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Copyright (c) 1978 by Random House, Inc.

Introduction: "The Dean of Science Fiction" Copyright (c) 1978 by J. J. Pierce

All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Ballantine Books of Canada, Ltd., Toronto, Canada.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 78-52210

ISBN 0-345-25800-2

Manufactured in the United States of America

First Edition: April 1978

Cover art by H. R. Van Dongen
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

"Sidewise in Time," copyright (c) 1934 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Stories, June 1934.

"Proxima Centauri," co~yright (c) 1935 by Street & Smith Pub.. lications, Inc., for Astounding Stories, March 1935. -

"The Fourth-dimensional Demonstrator," copyright (c) 1935 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Stories, December 1935.

"First Contact," copyright (c) 1945 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Science Fiction, May 1945.

"The Ethical Equations," copyright (c) 1945 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Science Fiction, June 1945.

"Pipeline to Pluto," copyright (c) 1945 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Science Fiction, August 1945.

"The Power," copyright (c) 1945 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Science Fiction, September 1945.

"A Logic Named Joe," copyright (c) 1946 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Science Fiction, March 1946.

"Symbiosis," copyright (c) 1947 for Collier's Magazine, January 1947.

"The Strange Case of John Kingman," copyright (c) 1948 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Science Fiction, May 1948.

"The Lonely Planet," copyright (c) 1949 by Standard Magazines, Inc., for Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1949.

"Keyhole," copyright (c) 1951 by Standard Magazines, Inc., for Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1951.

"Critical Difference," copyright (c) 1956 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding Science Fiction, July 1956.
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Introduction: The Dean of Science Fiction J.J. Pierce