Space Lords (short story collection)

Space Lords

First edition
Author	Cordwainer Smith
Cover artist	Jack Gaughan
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Pyramid Books
Publication date	May 1965
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	206
OCLC	16160860

Space Lords is a collection of science fiction short stories by the American writer Cordwainer Smith. It was first published by Pyramid Books in 1965. The stories belong to a series describing a future history set in the universe of the Instrumentality of Mankind.

Dedicated

The book is dedicated "to the memory of Eleanor Jackson of Louisa, Virginia, 20 February 1919 to 30 November 1964". In a letter to her, the author explains that she was an African-American housekeeper for him during many years, and that she died unexpectedly while visiting him to help when he was sick and working on this book. (In Smith's novel Norstrilia , the hero is accompanied by his "workwoman Eleanor", to whom he shows great loyalty. "It's up to me to do what I can for her. Always.")

Contents

• "Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons" (novelette first published in Galaxy Science Fiction June 1961)
• "The Dead Lady of Clown Town" (novella first published in Galaxy August 1964)
• "Drunkboat" (novelette first published in Amazing Stories October 1963)
• "The Ballad of Lost C'Mell" (novelette first published in Galaxy October 1962)
• A Planet Named Shayol" (novelette first published in Galaxy October 1961)

References

• Space Lords title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Cordwainer Smith The official website, accessed June 21, 2014.