Title: The Queen of the Afternoon
Title Record # 51583
Author: Cordwainer Smith
Date: 1978-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: The Instrumentality of Mankind
Language: English
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Author: Cordwainer Smith
Date: 1978-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: The Instrumentality of Mankind
Language: English
Note: This story was published almost 12 years after the author's death. It was credited as by "Cordwainer Smith" in the original Galaxy publication and elsewhere. The introduction by John J. Pierce from "The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith" (1993, The NESFA Press) says that this story was from an unfinished manuscript, which was worked on by Genevieve Linebarger (Smith's wife).
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Galaxy, April 1978 | 1978-04-00 | ed. John J. Pierce | UPD Publishing Corporation | $1.25?$: US dollar |
164 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Cecilia Cosentini | ||
The Instrumentality of Mankind | 1979-05-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-27716-3 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 238 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Michael Herring | |
The Instrumentality of Mankind | 1979-05-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-27716-3 | C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
xvii+ 238 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Michael Herring | |
Instrumentalität der Menschheit?Instrumentalitaet der Menschheit |
1982-06-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3579) | 3-8118-3579-3 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
320 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Helmut Wenske | |
The Instrumentality of Mankind | 1985-07-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32301-7 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 238 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Michael Herring | |
Tu seras un autre | 1987-09-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5265) | 2-266-02038-2 | 348 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | W. Siudmak | ||
The Instrumentality of Mankind | 1988-11-00 | Cordwainer Smith | VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #28) | 0-575-04167-6 | £3.50?£: UK pound |
238 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | John Avon | |
The Instrumentality of Mankind | 1989-03-02 | Cordwainer Smith | Victor Gollancz | 0-575-04459-4 | £11.95?£: UK pound |
238 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | John Avon | |
Los señores de la instrumentalidad I: Piensa azul, cuenta hasta dos | 1991-06-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Ediciones B (Nova #37) | 84-406-2063-2 | 309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Óscar H. Chichoni | ||
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | 1993-06-00 | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 0-915368-56-0 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, I | 2004-03-02 | Cordwainer Smith | Gallimard (Folio SF #165) | 2-07-042715-3 | 617 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Manchu | ||
When the People Fell | 2007-09-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Baen Books | 1-4165-2146-1 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
599 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Tom Kidd | |
When the People Fell | 2007-09-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Baen Books | 978-1-4165-2146-4 | $6.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Tom Kidd | ||
Was aus den Menschen wurde | 2011-00-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) | 978-3-453-52806-2 | €12.99?€: Euro |
[2]+ 1053 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur | |
Was aus den Menschen wurde | 2011-03-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction) | 978-3-453-52806-2 | €12.99?€: Euro |
[2]+ 1052+ [1] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur | |
The Instrumentality of Mankind | 2011-09-29 | Cordwainer Smith | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10863-9 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
When the People Fell | 2012-08-28 | Cordwainer Smith | Baen Books | 978-1-4516-3829-5 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
829+ [4] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Tom Kidd | |
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, I?Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalite, I |
2017-05-00 | Cordwainer Smith | Gallimard (Folio SF #165) | 978-2-07-042715-4 | €9.90?€: Euro |
624 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Manchu | |
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | 2018-01-00 | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 978-0-915368-56-3 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
683 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 0-915368-56-0 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 0-915368-56-0 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 0-915368-56-0 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan | |
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith | date unknown | Cordwainer Smith | NESFA Press | 978-0-915368-56-3 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 671 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jack Gaughan |