This is the 1st edition. The universe of Cordwainer Smith Giant planoforming ships ply the spaceways... Men "built" from animals do mankind's labor - and plot in secret... Living weapons guard the most important secret in existence... A thousand planets acknowledge one ruler - the instrumentality of Mankind... Wierd, beautiful, terrifying - these stories of the far future paint a picture of the strangest universe ever imagined. Contains five stories: Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons The Dead Lady of Clown Town Drunkboat The Ballad of Lost C'Mell A Planet Named Shayol