Title: The Queen of the Afternoon

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

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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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1955^ⓘTranslated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti (revised) Original translation by Simone Hilling Translation. of "The Queen of the Afternoon" 1978	French	La Reine de l'aprèsmidi
1982^ⓘTranslated by Thomas Ziegler	German	Die Königin des Nachmittags^?Die Koenigin des Nachmittags
1987^ⓘTranslated by Simone Hilling	French	La reine de l'après-midi^?La reine de l'apres-midi
1991	Spanish	La reina de la tarde

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
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

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