp
613-615
Scanners Live In
Vain Novelette
1. Fantasy Book (cover story), June 1950, pp 32-73, 85-88
Cover by Jack Gaughan.
2. You Will Never Be The Same, 1963, pp 49-82
3. The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith, July 1975, pp 9-42
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 65-95
Page 64 has a facsimile of his letter
of submission to Fantasy Book dated March 9, 1948.
The Game Of Rat And
Dragon Short Story
1. Galaxy, October 1955, pp 127-143
Illustrated by Hunter.
2. You Will Never Be The Same, 1963, pp 83-96
3. Under Old Earth and other
explorations, 1970, pp 11-24
4. The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith, July 1975, pp 67-81
5. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 163-175
Mark Elf Short Story
1. Saturn, May 1957, pp 62-75, printed as "Mark
XI"
Missing the short introduction.
Illustrated by ?
2. You Will Never Be The Same, 1963, pp 143-156
3. The Instrumentality Of
Mankind, May 1979, pp 25-40
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 29-40
The Burning Of The
Brain Short Story
1. Worlds of If, October 1958, pp 84-91
2. You Will Never Be The Same, 1963, pp 97-106
3. The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith, July 1975, pp 83-92
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 177-185
Western Science Is So
Wonderful Short Story
1. If, December 1958, pp 79-89
2. Stardreamer, August 1971, pp 170-185
3. The Instrumentality Of
Mankind, May 1979, pp 171-186
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 617-627
No, No, Not Rogov! Short Story
1. If, February 1959, pp 107-120
2. You Will Never Be The Same, 1963, pp 7-24
3. The Instrumentality Of
Mankind, May 1979, pp 1-21
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 3-18
Nancy Short Story
1. Satellite, March 1959, pp 25-29, printed as
"The Nancy Routine"
Ending severely abridged.
2. The Instrumentality Of
Mankind, May 1979, pp 186-200
3. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 629-639
When The People
Fell Short Story
Alternate Titles: "The Goonhogo Itself On
Venus"
"The Taking Of Venus"
"A Rain Of People"
1. Galaxy, April 1959, pp 147-158
Illustrated by Siegel.
2. Stardreamer, August 1971, pp 129-143
3. The Instrumentality Of
Mankind, May 1979, pp 71-84
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 119-128
Golden The Ship Was - Oh! Oh!
Oh! Short Story
Written with Genevieve Linebarger
Alternate Title: "The Lords Of The
Instrumentality"
1. Amazing, April 1959, pp 23-28
Abridged.
2. You Will Never Be The Same, 1963, pp 107-114
3. The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith, July 1975, pp 93-100
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 215-221
Angerhelm Short Story
1. Star Science Fiction Stories #6, June 1959,
pp 77-98
Edited by Frederick Pohl, printed by
Ballantine Books
2. Stardreamer, August 1971, pp 144-169
3. The Instrumentality Of
Mankind, May 1979, pp 210-233
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 649-666
The Fife Of
Bodhidharma Short Story
1. Fantastic, June 1959, pp 85-92
2. Stardreamer, August 1971, pp 119-128
3. The Instrumentality Of
Mankind, May 1979, pp 200-209
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 641-647
The Lady Who Sailed The
Soul Short Story
Written with Genevieve Linebarger
1. Galaxy, April 1960, pp 58-81
Abridged.
Illustrated by Dillon.
2. You Will Never Be The Same, 1963, pp 25-48
3. The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith, July 1975, pp 43-66
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 97-117
Alpha Ralpha
Boulevard Short Story
1. The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,
June 1961, pp 5-29
2. You Will Never Be The Same, 1963, pp 115-142
3. Under Old Earth and other
explorations, 1970, pp 93-119
4. The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith, July 1975, pp 259-286
5. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 375-399
Mother Hitton's Littul
Kittons Short Story
Alternate Titles: "The Robber, The Woman and The Moon"
"Benjacomin Bozart"
"To Wake, to Kill, to Die"
1. Galaxy, June 1961, pp 98-120
Illustrated by Virgil Finlay.
