introduction (nf) the editors
arm (novella) larry niven (known space setting, a gil the arm/gil hamilton story)
angel of truth (novelette) gordon eklund
mazes (short story) ursula k. le guin
for all poor folks at picketwire (ss) r. a. lafferty
growing up in edge city (ss) frederik pohl
durance (ss) ward moore
the ghost of a model t (ss) clifford d. simak
planet story (ss) kate wilhelm
graduation day (ss) w. macfarlane
timetipping (ss) jack dann
encounter with a carnivore (ss) joseph green
lady sunshine and the magoon of beatus (nlla) alexei panshin, cory panshin
"...for a single yesterday" (ntte) george r. r. martin
bloodstream (ss) lou fisher
existence (ss) joanna russ
interface (nlla) a. a. attanasio
blooded on arachne (ntte) michael bishop (first glaktik komm setting/universe/timeline/reality story)
leviticus: in the ark (ss) barry n. malzberg
cambridge, 1:58 a.m. (ss) gregory benford
run from the fire (ntte) harry harrison
the aperture moment:
waiting for the universe to begin (ss) brian w. aldiss
but without orifices (ss) brian w. aldiss
aimez-vous holman hunt? (ss) brian w. aldiss
nightbeat (ss) neal barrett, jr.
uneasy chrysalids, our memories (ss) john shirley
the dogtown tourist agency (nlla) jack vance (the first miro hetzel story)
berkley putnam berkley medallion mmpb first printing first p/b edition
original anthology of eighteen short stories, four novelettes and four novellas, introduction by the editors
cover art unsigned, uncredited; each letter of the title is as though a piece of printer's type viewed from a different angle, and then pushed together - completely different design from the h/cvr d-j
cover price $1.95
576pp. (check) including (i-)viii pages titles, indicia table-of-contents, 2pp. introduction etc, end pp.
refer to indicia publishing history to distinguish from the near-identical second mmpb printing