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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A Del Key Book.
Published by Baliantine Books
Copyright (c) 1978 by Lester del Rey
Introduction: The Magnificent. Copyright (c) 1978 by Frederik Pohl
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Baliantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York and simultaneously in Canada by Baliantine Books of Canada, Ltd., Toronto, Canada.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 78-62267 ISBN 0-345-27336-2
Manufactured in the United States of America First Baliantine Books Edition: September 1978 Cover art by H. R. Van Dongen
"Helen O'Loy," copyright (c) 1938 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Science Fiction, December 1938.
The Day Is Done," copyright (c) 1939 by Street & Smith' Publications, Inc., for Astounding Science Fiction, May 1939.
The Coppersmith," copyright (c) 1939 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Unknown, September 1939.
"Hereafter, Inc.," copyright (c) 1941 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Unknown Worlds, December 1941.
The Wings of Night," copyright (c) 1942 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Science Fiction, March 1942.
"Into Thy Hands," copyright (c) 1945 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Science Fiction, August 1945.
"And It Comes Out Here," copyright (c) 1951 by World Editions, Inc., for Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1951.
The Monster," copyright (c) 1951 by Popular Publications, Inc., for Argosy magazine.
The Years Draw Nigh," copyright (c) 1951 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Science Fiction, October 1951.
"Instinct," copyright (c) 1952 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Science Fiction, January 1952.
"Superstition," copyright (c) 1954 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Science Fiction, August 1954.
"For I Am a Jealous People," copyright (c) 1954 by Baliantine Books, Inc., for Star Short Novels.
The Keepers of the House," copyright (c) 1955 by King-Size Publications, Inc., for Fantastic Universe, January 1956.
"Little Jimmy," copyright (c) 1957 by Fantasy House, Inc., for Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1957.
"The Seat of Judgment," copyright (c) 1957 by Fantasy House, Inc., for Venture Science Fiction, July 1957.
"Vengeance Is Mine," copyright (c) 1964 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation for Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1964.
TO BETTY BALLANTINE,
my long-time editor, with my deepest affection.
Contents
Introduction: The Magnificent Frederik Pohl
Helen O'Loy
The Day Is Done
The Coppersmith
Hereafter, Inc.
The Wings of Night
Into Thy Hands
And It Comes Out Here
The Monster
The Years Draw Nigh
Instinct
Superstition
For I Am a Jealous People
The Keepers of the House
Little Jimmy
The Seat of Judgment
Vengeance Is Mine
Author's Afterword

The Magnificent
THE UNQUESTIONED KING of-the nighttime air in New York radio is a skinny and sardonic fellow named Long John Nebel. Long John's marathon talk show runs from midnight till dawn every night of the week, and what it covers is everything. I don't just mean "everything." I mean everything. Politics. Religion. Sex. Hying saucers. Bermuda triangles. War. Science fiction. Science. Art. Music. You name it, it has been the subject of a Long John talkfest. And over the years, among his chosen nuclear guest family who join him after midnight to chew over the topic of the day, one voice has stood out. Whatever the subject, he has an opinion, and insights and facts to back it up. He has done the show 400 times at least, not counting reruns on tape, and he is so well known to the insomniacs of New York (and most other states) that he is usually introduced only as The Magnificent. He doesn't need to be given a name, because the listeners know him so well. But he has one. It is Lester del Rey.
Of course, there are countless thousands of people who have known Lester del Rey very well for a long time who have never heard him on Long John's show. They are people like you and me: science-fiction readers. We've known Lester for forty years, or even longer
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