sci fict / fantasy

Item Description

A collection of eight superb stories from Analog science fiction magazine:

#1 The Weather Man by Theodore L.Thomas. The Weather Bureau are able to control the weather on any part of the planet, but an aging Councillor has one very daring challenge.

#2 Good Indian by Mack Reynolds. Very short comical story about attempt by last Indians to get a treaty with the US 100 years after ethnic repatriation.

#3 Blind Man's Lantern by Allen Kim Lang. 30+ page story about an Amish couple who relocate to a planet populated by pagans.

#4 Junior Achievement by William Lee. A story about a bunch of junior inventors cum entrepreneurs. 

#5 Novice by James H. Schmitz. A tale of a young girl on an alien planet and her strange cat-like pet,a bit reminiscent of Foster's Pip and Flinx books. 

#6 The Ethical Quotient by John T Philliphent. Psionics and ethics in a galactic federation story somewhat like Asimov's Foundation stories. A man wakes aboard a space ferry and is thrust into a world where people use psi powers on a daily basis. Unbeknown to them our man also has these powers but keeps it quiet. 

#7 Philosopher's Stone by Christopher Anvil. An interstellar courier is carrying a vital piece of information, but due to space travel time is distorted, so a year passes in 6 weeks, enabling him and his crew to witness socio-economic changes, and formulate a plan to prevent them from being left behind on a global scale. 

#8 The Circuit Riders by R.C. Fitzpatrick. A story of big brother where emotions are monitored by the police. Once a person's level of anger reaches a certain level on the circuit the police bring them in.

Used - good.  Released library book with plastic dust cover.

Published 1964.  275 pages. 8-1/2 x 5-3/4 x 1"  Hardback

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