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The Early del Rey Volume 1 by Lester del Rey (Ballantine, August 1976, 0-345-25063-X, $1.95, 337pp, pb, co, cover by Greg & Tim Hildebrandt)     Reprints the first 12 stories from Early del Rey (Doubleday, 1975). 8 · The Faithful · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction April 1938 24 · Cross of Fire · Lester del Rey · ss Weird Tales May 1939 39 · Anything · Lester del Rey · ss Unknown October 1939 57 · Habit · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction November 1939 75 · The Smallest God · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science-Fiction January 1940 118 · The Stars Look Down · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science-Fiction August 1940 166 · Doubled in Brass [Ellowan Coppersmith] · Lester del Rey · ss Unknown January 1940 189 · Reincarnate · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science-Fiction April 1940 226 · Carillon of Skulls · Lester del Rey & James H. Beard · ss Unknown February 1941, as by Philip James 246 · Done Without Eagles · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction August 1940, as by Philip St. John 270 · My Name Is Legion · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science-Fiction June 1942 300 · Though Poppies Grow · Lester del Rey · nv Unknown Worlds August 1942

The Early del Rey Volume 2 by Lester del Rey (Ballantine, September 1976, 0-345-25111-3, $1.95, 335pp, pb, co, cover by Greg & Tim Hildebrandt)     Reprints the second 12 stories from Early del Rey (Doubleday, 1975). 4 · Lunar Landing · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science-Fiction October 1942 63 · Fifth Freedom · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction May 1943, as by John Alvarez 92 · Whom the Gods Love · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction June 1943 109 · Though Dreamers Die · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science Fiction February 1944 134 · Fool’s Errand · Lester del Rey · ss Science Fiction Quarterly November 1951 141 · The One-Eyed Man · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction May 1945, as by Philip St. John 170 · And the Darkness · Lester del Rey · ss Out of This World Adventures July 1950, as “Omega and the Wolf-Girl” 192 · Shadows of Empire · Lester del Rey · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories July/August 1950 211 · Unreasonable Facsimile · Lester del Rey · ss Future Science Fiction July 1952 231 · Conditioned Reflex · Lester del Rey · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories May 1951, as “Mind of Tomorrow” 257 · Over the Top · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1949 279 · The Wind Between the Worlds · Lester del Rey · nv Galaxy Science Fiction March 1951 329 · Appendix: The Fantasy and Science Fiction of the Early Years · [uncredited] · bi Early del Rey by Lester del Rey, Doubleday, 1975 [Ref. Lester del Rey]

Gods and Golems: Five Short Novels of Science Fiction by Lester del Rey (Ballantine, February 1973, 0-345-03087-7, $1.25, 246pp, pb, co, cover by Jacques Wyrs) 1 · Vengeance Is Mine · Lester del Rey · nv Galaxy Magazine December 1964, as “To Avenge Man” 41 · Superstition · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science Fiction August 1954 91 · Life Watch · Lester del Rey · nv Fantastic Universe September 1954 139 · For I Am a Jealous People! · Lester del Rey · na Star Short Novels ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1954 191 · Pursuit · Lester del Rey · na Space Science Fiction May 1952

Masters of Science Fiction, Volume 7: Lester del Rey: “The Band Played On” and Other Stories by Lester del Rey (Armchair Fiction, January 30, 2013, 978-1-61287-136-3, $16.95, 320pp, tp, co, cover by Milton Luros from Future Science Fiction May 1952)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · The Band Played On · Lester del Rey · nv Infinity Science Fiction June 1957 46 · Operation Distress · Lester del Rey · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August 1951 61 · The Deadliest Female · Lester del Rey · ss Worlds Beyond February 1951 78 · Imitation of Death · Lester del Rey · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories May/June 1950 100 · Absolutely No Paradox · Lester del Rey · ss Science Fiction Quarterly May 1951 106 · Forgive Us Our Debts · Lester del Rey · ss Future Science Fiction May 1952 125 · Earthbound · Lester del Rey · vi Galaxy Magazine August 1963 128 · I Am Tomorrow · Lester del Rey · nv Dynamic Science Fiction December 1952 182 · Keepers of the House · Lester del Rey · ss Fantastic Universe January 1956 199 · And There Was Light · Lester del Rey · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories July 1951 212 · The Last Lunacy · Lester del Rey · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories March 1951 226 · Let ’Em Breathe Space · Lester del Rey · na Space Science Fiction July 1953 282 · Shadows of Empire · Lester del Rey · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories July/August 1950 303 · Battleground · Lester del Rey · ss Fantastic Universe July 1954

