What Mad Universe?!?
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10 months ago

S4E99 -Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Boy Who Bought Old Earth!

On NORSTILIA, by Cordwainer Smith

Cordwainer Smith isn't one of the more well-known names in Science Fiction, but his influence seems to have extended pretty far into the works of better known writers. In this episode we take a look at his Instrumentality series, one of the first examples of a SF writer crafting a recurring universe for his stories, and his bizarre novel Norstrilia. It tackles the true gravest threat facing Earth in the future: rich Australians!

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