COPYRIGHT (c) 1975 flY FREDERIK POHL
Introduction: A Variety of Excellence
Copyright (c) 1975 by Lester del Rey Printed in the United States of America
Published by arrangement with Ballantine Books
A Division of Random House, Inc.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
"The Tunnel Under the World," copyright (c) 1954 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. for Galaxy Magazine, January 1954.
"Punch," copyright (c) 1961 by H.M.H. Publishing Co., Inc., for Playboy Magazine.
"Three Portraits and a Prayer," copyright (c) 1962 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. for Galaxy Magazine, August 162.
"Day Million," copyright (c) 1966 by Rogue Magazine for Rogue Magazine.
"Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus," copyright (c) 1956 Ballantine Books, Inc., for Alternating Currents.
"We Never Mention Aunt Nora," copyright (c) 1958 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. for Galaxy Magazine, July 1958.
"Father of the Stars," copyright (c) 1964 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. for if Magazine, November 1964.
"The Day the Martians Came" copyright (c) 1967 by Harlan Ellison for Dangerous Visions.
"The Midas Plague" copyright (c) 1954 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. for Galaxy Magazine, April 1954.
"The Snowmen," copyright (c) 1959 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. for Galaxy Magazine, December 1959.
"How to Count on Your Fingers" copyright (c) 1956 by Columbia Publications for Science Fiction Stories, September 1956.
"Grandy Devil," copyright (c) 1955 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. for Galaxy Magazine, June 1955.
"Speed Trap," copyright (c) 1967 by H.M.H. Publishing Corp. for Playboy Magazine.
"The Richest Man in Levittown" (orig. published as "The Bitterest Pill"), copyright (c) 1959 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. for Galaxy Magazine, April 1959.
"The Day the Icicle Works Closed," copyright (c) 1959 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. for Galaxy Magazine, February 1960.
"The Hated," copyright (c) 1961 by Ballantine Books, Inc., for Turn Left at Thursday.
"The Martian in the Attic," copyright (c) 1960 by Digest Productions Corp. for if Magazine, July 1960.
"The Census Takers," copyright (c) 1955 by Fantasy House, Inc., for Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 1956.
"The Children of Night," copyright (c) 1964 by Galaxy Publishing Corp. for Galaxy Magazine, October 1964.
CONTENTS
introduction
A Variety of Excellence, by Lester del Rey 1
The Tunnel Under the World 8
Punch 36
Three Portraits and a Prayer 40
Day Million 53
Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus 58
We Never Mention Aunt Nora 78
Father of the Stars 88
The Day the Martians Came 106
The Midas Plague 112
The Snowmen 162