2. Space Lords, May 1965, pp 11-34
3. The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith, July 1975, pp 235-257
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 355-374
A Planet Named
Shayol Novelette
Alternate Title: "People Never Live Forever"
1. Galaxy, October 1961, pp 8-46
Illustrated by Virgil
Finlay.
2. Space Lords, May 1965, pp 167-204
3. Under Old Earth and other
explorations, 1970, pp 154-188
4. The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith, July 1975, pp 307-342
5. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 419-450
From Gustible's
Planet Short Story
Alternate Title: "The Big Lick"
1. Worlds of If, July 1962, pp 25-30
2. The Instrumentality Of
Mankind, May 1979, pp 129-136
3. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 187-192
The Ballad of Lost
C'Mell Short Story
Alternate Title: "She Got
The Which of the What She Did"
"Where Is The Which Of What She Did" (false start
title)
1. Galaxy (cover story), October 1962, pp
8-28 2. Space Lords, May 1965, pp
146-166
3. Under Old Earth and other
explorations, 1970, pp
120-138
4. The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith, July 1975, pp
287-306
5. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp
401-418
Think Blue, Count
Two Novelette
Alternate Title: "Lady if a Man . .. ."
1. Galaxy, February 1963, pp 47-76
Illustrated by R. D. Francis.
2. Stardreamer, August 1971, pp 1-38
3. The Instrumentality of
Mankind, May 1979, pp 85-118
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 129-154
On The Gem Planet Novelette
Alternate Title: "The Wise Old Horse On Pontippidon"
1. Galaxy, October 1963, pp 92-118
Illustrated by Wood.
2. Quest Of The Three Worlds, 1966, pp 6-34
3. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 451-473
Drunkboat Novelette
Alternate Title: "Archipelagoes of Stars"
1. Amazing Stories (cover story), October 1963, pp 6-34
Cover and Illustrated by Lloyd
Birmingham.
2. Space Lords, May 1965, pp 114-145
3. The Instrumentality Of
Mankind, May 1979, pp 136-171
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 327-353
The Good Friends Short Story
Alternate Title: "Those Good Old Friends of
Mine"
1. Worlds of Tomorrow, October 1963, pp 60-63
2. Stardreamer, August 1971, pp 113-118
3. The Instrumentality Of
Mankind, May 1979, pp 233-238
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 667-671
The Boy Who Bought Old
Earth Novella
The first half of Norstrilia, edited and added to for magazine publication.
See also The Planet Buyer.
1. Galaxy, April 1964, pp 7-105
The Store Of Heart's
Desire Novella
The second half of Norstrilia, edited and added to for magazine publication.
See also The Underpeople.
1. Worlds of If (cover story), May 1964, pp 77-127
Cover by Dember. Illustrated by
Giunta.
The Crime And The Glory Of Commander
Suzdal Short Story
1. Amazing Stories, May 1964, pp 18-34
Illustrated by Schelling.
2. Under Old Earth and other
explorations, 1970, pp 139-153
3. Stardreamer, August 1971, pp 92-112
4. The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith, July 1975, pp 101-116
5. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 201-214
The Dead Lady Of Clown
Town Novella
Alternate Titles: "The Dead Lady Panc
Ashash"
"The Brown and Yellow Corridor"
"I'll Be A Witch"
"Never Never Underpeople"
1. Galaxy, August 1964, pp 6-80
Illustrated by Morrow.
2. Space Lords, May 1965, pp 35-113
3. The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith, July 1975, pp 117-191
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 223-287
On The Storm Planet Novella
Alternate Title: "T'Ruth"
1. Galaxy, February 1965, pp 6-79
Illustrated by Virgil Finlay.
2. Quest Of The Three Worlds, 1966, pp 34-117
3. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 475-540
Three To A Given
Star Short Story
Alternate Title: "In Praise Of Folly"
1. Galaxy, October 1965, pp 105-128
Illustrated by Morrow.
2. Quest Of The Three Worlds, 1966, pp 150-174
3. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 567-586
On The Sand Planet Novelette
1. Amazing Stories, December 1965, pp 6-36
Illustrated by Jack Gaughan.
