Cordwainer Smith had a vision of the future that created a legen in his lifetime--the universe of the Instrumentality of Man, of Norstrilia, of the Underpeople and their heroine C'Mell, of the Scanners---a vision shot through with the truth of poetry and prophecy. This classic collection includes such famous stories as "The Lady Who Sailed The Soul," "The Game of Rat and Dragon," "Alpha Ralpha Boulevard," and "Scanners Live in Vain"----landmarks of imaginative writing.