Cordwainer Smith 
Norstrilia 

When his ultra-logical computer tells him that to survive he must become the richest man in the universe, Rod Mc Ban the hundred and fifty-first thought he had a good plan. A telepathic cripple, rejected by many of his people, owner of the Station of Doom, the safety of wealth would keep him safe. In one crowded, unbelievable night he achieved the impossible, became the richest boy in the galaxy.But Rod Mc Ban will soon discover that money brings trouble. A galaxy of people and other beings – out to rob him, use him or kill him!