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THE BEST OF
CORDWAINER SMITH
EDITED, WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES, BY
J. J. PIERCE
NELSON DOUBLEDAY, INC.
Garden City, New York
nmoDocmoN OOPVMCHT (c) 1975 BY j. j. moot
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
"Scanners Live in Vain," copyright 1950 by Fantasy Publishing Co. Inc. for
Fantasy Book. Copyright 1963 t>y Cordwainer Smith.

"The Lady Who Sailed The Soul," copyright 1960 by Galaxy Publishing Co. for
Galaxy Magazine, Copyright 1963 by Cordwainer Smith.

"The Game of Rat and Dragon," copyright 1955 by Galaxy Publishing Co. for
Galaxy Science Fiction. Copyright 1963 by Cordwainer Smith.

"The Burning of the Brain," copyright 1958 by Quinn Publishing Co. for If. Copyright 1963 by Cordwainer Smith.

"Golden the Ship Was-Oh! Oh! Oh!," copyright 1959 by Ziff-Davis Publishing
Co. for Amazing Science Fiction. Copyright 1963 by Cordwainer Smith.

"The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal," copyright 1964 by Ziff-Davis
Publishing Co. for Amazing Stories. Copyright 1971 by Mrs. Genevieve Line-
barger.

"The Dead Lady of Clown Town," copyright 1964 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation for Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1964. Copyright 1965 by Cordwainer Smith.

"Under Old Earth," copyright 1966 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation for Galaxy Science Fiction. Copyright 1971 by Mrs. Genevieve Linebarger.

"Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons," copyright 1961 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation for Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1961. Copyright 1965 by Cordwainer Smith.

"Alpha Ralpha Boulevard," copyright 1961 by Mercury Press, Inc. for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Copyright 1963 by Cordwainer Smith.

"The Ballad of Lost Cmell," copyright 1962 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. for Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1962. Copyright 1965 by Cordwainer Smith.

"A Planet Named Shayol," copyright 1961 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. for Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1961. Copyright 1965 by Cordwainer Smith.
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CONTENTS
Cordwainer Smith: The Shaper of Myths i ]. J. Pierce
Scanners Live in Vain The Lady Who Sailed The Soul 43
The Game of Rat and Dragon 67
The Burning of the Brain 83
Golden the Ship Was-Oh! Oh! Oh! 93 The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal 101
The Dead Lady of Clown Town 117
Under Old Earth 193
Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons 235