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About the Author,
Artist, and Publisher

Poul Anderson was born in Pennsylvania in November, 1926. His first story, “Tomorrow’s Children,” was published in Astounding Science Fiction in 1947 while was still in college. In 1953 he married Karen Kruse and occasionally published stories with her and with Gordon Dickson — though mainly publishing stories under his own name. Poul and Karen have a daughter, Astrid, who is married to Science Fiction writer Greg Bear.

Poul Anderson won seven Hugos and three Nebulas, and in 1998 was named "A Grand Master" by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He was a founding member of the Society for Creative Anachronism. He died in July, 2001.

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Bob Eggleton received the Jack Gaughan Award for best emerging artist in 1988 and proved the wisdom of that choice by going on to win multiple Hugos for best artist. He loves to draw Godzilla, and has also illustrated a number of NESFA Press books. Bob lives with his wife, Marianne Plumridge, an artist in her own right, in Rhode Island.

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Publication History

“Editor’s Introduction” is original to this volume.

“Poul Anderson” by Greg Bear is original to this volume.

“Call Me Joe” first appeared in Astounding Science Fiction, April 1957.

“Prayer in War” appeared in Staves, 1993.

“Tomorrow’s Children” first appeared in Astounding Science Fiction, March 1947.

“Kinnison’s Band” appeared in Primary Beams, 2001.

“The Helping Hand” first appeared in Astounding Science Fiction, May 1950.

“Clausius’ Chaos” first appeared in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October 1980.

“Wildcat” first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November 1958.

“Journey’s End” first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 1957.

“Heinlein’s Stories” first appeared in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, October 1980.

“Logic” first appeared in Astounding Science Fiction, July 1947.

“Time Patrol” first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 1955.

“The First Love” appeared in appeared in Staves, 1993.

“The Double-Dyed Villains” first appeared in Astounding Science Fiction April 1949.

“To a Tavern Wench” appeared in appeared in Staves, 1993.

“The Immortal Game” first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 1954.

“Upon the Occasion of Being Asked to Argue That Love and Marriage are Incompatible” appeared in Staves, 1993.

“Backwardness” first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 1958.

“Haiku” appeared in Staves, 1993.