2. Quest Of The Three Worlds, 1966, pp 117-150
3. Under Old Earth and other
explorations, 1970, pp 25-52
4. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 541-566
Under Old Earth Novelette
Alternate Titles: "The Sum Is Null"
"The Douglas-Ouyang Planets"
"Put A Double On The Dark Remote"
"Akhnaton Retold"
"Fluminescent, Luminescent"
1. Galaxy (cover story), February 1966, pp 6-48
Cover and Illustrated by Virgil
Finlay.
2. Under Old Earth and other
explorations, 1970, pp 53-92
3. Stardreamer, August 1971, pp 39-91
4. The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith, July 1975, pp 193-234
5. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 289-325
Down To A Sunless
Sea Novelette
Written by Genevieve Linebarger
1. The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1975,
pp 51-76
2. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 587-610
The Queen Of The
Afternoon Short Story
Completed by Genevieve Linebarger from the
original 2 chapter fragment.
1. Galaxy (cover story), April 1978, pp 4-26
Cover and Illustrated by Cecilia
Cosentini.
2. The Instrumentality Of
Mankind, May 1979, pp 40-70
3. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 41-63
The Colonel Came Back From
Nothing-At-All Short Story
1. The Instrumentality Of
Mankind, May 1979, pp 119-129
2. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 155-162
Himself In Anachron Short Story
According to Alan Elms, this was originally
written by PMAL and he considered his 1946 draft to be a
completed story, circulating it to several magazines, all
of whom rejected it. Genevieve revised that version
in the late 1970's for Harlan Ellison's "Last Dangerous
Visions" (which has yet to see the light of day).
Presumably, this revision is the version printed in
"The Rediscovery Of Man", printed by NESFA in 1993.
J.J. Pierce, says that a revised edition was
intended for You Will Never Be The Same
titled either "My Love Is Lost In The Null Of
Nought" or "She Lost Her Love In The Null Of Nought" but
it wasn't completed. Expect more updates in this
section as more data emerges over time.
1. The Rediscovery Of Man, 1993, pp 193-199
IV. CONTENTS OF EACH BOOK
You Will Never Be The Same
Suggested Title: "Strange Ladies And Mad
Lovers:
Romances From The Plunging Future"
1. No, No, Not Rogov! 2. The Lady Who Sailed The
Soul 3. Scanners Live In Vain 4. The Game Of Rat And Dragon 5. The Burning Of The Brain 6. Golden The Ship Was - Oh! Oh!
Oh! 7. Alpha Ralpha Boulevard 8. Mark Elf
1. Regency RB309, 1963, 156 pages, Evanston,
paperback
"Assembled with the
valuable assistance of Robert
Silverberg."
2. Berkeley Medallion S1894, September
1970, 176 pages, New York,
paperback 3. Garland, 1975, 176 pages, New York,
hardcover
Reprint of the 1970 Berkeley
edition.
Selected by Lester del Rey for the
Garland Library of Science Fiction.
The Planet Buyer
The first half of Norstrilia, edited and adapted from The Boy Who Bought Old
Earthfor book publication.
1. Pyramid R-1084, October 1964, 156 pages, New
York, paperback
CoverPainting by John Schoenherr.
2. Pyramid X-2049, July/August 1969, 156 pages,
New York, paperback
Coverby Peter Bramley.
Printing date not documented,
publisher's number implies July/August
1969
3. Sphere 0722179421, 1975, 156 pages, London,
paperback
Coverby ?
4. Pyramid V3969, November 1975, 156 pages, New
York, paperback
Coverby Peter Bramley (based upon earlier
printing).
Original Printing erroneously listed as
October 1975.
Space Lords
1. Dedication
2. Prologue
3. Mother Hitton's Littul
Kittons 4. The Dead Lady Of Clown
Town 5. Drunkboat 6. The Ballad Of Lost C'Mell 7. A Planet Named Shayol 8. Epilogue
1. Pyramid R-1183, May 1965, 206 pages, New
York, paperback
CoverPainting by Jack Gaughan.
2. Pyramid X-1911, November 1968, 206 pages, New
York, paperback
Coverby Jack Gaughan.
3. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1969, 204 pages,
London, hardcover
CoverDesign by FORMAT
Does not include Prologue and
Epilogue
4. Science Fiction Book Club, 1970, 204 pages,
London, hardcover
Jacketdesigned by Terry James.
