The Best of Cordwainer Smith

By: Cordwainer Smith

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

With an introduction by J. J. Pierce, this volume features the 12 most important stories by Cordwainer Smith, a unique writer who has fused wonder and poetry into imaginative tales that transcend both science and fiction.

"Scanners Live in Vain"

Adam Stone has found a way for men to cross deep space alive - a discovery that might kill him.

"The Lady Who Sailed the Soul"

Helen America voyages to the stars - and into a timeless legend of romance.

"Alpha Ralpha Boulevard"

They thought it was a road to a dream that lasts forever - but dreams are made to be broken.

"The Ballad of Lost C'Mell"

Never has there been a girl quite like C'mell. She's not even human - but she's all woman.

And eight more stunning stories by a man who dreamed the future.

©2016 Cordwainer Smith (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Interesting world-creation.

Cordwainer Smith is one of the forgotten greats of science fiction. I'm now interested in his work on psy-ops

Classic Sci

So glad this has made it to Audible. Well read, includes all the short stories of the original publication. Every sci-fi fan should know these very creative stories.

Astoundingly Mind Blowing

There is no other Sci-fi universe like this. The writing is excellent, the concepts provocative, the images disturbing, the meaning rich.

The social implications of his message are as relevant today as they were fifty years ago.

It is science fiction at its best.

Name the Chapters! It's 2024

A great audiobook. Unusual author, pro narrator. Chapters badly need titles. These stories are hard to find in ebook format.

Great stories but jarring editing

Lovely stories that are well read.

I wish there was a bit of space between the end of a story and the intro to the next, and between the end of the intro and the start of the next. It's jarring to hear about the background and co-author of a story before the last words are silent.