With an introduction by the editor. Stories: Basilisk (1972) by Harlan Ellison; The Dueling Machine (1963) by Ben Bova; A Man to My Wounding (1959) by Poul Anderson; Commando Raid (1970) by Harry Harrison; Curtains (1974) by George Alec Effinger; Mercenary [Joe Mauser] (1962)by Mack Reynolds; Rule Golden (1954) by Damon Knight; The State of Ultimate Peace (1974) by William Nabors; By the Numbers (1973) essay by Isaac Asimov; To Howard Hughes: A Modest Proposal (1974) by Joe Haldeman.
Joe Haldeman has served twice as president of the Science Fiction Writers of America and is currently an adjunct professor teaching writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.





