Best of
Science-Fiction
1945
The Mule: From Foundation And Empire
Isaac Asimov - 1945
First published as a 2-part serial in the November and December 1945 Astounding Science Fiction, this novella was later published as part of Foundation and Empire.
The World-Thinker
Jack Vance - 1945
It has also appeared in Jack Vance's collections Lost Moons (1982), The Narrow Land (1982), The World-Thinker and Other Stories (2005), and Wild Thyme, Green Magic (2009).