Mortals and Monsters by Lester del Rey (Ballantine, 1965, U2236, 50¢, 188pp, pb, co, cover by Richard Powers) 7 · And the Truth… · Lester del Rey · ss Galaxy Science Fiction November 1956, as “Dead Ringer” 19 · “The Years Draw Nigh” · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction October 1951 34 · And It Comes Out Here · Lester del Rey · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1951 48 · The Seat of Judgment · Lester del Rey · ss Venture Science Fiction July 1957 73 · The Dwindling Years · Lester del Rey · ss Galaxy Science Fiction January 1956 90 · No Place Like Home · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1952 100 · Lady of Space · Lester del Rey · ss Venture Science Fiction July 1958 116 · Instinct · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction January 1952 132 · Return Engagement · Lester del Rey · ss Galaxy Magazine August 1961 148 · The Course of Logic · Lester del Rey · ss If September 1963 162 · Spawning Ground · Lester del Rey · ss If September 1961 173 · Recessional · Lester del Rey · ss Future Science Fiction May 1952, as “Forgive Us Our Debts”

Robots and Changelings by Lester del Rey (Ballantine, 1957, 246, 35¢, 175pp, pb, co, cover by Richard Powers) 7 · The Pipes of Pan · Lester del Rey · ss Unknown May 1940 22 · Little Jimmy · Lester del Rey · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1957 36 · The Coppersmith [Ellowan Coppersmith] · Lester del Rey · ss Unknown September 1939 51 · No Strings Attached · Lester del Rey · ss If June 1954 63 · The Still Waters · Lester del Rey · nv Fantastic Universe June 1955, as “In the Still Waters” 83 · Kindness · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction October 1944 98 · Stability · Lester del Rey · ss Vortex Science Fiction v1 #1, 1953 113 · Keepers of the House · Lester del Rey · ss Fantastic Universe January 1956 126 · Uneasy Lies the Head · Lester del Rey · ss 10 Story Fantasy Spring 1951 143 · The Monster · Lester del Rey · ss Argosy June 1951 156 · Into Thy Hands · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science Fiction August 1945

Robots and Magic by Lester del Rey (NESFA Press, February 2010, 978-1-886778-88-7, $29.00, 596pp, hc, co, cover by John Picacio) [edited by Steven H. Silver]     Collection of 34 stories, the second of two volumes in the Selected Short Stories of Lester del Rey series. Edited by Steven H Silver. Introduction by Terry Brooks. Volume two in “The Selected Short Stories of Lester del Rey”. Details taken from online listing. 9 · Remembering Lester · Terry Brooks · in 13 · A Code for Sam · Lester del Rey · nv If November 1966 31 · Though Poppies Grow · Lester del Rey · nv Unknown Worlds August 1942 59 · The Smallest God · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science-Fiction January 1940 91 · Cross of Fire · Lester del Rey · ss Weird Tales May 1939 99 · Absolutely No Paradox · Lester del Rey · ss Science Fiction Quarterly May 1951 103 · Dead Ringer · Lester del Rey · ss Galaxy Science Fiction November 1956 113 · Reincarnate · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science-Fiction April 1940 141 · Conditioned Reflex · Lester del Rey · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories May 1951, as “Mind of Tomorrow” 157 · The Pipes of Pan · Lester del Rey · ss Unknown May 1940 171 · Though Dreamers Die · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science Fiction February 1944 189 · Hereafter, Inc. · Lester del Rey · ss Unknown Worlds December 1941 201 · Imitation of Death · Lester del Rey · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories May/June 1950 215 · Divine Right · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science Fiction July 1957 243 · Rescue Team · Lester del Rey · vi Galaxy Science Fiction August 1969 245 · Robots Should Be Seen · Lester del Rey · ss Venture Science Fiction January 1958 263 · Fade-Out · Lester del Rey · ss Spaceways December 1940 271 · To Avenge Man · Lester del Rey · nv Galaxy Magazine December 1964 301 · Instinct · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction January 1952 313 · The Fairy Godmother · Lester del Rey · nv Once Upon a Time ed. Lester del Rey & Risa Kessler, Del Rey, 1991 333 · The Last True God · Philip St. John · ss If September 1969 341 · Forsaking All Others · Lester del Rey · ss Unknown August 1939 353 · Into Thy Hands · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science Fiction August 1945 371 · No Head for My Bier · Lester del Rey · nv Fantastic Adventures September 1950 393 · The Monster · Lester del Rey · ss Argosy June 1951 405 · The Life Watch · Lester del Rey · nv Fantastic Universe September 1954 439 · Victory · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science Fiction August 1955 479 · A Pound of Cure · Lester del Rey · ss Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 489 · The Day Is Done · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction May 1939 503 · Unto Him That Hath · Philip St. John · nv Space Science Fiction November 1952 533 · Anything · Philip St. John · ss Unknown October 1939, as by Lester Del Rey 547 · The Years Draw Nigh · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction October 1951 559 · The Coppersmith [Ellowan Coppersmith] · Lester del Rey · ss Unknown September 1939 573 · Doubled in Brass [Ellowan Coppersmith] · Lester del Rey · ss Unknown January 1940 587 · Helen O’Loy · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction December 1938

