Comments for Cordwainer Smith Blog http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog About his science fiction and his life, run by his daughter Rosana Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:58:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 Comment on You Can Read Several Cordwainer Smith Science Fiction Stories Online Free by JimJoe http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/you-can-read-several-cordwainer-smith-science-fiction-stories-online-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-5597 JimJoe Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:58:02 +0000 http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/you-can-read-several-cordwainer-smith-science-fiction-stories-online-free.html#comment-5597 I didn't know what to make of his sotries at first. But they certanily made me think, sometimes against my will. I didn't know what to make of his sotries at first. But they certanily made me think, sometimes against my will.

]]> Comment on Is Rod McBan a Stranger in a Strange Land? by Trying To Catch Up While Running In Place (with IMPORTANT stuff) | The Crotchety Old Fan http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/is-rod-mcban-a-stranger-in-a-strange-land.html/comment-page-1#comment-5593 Trying To Catch Up While Running In Place (with IMPORTANT stuff) | The Crotchety Old Fan Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:04:24 +0000 http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/?p=134#comment-5593 [...] you might want to consider nominating me: there’s my contributions to the Cordwainer Smith blog, my contributions to several SFSignal Mind Melds (particularly apt example as the question [...] [...] you might want to consider nominating me: there’s my contributions to the Cordwainer Smith blog, my contributions to several SFSignal Mind Melds (particularly apt example as the question [...]

]]> Comment on When Did You First Read Cordwainer Smith? by Al Jackson http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/first-read.html/comment-page-1#comment-5517 Al Jackson Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:09:11 +0000 http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/?p=69#comment-5517 I know I read Scanners Live in Vain in a used copy of Fred Pohl's anthology Beyond the End of Time in about 1955 when I was 15 (I ran out of 'juvie' SF quickly and turned to adult at an early age)...it blew me away. Followed C.S. through all these years, I am 69 now and I know of SF writers who are his peers but I now of no SF writer who wrote that kind of SF , I don't think there ever will be! I know I read Scanners Live in Vain in a used copy of Fred Pohl’s anthology Beyond the End of Time in about 1955 when I was 15 (I ran out of ‘juvie’ SF quickly and turned to adult at an early age)…it blew me away.
Followed C.S. through all these years, I am 69 now and I know of SF writers who are his peers but I now of no SF writer who wrote that kind of SF , I don’t think there ever will be!

]]> Comment on You Can Read Several Cordwainer Smith Science Fiction Stories Online Free by mason http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/you-can-read-several-cordwainer-smith-science-fiction-stories-online-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-5147 mason Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:47 +0000 http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/you-can-read-several-cordwainer-smith-science-fiction-stories-online-free.html#comment-5147 Thank you very much for helping make these stories of your father's available. Cordwainer Smith is not the easiest author to find in US used book stores...either lots of low print runs or people are holding onto his stuff. Or a combination. I have recently enjoyed a collection of 5 short stories originally published in Galaxy, reprinted in Space Lords. I bought several crates of Astounding/Analog magazine, complete print runs from years your father was active. I hope to find some more gems in those magazines. Thank you very much for helping make these stories of your father’s available. Cordwainer Smith is not the easiest author to find in US used book stores…either lots of low print runs or people are holding onto his stuff. Or a combination.

I have recently enjoyed a collection of 5 short stories originally published in Galaxy, reprinted in Space Lords. I bought several crates of Astounding/Analog magazine, complete print runs from years your father was active. I hope to find some more gems in those magazines.

]]> Comment on 2009 Rediscovery Award Goes to A. Merritt by Mark Traub http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/2009-rediscovery-award.html/comment-page-1#comment-5128 Mark Traub Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:35:52 +0000 http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/?p=159#comment-5128 While watching Hitchcock's "Saboteur" last Saturday night, I noticed over Bob Cumming's shoulder in a scene in a private library a familar spine..."The Face in the Abyss", the 1931 version, of which I own a copy. My father was a big fan of A. Merritt's, and this book has been in my personal library all my life. I decided to read it (I'd read the Ship of Ishtar when it was first reissued in paperback in the '70's), and just started it last night. The coincidence of Mr. Merritt's winning of the 2009 Rediscovery Award and my rediscovery of him 3 days prior to finding this web site is fascinating. I am now looking into him much more seriously. While watching Hitchcock’s “Saboteur” last Saturday night, I noticed over Bob Cumming’s shoulder in a scene in a private library a familar spine…”The Face in the Abyss”, the 1931 version, of which I own a copy. My father was a big fan of A. Merritt’s, and this book has been in my personal library all my life. I decided to read it (I’d read the Ship of Ishtar when it was first reissued in paperback in the ’70’s), and just started it last night. The coincidence of Mr. Merritt’s winning of the 2009 Rediscovery Award and my rediscovery of him 3 days prior to finding this web site is fascinating. I am now looking into him much more seriously.

