 The cover of the first edition. Cover art by Jack Gaughan, originally painted for Smith's 1965 collection Space Lords. | |
| Author | Cordwainer Smith |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | NESFA Press |
Publication date | 1993 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 0-915368-56-0 |
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith (ISBN 0-915368-56-0) is a 1993 book containing the complete collected short fiction of American science fiction author Cordwainer Smith.[1][2][3][4] It was edited by James A. Mann and published by NESFA Press.
Most of the stories take place in Smith's future history set in the universe of the Instrumentality of Mankind; the collection is arranged in the chronological order in which the stories take place in the fictional timeline. The collection also contains short stories which do not take place in this universe.
Within the context of the future history, the Rediscovery of Mankind refers to the Instrumentality's re-introduction of chance and unhappiness into the sterile utopia that they had created for humanity. Other than Smith's novel, Norstrilia, which takes place in the same future history, the book collects all of Smith's known science fiction writing.
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