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Version 0.90 (missing two works, so this really should be called the incomplete works... Please updated version for any change in any story.
This is a collection of all the works by Corwainer Smith that I could find on mirc, or with me. The quality of the collection is uneven. What I scanned has been proofed carefuly. What I found on mirc was of various qualities. I did not spend too much time proofing this, and just reformatted it to html.
Cordwainer Smith is a psuedonym for Paul M. A. Linebarger. He also wrote books under other psuedonyms, which have not been included here.
I am currently missing only the following two books.
I also do not have the two books listed under the section "Books about Cordwainer Smith". The concordance especially looks interesting.
Pictures of covers and detailed informaion can be found at http://www.cordwainer-smith.com/CSBiblio/CSBiblio.htm. It is also available for download as a windows help file from www.geocities.com/carnival_of_soles/cs_download.html (roughly 8MB).
The short stories listed below are from the complete collection The Rediscovery of Man. If you want to sample some of the better stories first, you may want to start with the selection in The Best of Cordwainer Smith.
Below this line, there is no new work. It is just a list of different collections of the above short stories that were published at different times.
Taken from THE INSTRUMENTALITY OF MANKIND compiled by J. J. Pierce*.
* With Smith's own notebooks lost, chronology is largely a matter of guesswork, based on internal evidence. But the order of stories and surrounding events can be fairly well established.
| Date | Stories | Events |
| 2000 | Forgotten first age of space | |
| 3000 | The Ancient Wars, culminating in the collapse of all nations save China. Retreat of the true men into isolated cities, with most of Earth left to Beasts, manshonyaggers and the Unforgiven. | |
| 4000 | Advent of the Vomacts and the return of vitality to mankind. Rule of the Jwindz succeeded by that of the Instrumentality. | |
| 5000 | ||
| 6000 | Second age of Space. Earth repopulated. Expansion to the nearer stars. Survivors of old Paradise VII colony settle Old North Australia. | |
| 7000 | Fall of China. Discovery of Stroon | |
| 8000 | Discovery of planoforming. Early signs of anti-Utopia | |
| 9000 | Age of Planoforming. Settlement of thousands of worlds, compared to 200 by sailship. | |
| 10000 | Stabilization of Utopia. Life spans standardized at 400 years, growing use of robots, underpeople |
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| 11000 | Possible appearence of Daimoni. Adaption of men to strange worlds like Viola Siderea. | |
| 12000 | ||
| 13000 | Ascendency of the Bright Empire and other potential rivals to the Instrumentality. | |
| 14000 | Martyrdom of D'Joan, rebirth of old strong Religion. Founding of line of Jestocost |
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| 15000 | Appearance of Lady Alice More, partner to Lord Jestocost In rediscovery of Man. Holy Insurgency. Visions from space. | |
| 16000 | Civil rights for underpeople. Odyssey of Rod McBan. Spread of Rediscovery of Man | |
| Cashier O'Neil Series: | Embargo on religion | |
Projected series:
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Common destiny of men and underpeople; religious climax |