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October 4, 2018

The True Frontier – Cordwainer Smith – Extra Sci Fi

Filed under: Books, History, Media — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

Extra Credits
Published on 2 Oct 2018

The godson of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, Paul Linebarger led an exciting life of unusual achievements well before he got into writing science fiction — including setting up one of the United States’ first psychological warfare units. Under his pen name, he wrote the trend-bucking work Scanners Live in Vain.

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3 Comments

  1. I became a major fan of “Smith” in the 1960’s. His writings are both far-sighted and deeply moving. Still reads well today.

    Comment by Bob — October 4, 2018 @ 12:59

  2. I read a number of his short stories when I was about 12. “The Crime and Glory of Commander Suzdal” stuck with me, even though I haven’t revisited the story in over 40 years. That is staying power for a short story!

    Comment by Nicholas — October 4, 2018 @ 13:06

  3. Adding to the previous comment, I first read his short stories. The first story of any kind that I ever read that brought tears to my eyes was “A Planet Called Shayol”.

    My favorites remain the trilogy “The Boy Who Bought Earth”. These can be re-read many times and still remain fresh and interesting.

    http://www.cordwainer-smith.com/

    Comment by Bob — October 5, 2018 @ 17:07

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