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Norstrilia
Cordwainer Smith
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Description for Norstrilia
Paperback. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Rod McBan 151st farms 'stroon', the immortality drug, and is the last scion of one of the oldest and most honourable families on Norstrilia, only source of stroon. But he's also a telepathic cripple and faces the ever-present risk of being culled under the government's draconian population laws. To protect himself, he uses his not-strictly-legal computer to play the market and amass an unimaginable fortune. But after he survives an assassination attempt, McBan discovers that having enough money to literally buy the Earth is no good if you're too dead to spend it . . . ... Read more
Rod McBan 151st farms 'stroon', the immortality drug, and is the last scion of one of the oldest and most honourable families on Norstrilia, only source of stroon. But he's also a telepathic cripple and faces the ever-present risk of being culled under the government's draconian population laws. To protect himself, he uses his not-strictly-legal computer to play the market and amass an unimaginable fortune. But after he survives an assassination attempt, McBan discovers that having enough money to literally buy the Earth is no good if you're too dead to spend it . . . ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
S.F. Masterworks
Condition
New
Weight
271g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473212534
SKU
V9781473212534
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About Cordwainer Smith
Cordwainer Smith (1913 - 1966) Cordwainer Smith was the most famous pen name of US foreign policy adviser Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger. Born in Milwaukee in 1913, his godfather was the Chinese revolutionary and political leader, Sun Yat-sen - the result of his political activist father's close ties with leaders of the Chinese revolution. Smith held a PhD ... Read more
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