Cordwainer Smith Reading Order
1 series · 61 books
Cordwainer Smith was an American science fiction writer whose imaginative standalone novels earned him a significant place in the genre despite his brief career and modest publication volume. Drawing on his background as a U.S. Army officer and leading scholar of Asian culture, Smith created richly detailed speculative worlds that explored the intersections of technology, humanity, and psychology. His relatively small body of work has exerted an outsized influence on science fiction literature, establishing him as a major figure who died before reaching his mid-fifties.
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Standalone Novels Series
Complete61 books
Cordwainer Smith's Standalone Novels collection comprises 61 complete works published in 1984, showcasing the author's science fiction short stories and novellas. These independent entries should be read in publication order to trace the evolution of Smith's distinctive storytelling style. The collection draws from various magazines and anthologies, including Galaxy, Amazing Stories, and Isaac Asimov Presents series, making it an essential retrospective of Smith's influential contributions to the science fiction genre.
Start with Magicats!, the first of 61 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | מסע אל שלושה עולמות |
| 2 | Amazing stories |
| 3 | Atomsk |
| 4 | Die besten Stories von Cordwainer Smith |
| 5 | Fantastic Creatures |
| 6 | Galaxy |
| 7 | Galaxy, February 1966 |
| 8 | Herren Im All |
| 9 | Infinite Stars |
| 10 | Instrumentality of Mankind |
| 11 | Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories #20 (1958) |
| 12 | Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 23 (1961) |
| 13 | Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 24 (1962) |
| 14 | Isaac Asimov presents the golden age of science fiction. Sixth Series |
| 15 | LOS SEÑORES DE LA INSTRUMENTALIDAD III NORSTRILIA |
| 16 | La dame aux étoiles et autres récits (Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, tome 1) |
| 17 | La quête des trois mondes |
| 18 | Le rêveur aux etoiles |
| 19 | Le sous-peuple |
| 20 | Les Seigneurs De L'Instrumentalite 6/LA Quete DES Trois Mondes |
| 21 | Les Seigneurs de l'Instrumentalité - 2 |
| 22 | Les seigneurs de l'Instrumentalité - Tome 1 - Le rêveur aux étoiles |
| 23 | Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité tome 1 : Tu seras un autre |
| 24 | Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité. Tome 5 |
| 25 | Los Senores de la Instrumentalidad II |
| 26 | Norstrilia |
| 27 | Norstrilia |
| 28 | Norstrilia |
| 29 | Norstrilia (S.F. Masterworks) |
| 30 | Quest of The Three Worlds F-402 |
| 31 | Quest of the Three Worlds |
| 32 | Rediscovery of Man |
| 33 | Scanners Live in Vain |
| 34 | Scanners and Others: Three Science Fiction Stories |
| 35 | Space Lords |
| 36 | Space Lords (Pyramid Books X1911) |
| 37 | Star science fiction stories no. 6 |
| 38 | Stardreamer |
| 39 | Starships |
| 40 | The Best of Cordwainer Smith |
| 41 | The Best of Cordwainer Smith |
| 42 | The Best of Cordwainer Smith |
| 43 | The Fifth Galaxy Reader by H.L. Gold, Ed. |
| 44 | The Planet Buyer |
| 45 | The Rediscovery of Man (S.F. Masterworks) |
| 46 | The Rediscovery of man |
| 47 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame -- Volume Two |
| 48 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame -- Volume Two A |
| 49 | The Seventh Galaxy Reader |
| 50 | The Space Opera Novella MEGAPACK®: 6 Science Fiction Classics |
| 51 | The Underpeople (Pyramid SF, X-1910) |
| 52 | The great science fiction series |
| 53 | The planet Buyer |
| 54 | The planet buyer |
| 55 | Think Blue, Count Two |
| 56 | Under Old Earth and other explorations |
| 57 | Was aus den Menschen wurde |
| 58 | When the People Fell |
| 59 | Yesterday's Tomorrows |
| 60 | You Will Never Be the Same |
| 61 | Magicats! 1984 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Cordwainer Smith written?
- Cordwainer Smith has written 61 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1984 to 1984.
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- Cordwainer Smith has 1 completed series.