Norstrilia

The discovery of stroon, a drug that confers near immortality on humans, has made Old North Australia rich, so rich that, when Rod McBan has to flee the planet because someone wants him dead, he buys the Earth. Cordwainer Smith Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger Portions of this novel have been previously published under the following titles: The Planet Buyer The Boy Who Bought Old Earth , The Underpeople, The Planet Buyer