Scanners Live in Vain
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Overview:
- Title: Scanners Live in Vain
- Author: Cordwainer Smith
- Year: 1950
- Type: Short Fiction
- Series: The Instrumentality of Mankind
Variant Titles:
- 1950. Les sondeurs vivent en vain
- 1975. Seher leben vergeblich
- 1977. Schouwers leven tevergeefs
- 1980. Scanner leben vergebens
- 1980. Seher leben vergeblich
- 1981. Checker sind passé
- 1982. I controllori vivono invano
- 1985. I controllori vivono invano
- 1986. Skeneri žive uzalud
- 1991. Los observadores viven en vano
Awards:
- 0000. Scanners Live in Vain Retro Hugo Award, Best Novelette (Nomination)
- 0000. Scanners Live in Vain Locus Online, 20th Century Novelette (Nomination)
Editions/Publications:
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Avon, ISBN-10: 0380449331, $2.50, 672 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction: Sixth Series (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers, ISBN-10: 0517657546, $8.95, 624 pages, Hardcover, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, DAW Books, ISBN-10: 0879979534, $3.50, 319 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, NESFA Press, ISBN-10: 0915368560, $24.95, xvi+671 pages, Hardcover, Collection)
- Unknown. The Best of Cordwainer Smith (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Ballantine Books, ISBN-10: 0345245814, $1.95, xix+377 pages, Paperback, Collection)
- Unknown. Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Warner Books, ISBN-10: 0446513695, $17.95, xiv+352 pages, Hardcover, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Avon, ISBN-10: 0380007959, $2.95, 672 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. Survival Printout (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Vintage Books, ISBN-10: 0394718577, $1.95, ix+332+[3] pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. First Voyages (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Avon, ISBN-10: 0380775867, $2.95, x+373 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. Science and Sorcery (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., $3.00, 327 pages, Hardcover, Anthology)
- Unknown. Beyond the End of Time (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Permabooks, $0.35, 407 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Doubleday, $7.95, xi+558 pages, Hardcover, Anthology)
- Unknown. You Will Never Be the Same (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Regency Books, $0.50, 156 pages, Paperback, Collection)
- Unknown. Decade: the 1950s (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Pan Books, ISBN-10: 0330250345, £0.70, 219 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. You Will Never Be the Same (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Berkley Medallion, ISBN-10: 0425018946, $0.75, 176 pages, Paperback, Collection)
- Unknown. The Best of Cordwainer Smith (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, $2.49, [8]+342 pages, Hardcover, Collection)
- Unknown. The Rediscovery of Man (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, VGSF / Gollancz, ISBN-10: 057504165X, £3.50, xix+377 pages, Paperback, Collection)
- Unknown. You Will Never Be the Same (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Garland Publishing, ISBN-10: 0824014294, $11.00, 176 pages, Hardcover, Collection)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Avon, $1.50, 672 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Avon, $1.50, 672 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Avon, $1.95, 672 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Best of Cordwainer Smith (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Del Rey / Ballantine, ISBN-10: 0345272021, $2.25, xix+377 pages, Paperback, Collection)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Doubleday / SFBC, $2.98, xi+558 pages, Hardcover, Anthology)
- Unknown. Decade: The 1950s (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, St. Martin's Press, ISBN-10: 0312189877, $3.95, 219 pages, Trade Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. Fantasy Book, Vol. 1, No. 6 (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., $0.25, 116 pages, digest, MAGAZINE)
- Unknown. Science and Sorcery (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp., ISBN-10: 0890833451, $1.95, 318 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. When the People Fell (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Baen Books, ISBN-10: 1416521461, $15.00, 599 pages, Trade Paperback, Collection)
- Unknown. Decade: The 1950s (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Macmillan UK, ISBN-10: 0333190017, £3.95, 219 pages, Hardcover, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Rediscovery of Man (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Millennium / Orion, ISBN-10: 1857988191, £6.99, xix+377 pages, Trade Paperback, Collection)
- Unknown. The Rediscovery of Man (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Gollancz / Orion, ISBN-10: 1857988191, £6.99, xix+377 pages, Trade Paperback, Collection)
- Unknown. The Rediscovery of Man (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Gollancz / Orion, ISBN-10: 1857988191, £6.99, xix+377 pages, Trade Paperback, Collection)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Avon, ISBN-10: 0380007959, $2.95, 672 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Avon, $1.95, 672 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Rediscovery of Man (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Gollancz / Orion, ISBN-10: 9780575094246, £8.99, 400 pages, Trade Paperback, Collection)
- Unknown. When the People Fell (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Baen Books, ISBN-10: 9781416521464, $6.00, pages, ebook, Collection)
- Unknown. Scanners Live in Vain (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Wonder eBooks, $2.40, ebook, Chapter Book)
- Unknown. The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, NESFA Press, ISBN-10: 0915368560, $25.00, xvi+671 pages, Hardcover, Collection)