Does not include Prologue and
Epilogue
5. Sphere 79383, 1970, 160 pages, London,
paperback
Coverby ?
Does not include Dedication, Prologue,
"A Planet Named Shayol" and Epilogue
6. Jove M5122, April 1979, 206 pages, New York,
paperback
Coverby Eric Ladd (based upon next printing).
7. Ace 77743, July 1984, 206 pages, New York,
paperback
Coverby Eric Ladd.
Quest Of The Three Worlds
1. Timeline compiled by J. J.
Pierce 2. Introduction by John J. Pierce
3. On The Gem Planet 4. On The Storm Planet 5. On The Sand Planet 6. Three To A Given Star
1. Ace F-402, 1966, 174 pages, New York,
paperback
Does
not include Timeline and
Introduction.
2. Ballantine 27715, December 1978, 184 pages,
New York, paperback
Coverby Michael Herring.
3. VGSF, December 1987, 184 pages, London, paperback
Does not include
Timeline
4. Gollancz 04598, October 1989, 184 pages,
London, hardcover
Does not include
Timeline
The Underpeople
The second half of Norstrilia, edited and adapted from The Store Of Heart's
Desirefor book publication.
1. Pyramid X-1910, November 1968, 159 pages, New
York, paperback
CoverPainting by Jack Gaughan.
2. Sphere 7941, 1975, 144 pages, London,
paperback
Coverby ?
Under Old Earth and other explorations
1. Introduction by Anthony Cheetham
2. The Game Of Rat And Dragon 3. On The Sand Planet 4. Under Old Earth 5. Alpha Ralpha Boulevard 6. The Ballad Of Lost C'Mell 7. The Crime And The Glory Of Commander
Suzdal 8. A Planet Named Shayol
1. Panther 586033025, 1970, 188 pages,
London
Edited by Anthony
Cheetham.
Stardreamer
1. Think Blue, Count Two 2. Under Old Earth 3. The Crime And The Glory Of Commander
Suzdal 4. The Good Friends 5. The Fife Of Bodhidharma 6. When The People Fell 7. Angerhelm 8. Western Science Is So
Wonderful
1. Beagle Boxer 95127, August 1971, 185 pages,
New York
Norstrilia
Novel
Norstrilia has a complex history of publication, ignoring the
complex history of writing it also underwent.
Presumably finished sometime in 1963, it was broken into two
pieces, the first half having some additional material written
for magazine publication as The Boy Who Bought Old
Earthin April 1964. This process also occured
to the second half which was published in the magazines
as The Store Of Heart's
Desirein May 1964.
In October 1964, "The Boy Who Bought Old Earth" was sculpted
into the novel The Planet Buyerand the same process occured to "The Store Of
Heart's Desire", resulting in the novel The Underpeople.
In February 1975, the presumed original manuscript of
"Norstrilia" was published as one. Was it the original
manuscript?
The NESFA Press version from 1994 is the
definitive version. It bundles together
"Norstrilia" along with all the text added or changed to
the original manuscript from "The Boy Who Bought Old
Earth", "The Store Of Heart's Desire", "The Planet Buyer"
and "The Underpeople".
Although it is stated in the NESFA Introduction that
"Norstrilia", as first published, had been constructed from the
two fragments, it seems unclear since the original printing
never stated the source of the manuscript and the story flowed
smoothly.
Alternate Titles: "Star-Craving Mad"
"The Boy Who Bought The Planet Earth"
"Everybody's Fond Of Money"
"Roderick Frederick Ronald Arnold William Macarthur McBan
CLI"
"The Lover Who Loved And Lost C'Mell"
"The Stars Of Experience"
1. Ballantine 24366, February 1975, 277 pages,
New York, paperback
Coverby Gray Morrow.
About the author by J. J. Pierce.
2. Gollancz 04235, March 1988, 276 pages,
London, hardcover
Coverdesign by ?
About the author, although on Contents
page, is missing.
3. VGSF 04166, May 1988, 275 pages, London, paperback
4. NESFA, 1994, 249 pages, Framingham,
hardcover
Coverby John Berkey.
