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The Rediscovery of Man (S.F. Masterworks) by Smith, Cordwainer is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Rediscovery of Man (S.F. Masterworks) about?
Welcome to the strangest, most distinctive future ever imagined by a science fiction writer. An insterstellar empire ruled by the mysterious Lords of the Instrumentality, whose access to the drug stroon from the planet Norstrilia confers on them virtual immortality. A world in which wealthy and leisured humanity is served by the underpeople, genetically engineered animals turned into the semblance of people. A world in which the great ships which sail between the stars are eventually supplanted by the mysterious, instantaneous technique of planoforming. A world of wonder and myth, and extraordinary imagination.**
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Smith, Cordwainer
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781857988192
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy
- Rating
- 4.17 / 5 (2,050 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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