The Best of Cordwainer Smith

With an introduction by J. J. Pierce, this volume features the twelve 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 alivea discovery that might kill him. The Lady Who Sailed the Soul Helen America voyages to the starsand into a timeless legend of romance. Alpha Ralpha Boulevard They thought it was a road to a dream that lasts foreverbut dreams are made to be broken. The Ballad of Lost CMell Never has there been a girl quite like Cmell. Shes not even humanbut shes all woman. And eight more stunning stories by a man who dreamed the future