]]> Comment on How to Keep Up with Cordwainer Smith Around the Internet by Cordwainersdaughter http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/how-to-keep-up-with-cordwainer-smith-around-the-internet.html/comment-page-1#comment-4883 Cordwainersdaughter Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:45:14 +0000 http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/how-to-keep-up-with-cordwainer-smith-around-the-internet.html#comment-4883 Alex, those are great fun! I think my father would have liked them! Readers, do take a look... Alex, those are great fun! I think my father would have liked them!

Readers, do take a look…

]]> Comment on How to Keep Up with Cordwainer Smith Around the Internet by Al Brady http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/how-to-keep-up-with-cordwainer-smith-around-the-internet.html/comment-page-1#comment-4882 Al Brady Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:01:57 +0000 http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/how-to-keep-up-with-cordwainer-smith-around-the-internet.html#comment-4882 Dear Rosana I am a huge huge fan of your fathers wonderful fiction. Here are some doodles of Earthport, The Abba Dingo and Pauls home city and hospital room from ARB. I hope you like them. Alex http://velocitykendall.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-post_4586.html Dear Rosana
I am a huge huge fan of your fathers wonderful fiction. Here are some doodles of Earthport, The Abba Dingo and Pauls home city and hospital room from ARB. I hope you like them.
Alex

http://velocitykendall.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-post_4586.html

]]> Comment on Science Fiction Artist Craig Moore Adds More to His Cordwainer Smith Works by Cordwainersdaughter http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/science-fiction-artist-craig-moore-adds-more-to-his-cordwainer-smith-works.html/comment-page-1#comment-4431 Cordwainersdaughter Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:04:18 +0000 http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/science-fiction-artist-craig-moore-adds-more-to-his-cordwainer-smith-works.html#comment-4431 Cristina, I have a vague memory that one or a few were done several decades ago, at a time when I wasn't paying any attention to all that. Might have been Japanese? Really not sure if it happened! Cristina, I have a vague memory that one or a few were done several decades ago, at a time when I wasn’t paying any attention to all that. Might have been Japanese? Really not sure if it happened!

]]> Comment on Science Fiction Artist Craig Moore Adds More to His Cordwainer Smith Works by Cristina http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/science-fiction-artist-craig-moore-adds-more-to-his-cordwainer-smith-works.html/comment-page-1#comment-4423 Cristina Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:18:22 +0000 http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/science-fiction-artist-craig-moore-adds-more-to-his-cordwainer-smith-works.html#comment-4423 It's been an amazing and touching experience to see these illustrations. I wonder if somewhere, sometime, somebody will think of translate Cordwainer Smith's works into comic books... wouldn't be great? It’s been an amazing and touching experience to see these illustrations. I wonder if somewhere, sometime, somebody will think of translate Cordwainer Smith’s works into comic books… wouldn’t be great?

]]> Comment on Is Rod McBan a Stranger in a Strange Land? by steve davidson http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/is-rod-mcban-a-stranger-in-a-strange-land.html/comment-page-1#comment-4257 steve davidson Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:40:38 +0000 http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/?p=134#comment-4257 I think what is really going on with Norstrillia is that Smith tapped into the 'UR' tale (in a unique and refreshing way), which makes us able to find close comparisons between his novel and many others. I was struck the other day by the closeness of many aspects of the Instrumentality (as a concept realized both through the novel and other stories) to Fritz Lang's Metropolis... I think what is really going on with Norstrillia is that Smith tapped into the ‘UR’ tale (in a unique and refreshing way), which makes us able to find close comparisons between his novel and many others.

I was struck the other day by the closeness of many aspects of the Instrumentality (as a concept realized both through the novel and other stories) to Fritz Lang’s Metropolis…

]]> Comment on Is Rod McBan a Stranger in a Strange Land? by Cordwainersdaughter http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/is-rod-mcban-a-stranger-in-a-strange-land.html/comment-page-1#comment-4247 Cordwainersdaughter Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:37:24 +0000 http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/?p=134#comment-4247 Search dune in the search box for a lot more about this, granule. Search dune in the search box for a lot more about this, granule.

]]> Comment on Is Rod McBan a Stranger in a Strange Land? by Granule http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/is-rod-mcban-a-stranger-in-a-strange-land.html/comment-page-1#comment-3812 Granule Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:40:26 +0000 http://cordwainer-smith.com/blog/?p=134#comment-3812 Is it possible that Dune has taken ideas from C. Smith? Norstilia is like Dune, with 'stroon' which is like 'spice'. Of course Dune is also a planet with a monoploly on a necessary resource like the Arabian desert with oil as it's critical resource. I guess many have noticed that manshonyagger is similar to meshuggener (crazy fool). Anyway thank you for reading this and give us readers hints as to other leads to follow if you have time. Is it possible that Dune has taken ideas from C. Smith? Norstilia is like Dune, with ’stroon’ which is like ’spice’. Of course Dune is also a planet with a monoploly on a necessary resource like the Arabian desert with oil as it’s critical resource.

I guess many have noticed that manshonyagger is similar to meshuggener (crazy fool). Anyway thank you for reading this and give us readers hints as to other leads to follow if you have time.

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