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A Del Rey Book
Published by Ballantine Books
Copyright ┬й 1974 by Random House, Inc. Introduction Copyright ┬й 1974 by Isaac Asimov
Afterword Copyright ┬й 1974 by Robert Bloch

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.

ISBN 0-345-27965-4

Manufactured in the United States of America

First Ballantine Books Edition: April 1974 Third Printing: January 1979

Cover painting by Dean EllisACKNOWLEDGMENTS
"A Martian Odyssey," copyright 1934, by Continental Publications Inc., for Wonder Stones, July,
1934. Copyright 1936, by Margaret Weinbaum.
"Valley of Dreams," copyright 1934, by Continental Publica-tions, Inc., for Wonder Stories,
November, 1934.
"The Adaptive Ultimate," copyright 1935, by Street & Smith Publications, Inc., for Astounding
Stories, November, 1935. Copyright 1936, by Margaret Weinbaum.
"Parasite Planet," copyright 1935, by Street & Smith Publica-tions, Inc., for Astounding Stories,
February, 1935.
"Pygmalion's Spectacles," copyright, 1935, by Continental Publications, Inc., for Wonder Stories,
June, 1935.
"Shifting Seas, " copyright 1937, by Teck Publications, Inc., for Amazing Stories, April, 1937.
"The Worlds of If," copyright 1935, by Continental Publiea-tions, Inc., for Wonder Stories, August,
1935. Copyright 1936, by Margaret Weinbaum.
"The Mad Moon," copyright 1935, by Street & Smith Publica-tions, Inc., for Astounding Stories,
December, 1935. Copy-right 1936, by Margaret Weinbaum.
"Redemption Cairn," copyright 1936, by Street & Smith Publi-cations, Inc., for Astounding Stories,
March, 1936.
"The Ideal," copyright 1935, by Continental Publications, Inc., for Wonder Stories, September,
1935.
"The Lotus Eaters," copyright 1935, by Street & Smith Publi-cations, Inc., for Astounding Stories,
April, 1935. Copyright 1936, by Margaret Weinbaum.
"Proteus Island," copyright 1936 by Street & Smith Publica-tions, Inc., for Astounding Stories,
August, 1936.
All stories in this volume included by arrangement with For-rest J. Ackerman, agent for the heir, 2495
Glendower Avenue, Hollywood, California 90027

Contents

Introduction The Second Nova, Isaac Asimov
A Martian Odyssey
Valley of Dreams
The Adaptive Ultimate
Parasite Planet
Pygmalion's Spectacles