These stories of other planets and galactic adventures show Arthur C Clarke at the peak of his powers: sometimes disturbing, always intriguing.

    

    Contents:1 · Honeymoon in Hell · nv Galaxy Nov ’50 36 · Too Far · vi F&SF Sep ’55 38 · Man of Distinction · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Feb ’51 47 · Millennium · vi F&SF Mar ’55 49 · The Dome · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug ’51 58 · Blood · vi F&SF Feb ’55 60 · Hall of Mirrors · ss Galaxy Dec ’53 67 · Experiment · vi Galaxy Feb ’54; Two Timer, gp 69 · The Last Martian · ss Galaxy Oct ’50 78 · Sentry · vi Galaxy Feb ’54; Two Timer, gp 80 · Mouse · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun ’49 91 · Naturally · vi Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep ’54; Double Whammy, gp 93 · Voodoo · vi Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep ’54; Double Whammy, gp 95 · “Arena” · nv Astounding Jun ’44 124 · Keep Out · ss Amazing Mar ’54 128 · First Time Machine · vi EQMM Sep ’55; Killers Three, gp 130 · And the Gods Laughed · ss Planet Stories Spr ’44 144 · The Weapon · ss Astounding Apr ’51 148 · A Word from Our Sponsor · ss Other Worlds Sep ’51 164 · Rustle of Wings · ss F&SF Aug ’53 170 · Imagine · pp F&SF May ’55

    Translation by Mark Schafer, with introduction by Guillermo Cabrera-Infante

    Wodehouse was at work on his 97th novel. This unique writer of social comedy, with his outlandish humor and sharp caricatures of English types, was born in 1881 in Guildford, England. In novels and short stories, he created such memorable characters as Psmith and Jeeves, the archetypical Edwardian drone and his butler.The universality of his appeal is demonstrated in these six stories: "Lord Emsworth and the Girlfriend," "Jeeves and the Yuletide Spirit," "Ukridge's Accident Syndicate," "Mulliner's Buck U Uppo," "Anselm Gets His Chance" and "The Clicking of Cuthbert" (a golfer's delight).

    Eight European fairy tales brought from France that have become part of French-Canadian folklore.

    Original Title The Lurking Fear• Arthur Jermyn• Cool Air• Pickman's Model• The Call of Cthulhu • The Colour Out of Space • The Hound • The Lurking Fear • The Moon-Bog • The Nameless City • The Shunned House • The Unnamable Cover Illustration: Richard Powers

    There, anything is possible because just thinking makes it so. Charles Beaumont calls that place Yonder.“Opening this book constitutes a trip to Yonder. Come as you are – because where you’re going there are millions of things and people more bizarre-looking than you. Not only that, but they’ve got worse troubles – or maybe more fun…”