- Unknown. Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, VGSF / Victor Gollancz, ISBN-10: 0575043563, £4.99, xiv+349 pages, Trade Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Warner Books, ISBN-10: 0446390127, $12.95, xiv+352 pages, Trade Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. Science Fiction: 101 (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, ibooks, ISBN-10: 074341294X, $14.00, xvi+544 pages, Trade Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Doubleday / SFBC, ISBN-10: 1568658788, $10.98, xi+560 pages, Hardcover, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Avon, ISBN-10: 0380007959, $4.95, 672 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Tor, ISBN-10: 0765305364, $27.95, xiv+560 pages, Hardcover, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Orb, ISBN-10: 0765305372, $17.95, xiv+560 pages, Trade Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, NESFA Press, ISBN-10: 0915368560, $24.95, xvi+671 pages, Hardcover, Collection)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Avon, $1.50, 672 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, DAW Books / New American Library of Canada, ISBN-10: 0879979534, C$3.95, 319 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Best of Cordwainer Smith (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Del Rey / Ballantine, ISBN-10: 0345323025, $3.50, xix+377 pages, Paperback, Collection)
- Unknown. The Rediscovery of Man (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Gollancz / Orion, ISBN-10: 9781857988192, £7.99, xix+377 pages, Trade Paperback, Collection)
- Unknown. The Best of Cordwainer Smith (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Del Rey / Ballantine, ISBN-10: 0345272021, C$2.25, xix+377 pages, Paperback, Collection)
- Unknown. The Best of Cordwainer Smith (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Ballantine Books, ISBN-10: 0345245814, C$1.95, xix+377 pages, Paperback, Collection)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Avon, ISBN-10: 0380007959, $2.25, 672 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. Science Fiction: 101: Exploring the Craft of Science Fiction (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Roc / New American Library, ISBN-10: 9780451466761, $16.00, xvi+489 pages, Trade Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. Decade: The 1950s (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, St. Martin's Press, ISBN-10: 0312189850, $8.95, 219 pages, Hardcover, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, The Easton Press, xi+558 pages, Hardcover, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, NESFA Press, ISBN-10: 0915368560, $25.00, xvi+671 pages, Hardcover, Collection)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Orb, ISBN-10: 0765305372, $19.99, xiv+560 pages, Trade Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Avon, C$1.50, 672 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. Robert Silverberg's Worlds of Wonder (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Victor Gollancz, ISBN-10: 0575043555, £11.95, 349 pages, Hardcover, Anthology)
- Unknown. Science Fiction: 101 (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, ibooks, ISBN-10: 074341294X, $14.00, xvi+544 pages, Trade Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. Science Fiction: 101 (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, ibooks, ISBN-10: 074341294X, $14.00, xvi+544 pages, Trade Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. Decades of Science Fiction (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, NTC Publishing Group, ISBN-10: 0844259942, $26.95, xvi+557 pages, Trade Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. Science Fiction Hall of Fame: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Avon, $1.75, 672 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol Two (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Sphere, ISBN-10: 0722178336, £, 352 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. Decades of Science Fiction (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, NTC Publishing Group, ISBN-10: 0844259950, xvi+557+vi+72 pages, Trade Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, Avon, ISBN-10: 0380007959, $2.95, xii+672 pages, Paperback, Anthology)
- Unknown. The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, NESFA Press, ISBN-10: 9780915368563, $29.00, xvi+671 pages, Hardcover, Collection)
- Unknown. The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith (Unknown, Cordwainer Smith, NESFA Press, ISBN-10: 9780915368563, $29.00, 683 pages, Hardcover, Collection)
- 1988 . The Rediscovery of Man (1988, Cordwainer Smith, Gollancz, ISBN-10: 0575043520, £11.95, xix+377 pages, Hardcover, Collection)
- 2010 . Scanners and Others: Three Science Fiction Stories (2010, Cordwainer Smith, Wildside Press, ISBN-10: 9781557421203, $3.99, 74 pages, Trade Paperback, Collection)
- 2012 . When the People Fell (2012, Cordwainer Smith, Baen Books, ISBN-10: 9781451638295, $7.99, 829+[4] pages, Paperback, Collection)
- 2012 . The Rediscovery of Man (2012, Cordwainer Smith, Gateway / Orion, ISBN-10: 9780575108615, £4.99, pages, ebook, Collection)
- 2016 . The Best of Cordwainer Smith (2016, Cordwainer Smith, Blackstone Audio, ISBN-10: 9781504799119, digital audio download, Collection)
- 2017 . The Best of Cordwainer Smith (2017, Cordwainer Smith, Phoenix Pick, ISBN-10: 9781612423609, $14.99, 376 pages, Trade Paperback, Collection)
- 2017 . The Best of Cordwainer Smith (2017, Cordwainer Smith, Phoenix Pick, ISBN-10: 9781612423616, $5.99, pages, ebook, Collection)
- 2017 . The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume One, 1929-1964 (2017, Cordwainer Smith, Blackstone Audio, ISBN-10: 9781538439791, digital audio download, Anthology)
- 2018 . The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 (2018, Cordwainer Smith, Tor, ISBN-10: 9781250303622, $9.99, ebook, Anthology)
- 2018 . Scanners Live in Vain (2018, Cordwainer Smith, Project Gutenberg Canada, C$0.00, ebook, Chapter Book)
- 2018 . Scanners Live in Vain (2018, Cordwainer Smith, Faded Page, C$0.00, ebook, Chapter Book)
- 2018 . Supernovas: Award Winning and Nominee Science Fiction (2018, Cordwainer Smith, PageTurner Editions, $2.99, ebook, Anthology)
- 2019 . Supernovas: Award Winning and Nominee Science Fiction (2019, Cordwainer Smith, Wordwooze Publishing, $19.95, digital audio download, Anthology)
- 2020 . We, Robots (2020, Cordwainer Smith, Ad Astra / Head of Zeus, ISBN-10: 9781789540925, £8.99, ebook, Anthology)
- 2020 . We, Robots (2020, Cordwainer Smith, Ad Astra / Head of Zeus, ISBN-10: 9781789540918, £30.00, 1032 pages, Hardcover, Anthology)
- 2021 . We, Robots (2021, Cordwainer Smith, Apollo / Head of Zeus, ISBN-10: 9781800249714, £18.00, 1032 pages, Trade Paperback, Anthology)
- 2024 . Scanners Live in Vain (2024, Cordwainer Smith, Project Gutenberg, $0.00, ebook, Chapter Book)