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Norstrilia by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><P>This is the only novel Cordwainer Smith ever wrote during his distinguished career. It tells the story of a boy form the planet Old North Australia (where rich, simple farmers grow the immortality drug Stroon), how he bought Old Earth, and how his visit to Earth changed both him and Earth itself. <P> Vividly drawn and wonderfully suggestive...confirms that Cordwainer Smith was one of science fiction's most original writers. -- <I>Science Fiction&#58; The Best 100 Novels</I> <P> Better than any writer we've yet seen, Smith represents the sense of awe and wonder that is the heart of science fiction. -- Scott Edelman, <I>Science Fiction Age</I></p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Cordwainer Smith, pseudonym of the late Paul Linebarger, a professor and part-time spy, wrote only one SF novel, but it is in keeping with the picture of a future world he built in his other fiction. This novel, originally conceived and published in two parts in 1964 and '68, and later issued in paperback by Ballantine in 1975, begins like a more traditional SF tale. Protagonist Rod McBan's Norstrilian peers consider him inferior because he lacks their telepathic abilities. Nearly ``culled'' as part of the

Who reads Norstrilia?

Author

Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

Publisher

Ibooks ; Distributed by Simon & Schuster

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780345278005

Category

science

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Fiction

Rating

4.07 / 5 (90 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14