Norstrilia (1975) (edit title/settings)

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• Rod McBan: Roderick Frederick Ronald Arnold William MacArthur McBan the hundred and fifty-first, inheritor of the Station of Doom on Norstrilia.
• Lavinia: Rod's cousin.
• Lord Redlady: An Earthman, he is a former Lord of the Instrumentality and local commissioner for the Instrumentality of Man.
• Taggart: A Norstrilian, he is one of Rod McBan's judges
• John Beasley: One of Rod's neighbors and another of his judges.
• Houghton Syme: A Norstrilian, he is unable to take stroon and thus faces a normal lifespan of only 160 years. A childhood associate of Rod's, he is Onsek of Norstrilia.
• Bill: A sheephand at the Station of Doom.
• Hopper: A sheephand at the Station of Doom.
• Aunt Doris: A relative of Rod McBan's.
• Eleanor: A workwoman at the Station of Doom.
• Donald Wentworth: A Norstrilian, he is a military surgeon.
• John Fisher: A Norstrilian, he is Commonwealth Financial Secretary and owner of the Station of the Good Fresh Joey.
• Teadrinker: An Earthman and former Lord of the Instrumentality, he is Commissioner of Earthport.
• B'dank: A cattle-derived underman, he is Teadrinker's assistant.
• E'telekeli: An underperson derived from an eagle, he lives beneath the surface of the Earth
• E'lamelanie: E'telekeli's daughter.
• Jeanjacques Vomact: A doctor working on Mars.
• C'mell: An underman derived from a cat, she is a "girlygirl".
• Lade Johanna Gnade: A Chief of the Instrumentality of Man.
• Lord Jestocost: A Chief of the Instrumentality of Man, he is working to improve the condition of the undermen.
• A'gentur: A monkey, he is a supplementary surgeon, stationed on Mars.
• Lord William Not-from-here: He is the descendant of a Norstrilian whose family was bought out of Norstrilia.
• Ruth Not-from-here: Lord William's daughter.
• Lord Crudelta: Add a description of this character.
• Catmaster

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Old North Australia: Known as Norstrilia for short, it is a harsh and dry climate inhabited by descendants of settlers from Australia.
• Mars
• Earth

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• Stroon: Also known as the santaclara drug, it is an immortality drug processed from a virus which grows only on the enormous sheep raised on Norstrilia.
• Undermen: Collective name for workers created using creatures from Earth.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by To Your Scattered Bodies Go, and followed by The Man in the High Castle.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Cordwainer Smith (Author)

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Awards edit see section history

• Seiun Award (1988: Best Foreign Language Novel)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3525 .I629 N6 1975
• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction › Adventure
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary