Norstrilia
$24.47
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
12 April 2016
Summary
Rod McBan 151st farms ‘stroon’, the immortality drug, and is the last scion of one of the oldest and most honourable families on Norstrilia, only source of stroon. But he’s also a telepathic cripple and faces the ever-present risk of being culled under the government’s draconian population laws.
To protect himself, he uses his not-strictly-legal computer to play the market and amass an unimaginable fortune. But after he survives an assassination attempt, McBan discovers that having en…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473212534 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473212537 |
| Author: | Cordwainer Smith |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 12 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 253g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 132mm x 22mm |
| Series: | S.F. Masterworks |
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About The Author
Cordwainer Smith
Cordwainer Smith (1913 - 1966) was the pen name of Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, an American author, scholar, and expert on psychological warfare. He is best known for his science fiction works, particularly the Instrumentality of Mankind series, which are characterized by their unique blend of political science, cultural anthropology, and mythology. Outside of his writing, Linebarger was a professor at Johns Hopkins University and served as an advisor to the U.S. government during World War II and the Cold War.
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