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clopedia Britannica’s 11th Edition article on the U.S. Constitution: “Had the framers of this document attempted to do more, they should have done far less.” Mr. Dick, who has written wonderfully structured novels, and has thereby documented that he knows better, has here done more —and now look. We do proclaim, however, that no one this year, or most years, is going to produce a better title.

There are all kinds of love in these many worlds, but not many exceed in intensity Walt Cole’s devotion to science fiction. May lesser worshippers be grateful: Mr. Cole’s magnum opus has long been awaited by the completist, the addict, and the mere enjoyer of sf. “Who wrote that story about the—” and “Wasn’t there a Heinlein yarn in that book of Conklin’s?” and a thousand other questions of the sort are answered in this big (11¼” by 8½”, 380-page) index of science fiction anthologies. It does not, and Mr. Cole did not intend to, list the stories in individual collections; it lists over 200 anthologies, and more than 2700 stories, tracing each from its original publication and through its various editions. In addition to being cross referenced, it has an alphabetical index of authors, as well as of individual stories. If your bookstore cannot as yet supply it, try 1171 E. 8th St., Brooklyn 30, New York.

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clopedia Britannica’s 11th Edition article on the U.S. Constitution: “Had the framers of this document attempted to do more, they should have done far less.” Mr. Dick, who has written wonderfully structured novels, and has thereby documented that he knows better, has here done more —and now look. We do proclaim, however, that no one this year, or most years, is going to produce a better title.

There are all kinds of love in these many worlds, but not many exceed in intensity Walt Cole’s devotion to science fiction. May lesser worshippers be grateful: Mr. Cole’s magnum opus has long been awaited by the completist, the addict, and the mere enjoyer of sf. “Who wrote that story about the—” and “Wasn’t there a Heinlein yarn in that book of Conklin’s?” and a thousand other questions of the sort are answered in this big (11¼” by 8½”, 380-page) index of science fiction anthologies. It does not, and Mr. Cole did not intend to, list the stories in individual collections; it lists over 200 anthologies, and more than 2700 stories, tracing each from its original publication and through its various editions. In addition to being cross referenced, it has an alphabetical index of authors, as well as of individual stories. If your bookstore cannot as yet supply it, try 1171 E. 8th St., Brooklyn 30, New York.