Space Lords Author:Cordwainer Smith A collection of five science fiction short stories by Cordwainer Smith: "Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons" shows why it is a very bad idea to try and rob the richest planet in the galaxy; "The Dead Lady of Clown Town" is a retelling of the story of Joan of Arc; "Drunkboat" about a ... more »young man who travels through Space-3 to reach the planet where his love lies dying; "A Planet Named Shayol" is about hell and people and the drug known as super-condamine; and "The Ballad of Lost C'mell" is about the underpeople's (kind of hybrid of man and animal) struggle for equal rights.« less