
The Planet Buyer
1964
First Published
3.82
Average Rating
156
Number of Pages
Rod McBan from planet Norstrilia, source of immortality drug Stroon, buys Old Earth. There, Underpeople are slave humanoids genetically designed from animals. On Earth, Rod joins C'Mell and Underpeople to bring back freedom. Second half of "Norstrilia".
Avg Rating
3.82
Number of Ratings
252
5 STARS
28%
4 STARS
40%
3 STARS
20%
2 STARS
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1 STARS
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Author

Cordwainer Smith
Author · 28 books
Pseudonym of: Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger Linebarger also employed the literary pseudonyms "Carmichael Smith" (for his political thriller Atomsk), "Anthony Bearden" (for his poetry) and "Felix C. Forrest" (for the novels Ria and Carola). Linebarger was also a noted East Asia scholar and expert in psychological warfare.