Edited and Acknowledgements by James A.
Mann.
Forward, although anonymous, probably
by James A. Mann.
Introduction by Alan Elms.
5. Gollancz, 2000, 277 pages, London, trade paperback
Design by Sue Michniewicz.
About the author by J. J.
Pierce.
The Best Of Cordwainer Smith
1. Timeline compiled by J. J.
Pierce 2. Introduction by John J.
Pierce 3. Scanners Live In Vain 4. The Lady Who Sailed The
Soul 5. The Game Of Rat And Dragon 6. The Burning Of The Brain 7. The Crime And The Glory Of Commander
Suzdal 8. Golden The Ship Was - Oh! Oh!
Oh! 9. The Dead Lady Of Clown
Town 10. Under Old Earth 11. Mother Hitton's Littul
Kittons 12. Alpha Ralpha Boulevard 13. The Ballad Of Lost C'Mell 14. A Planet Named Shayol
1. Doubleday 1180 (Science Fiction Book Club),
July 1975, 342 pages, New York,
hardcover
2. Ballantine 24581, September 1975, 377 pages,
New York, paperback
Coverby Darrell Sweet.
This version wents into several
printings, the third of which featured a somewhat
modified cover and numerous corrections
of typos courtesy of Alan Elms at the
request of Judy-Lynn Del Rey.
3. VGSF 04165, June 1988, 377 pages, London, paperback
Retitled "The Rediscovery Of Man", VGSF
Classic Series #25
Cover by John
Avon.
4. Gollancz 04352, August 1988, 377 pages,
London, hardcover
Retitled "The Rediscovery Of
Man"
The Instrumentality Of Mankind
1. Timeline compiled by J. J.
Pierce 2. Introduction by Frederick Pohl
3. No, No, Not Rogov! 4. War No. 81-Q 5. Mark Elf 6. The Queen Of The Afternoon 7. When The People Fell 8. Think Blue, Count Two 9. The Colonel Came Back From
Nothing-At-All 10. From Gustible's Planet 11. Drunkboat 12. Western Science Is So
Wonderful 13. Nancy 14. The Fife Of Bodhidharma 15. Angerhelm 16. The Good Friends
1. Ballantine 27716, May 1979, 238 pages, New
York, paperback
2. VGSF 04167, November 1988, 238 pages, London,
paperback
3. Gollancz 04459, March 1989, 238 pages,
London, hardcover
The Rediscovery Of Man
1. Introduction by John J. Pierce.
2. Editor's Introduction by James A. Mann.
3. No, No, Not Rogov! 4. War No. 81-Q (Rewritten
version) 5. Mark Elf 6. The Queen Of The Afternoon 7. Scanners Live In Vain 8. The Lady Who Sailed The
Soul 9. When The People Fell 10. Think Blue, Count Two 11. The Colonel Came Back From
Nothing-At-All 12. The Game Of Rat And Dragon 13. The Burning Of The Brain 14. From Gustible's Planet 15. Himself In Anachron 16. The Crime And The Glory Of Commander
Suzdal 17. Golden The Ship Was - Oh! Oh!
Oh! 18. The Dead Lady Of Clown
Town 19. Under Old Earth 20. Drunkboat 21. Mother Hitton's Littul
Kittons 22. Alpha Ralpha Boulevard 23. The Ballad Of Lost C'Mell 24. A Planet Named Shayol 25. On The Gem Planet 26. On The Storm Planet 27. On The Sand Planet 28. Three To A Given Star 29. Down To A Sunless Sea 30. War No. 81-Q (Original
version) 31. Western Science Is So
Wonderful 32. Nancy 33. The Fife Of Bodhidharma 34. Angerhelm 35. The Good Friends
1. VGSF 04165 - See The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith.
2. Gollancz 04352 - See The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith.
The Best Of Cordwainer Smith was
issued as The Rediscovery Of Man in Great
Britain.
3. NESFA, June 1993, 671 pages, Framingham,
hardcover
Coverby Jack Gaughan (from first Space Lordsprinting)
This version did not include the
corrections of typos Alan Elms did to the third
printing of The Best Of Cordwainer
Smith.
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