Tales of Soaring Science Fantasy from “…And Some Were Human” by Lester del Rey (Ballantine, 1961, 552, 35¢, 160pp, pb, co, cover by Richard Powers)     Reprints 8 of the 12 stories from …And Some Were Human (Prime Press, 1948). 7 · Foreword · Lester del Rey · fw …And Some Were Human by Lester del Rey, Prime, 1948 11 · Hereafter, Inc. · Lester del Rey · ss Unknown Worlds December 1941 26 · The Day Is Done · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction May 1939 42 · Forsaking All Others · Lester del Rey · ss Unknown August 1939 56 · The Luck of Ignatz · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science-Fiction August 1939 91 · Dark Mission · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction July 1940 110 · Helen O’Loy · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction December 1938 123 · The Renegade · Lester del Rey (with James H. Beard) · ss Astounding Science-Fiction July 1943, as by Marion Henry 141 · The Wings of Night · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science-Fiction March 1942

War and Space by Lester del Rey (NESFA Press, August 2009, 978-1-886778-76-4, $29.00, 572pp, hc, co, cover by John Picacio) [edited by Steven H. Silver]     Collection of 29 stories, the first of two volumes in the Selected Short Stories of Lester del Rey series. This volume focuses on space opera and post-apocalyptic SF. Introduction by Frederik Pohl. Volume one in “The Selected Short Stories of Lester del Rey”. Details taken from online listing. 11 · The Magnificent Lester · Frederik Pohl · in 15 · For I Am a Jealous People! · Lester del Rey · na Star Short Novels ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1954 53 · Return Engagement · Lester del Rey · ss Galaxy Magazine August 1961 65 · Omega and the Wolf-Girl · Lester del Rey · ss Out of This World Adventures July 1950 81 · Uneasy Lies the Head · Lester del Rey · ss 10 Story Fantasy Spring 1951 97 · And There Was Light · Lester del Rey · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories July 1951 107 · Battleground · Lester del Rey · ss Fantastic Universe July 1954 119 · Kindness · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction October 1944 133 · The Wind Between the Worlds · Lester del Rey · nv Galaxy Science Fiction March 1951 169 · Earthbound · Lester del Rey · vi Galaxy Magazine August 1963 173 · Dark Mission · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction July 1940 189 · Shadows of Empire · Lester del Rey · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories July/August 1950 203 · Moon-Blind · Lester del Rey · nv Space Science Fiction September 1952, as by Erik van Lhin 229 · Thunder in Space · Lester del Rey · nv Amazing Stories June 1962 257 · My Name Is Legion · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science-Fiction June 1942 279 · The Deadliest Female · Lester del Rey · ss Worlds Beyond February 1951 291 · Helping Hand · Lester del Rey · nv Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1958 311 · No Place Like Home · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1952 321 · Done Without Eagles · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction August 1940, as by Philip St. John 337 · And It Comes Out Here · Lester del Rey · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1951 349 · The Band Played On · Lester del Rey · nv Infinity Science Fiction June 1957 375 · The Faithful · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction April 1938 385 · The Luck of Ignatz · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science-Fiction August 1939 413 · Operation Distress · Lester del Rey · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August 1951 423 · Fool’s Errand · Lester del Rey · ss Science Fiction Quarterly November 1951 429 · The Stars Look Down · Lester del Rey · nv Astounding Science-Fiction August 1940 461 · The Still Waters · Lester del Rey · nv Fantastic Universe June 1955, as “In the Still Waters” 479 · The One-Eyed Man · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction May 1945, as by Philip St. John 499 · Habit · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction November 1939 511 · Nerves · Lester del Rey · na Astounding Science-Fiction September 1942

Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year ed. Lester del Rey (E.P. Dutton, July 1972, 0-525-06490-7, $6.95, 251pp, hc, an, cover by Larry Ratzkin) 9 · Alternate Possibilities · Lester del Rey · fw 13 · The Sliced-Crosswise Only-on-Tuesday World [Dayworld] · Philip José Farmer · ss New Dimensions 1 ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971 31 · Good News from the Vatican · Robert Silverberg · ss Universe 1 ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1971 41 · I’ll Be Waiting for You When the Swimming Pool Is Empty · James Tiptree, Jr. · ss Protostars ed. David Gerrold & Stephen Goldin, Ballantine, 1971 56 · The Power of the Sentence · David M. Locke · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1971 66 · The Wicked Flee · Harry Harrison · ss New Dimensions 1 ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971 79 · When You Hear the Tone · Thomas N. Scortia · ss Galaxy Science Fiction January 1971 93 · Occam’s Scalpel · Theodore Sturgeon · nv If July/August 1971 118 · Hot Potato · Burt K. Filer · ss The Many Worlds of Science Fiction ed. Ben Bova, Dutton, 1971 130 · The Human Operators [Kyben] · Harlan Ellison & A. E. van Vogt · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1971 152 · Autumntime · A. Lentini · vi Galaxy Science Fiction November/December 1971 155 · A Little Knowledge · Poul Anderson · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact August 1971 180 · To Make a New Neanderthal · Wallace Macfarlane · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact September 1971 188 · The Man Underneath · R. A. Lafferty · ss If January/February 1971 202 · Ornithanthropus · B. Alan Burhoe · ss If November/December 1971 216 · Rammer [Jerome Corbell] · Larry Niven · nv Galaxy Science Fiction November/December 1971 246 · The Science Fiction Yearbook · Lester del Rey · cl

Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Second Annual Collection ed. Lester del Rey (E.P. Dutton, July 1973, 0-525-06491-5, $6.95, 251pp, hc, an, cover by Larry Ratzkin) 9 · The Spice of Variety · Lester del Rey · fw 13 · Cloak of Anarchy [Known Space] · Larry Niven · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1972 37 · When We Went to See the End of the World · Robert Silverberg · ss Universe 2 ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1972 47 · Underbelly · Gordon Eklund · ss Worlds of If September/October 1972 67 · The Greatest Asset · Isaac Asimov · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1972 76 · The Meeting · Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1972 90 · Eurema’s Dam · R. A. Lafferty · ss New Dimensions II ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1972 104 · Teratohippus · Robert L. Davis · nv Worlds of If November/December 1972 127 · The Long Silence · Donald Noakes · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1972 135 · Long Shot · Vernor Vinge · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact August 1972 151 · Miscount · Carolyn Gloeckner · vi Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact November 1972 155 · Thus Love Betrays Us · Phyllis MacLennan · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1972 175 · Woman’s Rib · Thomas N. Scortia · ss Galaxy Science Fiction July/August 1972 189 · The Man Who Walked Home · James Tiptree, Jr. · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories May 1972 208 · Watchdøg · Jack C. Haldeman, II · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories May 1972 220 · Patron of the Arts · William Rotsler · nv Universe 2 ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1972 245 · The Science Fiction Yearbook · Lester del Rey · cl