This book collects the rest of the Cordwainer Smith work that Baen did not include in the 'We the Underpeople' volume. The Underpeople stories are certainly some of the strongest work he produces, and there are a handful of stories I didn't particularly like here, but the rest is really excellent, 3.69 overall.

Also an intro by Fred Pohl, who was an editor that published Smith and so knew more than most about the man.

Kudos to Baen for making another of the best of the older authors available in multiple formats (Trade, mass market and ebook) to suit everyone.

When the People Fell : No No Not Rogov! - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : War No. 81-Q - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : Mark Elf - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : The Queen of the Afternoon - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : Scanners Live in Vain - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : The Lady Who Sailed The Soul - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : When the People Fell - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : Think Blue Count Two - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : The Colonel Came Back from the Nothing-at-All - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : The Game of Rat and Dragon - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : The Burning of the Brain - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : From Gustible's Planet - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : Himself in Anachron - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : Golden the Ship Was—Oh! Oh! Oh! - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : Drunkboat - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : A Planet Named Shayol - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : On the Gem Planet - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : On the Storm Planet - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : On the Sand Planet - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : Three to a Given Star - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : Down to a Sunless Sea - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : War No. 81-Q - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : Western Science Is So Wonderful - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : Nancy - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : The Fife of Bodidharma - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : Angerhelm - Cordwainer Smith
When the People Fell : The Good Friends

Soviet science couple's brain needle journey.

4 out of 5

Licence to kill, robots, anyway.

4 out of 5

Manhunter not too helpful for old timer.

3.5 out of 5

Suspended animation Underpeople awakening gives girl an Instrumentality role.

3.5 out of 5

Monopoly is bad, and worth doing something about.

5 out of 5

Solo starnaut sheila's suitor.

4 out of 5

Chinese Venusian megadrop.

3 out of 5

I am sailing, I am spoiling, across the stars, should be freezed.

3.5 out of 5

Lost soul pinlighting.

4 out of 5

Another actual use for a live cat. Fight you little bastard.

4 out of 5

Mind destruction manoeuvre rescue transfer.

3.5 out of 5

I wish they'd duck off.

3.5 out of 5

Time enough for love Knot.

4 out of 5

Lost planet female cancer transsexual aggression solution is timeslip cat kill cull.

4 out of 5

Time for war, duckie.

4 out of 5

Rage through space, really fast to dreams out of space.

4.5 out of 5

Pain punishment makes skin way more deep.

3.5 out of 5

Test dictated for horse help.

3 out of 5

Turtle girl's longevity vigil requires warrior assistant.

4 out of 5

Comeback confrontation dictated.

3.5 out of 5

Cackle-gabble telepathy search eating solution.

3.5 out of 5

Sacrifice power.

4 out of 5

Licence to kill, robots, anyway.

4 out of 5

Fascinated Martian chat.

3 out of 5

Virus life.

4 out of 5

Dainty noise weapon.

2.5 out of 5

Dainty noise weapon.

3 out of 5

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