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Try and Change the Past

by Fritz Leiber

Analog/Astounding Science Fiction, March 1958, pp. 93-98

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    January 1958 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 5-7
    2. Unwillingly to School by Pauline Ashwell, pp. 8-49
    3. In Times to Come, p. 50
    4. Cease Fire by Frank Herbert, pp. 51-68
    5. Short History of World War Three by Murray Leinster, pp. 69-82
    6. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 83
    7. All the King's Horses by Robert Randall, pp. 84-119
    8. Guppy by Stanley Mullen, pp. 120-138
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 139-151 - 14 Reviews
      1. The Face in the Abyss by Abraham Merritt
      2. The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt
      3. The Metal Monster by A. Merritt
      4. Eye in the Sky by Philip K. Dick
      5. Big Planet by Jack Vance
      6. The Infinite Brain by Charles R. Long
      7. Doomsday Eve by Robert Moore Williams
      8. Three to Conquer by Eric Frank Russell
      9. Mermaids and Mastodons by Richard Carrington
      10. S-F '57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy by Judith Merril
      11. The Green Odyssey by Philip Jose Farmer
      12. Ethnology of Easter Island by Alfred Metraux
      13. The Isotope Man by Charles Eric Maine
      14. The 13th Immortal by Robert Silverberg
    10. Brass Tacks, pp. 152-164
    11. Cover by Freas
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    February 1958 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-9
    2. The Man Who Counts by Poul Anderson, pp. 10-45
    3. Brute Farce by Eric Frank Russell, pp. 46-65
    4. In Times to Come, p. 66
    5. Aristotle and the Gun by L. Sprague de Camp, pp. 67-96
    6. The Dread Tomato Addiction by Mark Clifton, p. 97
    7. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 98
    8. Hot Water by Jon Stopa, pp. 99-115
    9. No Way Out by Robert Silverberg, pp. 116-129
    10. Achilles' Heel by Christopher Anvil, pp. 130-139
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 140-150 - 8 Reviews
      1. On the Beach by Nevil Shute
      2. Two Sought Adventure by Fritz Leiber
      3. Jules Verne: Master of Science Fiction by I.O. Evans
      4. First on Mars by Rex Gordon
      5. Rockets, Missiles, and Space Travel by Willy Ley
      6. Flying Saucers, Fact or Fiction? by Max B. Miller
      7. The Expanding Case for the UFO by M.K. Jessup
      8. Saucer Diary by Israel Norkin
    12. Brass Tacks, pp. 151-164
    13. Cover by Van Dongen
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    March 1958 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 5-7
    2. The Man on the Bottom by Dean McLaughlin, pp. 8-35
    3. Penal Servitude by Randall Garrett, pp. 36-55
    4. Second Game by Charles V. DeVet and Katherine MacLean, pp. 56-92
    5. Try and Change the Past by Fritz Leiber, pp. 93-98
    6. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 99
    7. The Man Who Counts by Poul Anderson, pp. 100-137
    8. In Times to Come, p. 138
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 139-148 - 11 Reviews
      1. Pawn of Time by Robin Carson
      2. Below the Salt by Thomas B. Costain
      3. Crisis in 2140 / Gunner Cade by H. Beam Piper, John J. McGuire, and Cyril Judd
      4. Frank Kelly Freas: A Portfolio by Frank Kelly Freas
      5. Sometime, Never by William Golding, John Wyndham, and Mervyn Peake
      6. Conquest of Earth by Manly Banister
      7. Take Me to Your President by Leonard Wibberley
      8. Man Into Space by Hermann Oberth
      9. Re-Enter Fu Manchu by Sax Rohmer
      10. Vanished Cities by Georg Schreiber and Hermann Schreiber
      11. Lost Cities by Leonard Cottrell
    10. Brass Tacks, pp. 149-164
    11. Cover by Freas
  4. [+]
    April 1958 Issue = 9 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-9
    2. Basic Right by Eric Frank Russell, pp. 10-36
    3. A Pair of Glasses by Jon Stopa, pp. 37-49
    4. Revolt! by Christopher Anvil, pp. 50-83
    5. Living Fossils in Print by William C. Boyd, pp. 84-92
    6. The Man Who Counts by Poul Anderson, pp. 93-137
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 138-150 - 14 Reviews
      1. Parkinson's Law, and Other Studies in Administration by C. Northcote Parkinson
      2. The Making of a Moon by Arthur C. Clarke
      3. Exploring by Satellite by Franklyn Mansfield Branley
      4. Rocket Power and Space Flight by G. Harry Stine
      5. Earth Satellites and the Race for Space Superiority by G. Harry Stine
      6. Vanguard! by Martin Caidin
      7. Sea Siege by Andre Norton
      8. Earthman's Burden by Poul Anderson and Gordon Dickson
      9. People Minus X by Raymond Z. Gallun
      10. The Time Dissolver by Jerry Sohl
      11. Hidden World by Stanton A. Coblentz
      12. Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein
      13. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
      14. Earth Is Room Enough by Isaac Asimov
    8. Brass Tacks, pp. 151-164
    9. Cover by Freas
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    May 1958 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-7
    2. Close to Critical by Hal Clement, pp. 8-54
    3. In Times to Come, p. 55
    4. The Question by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 56-71
    5. Special Feature by Charles V. de Vet, pp. 72-96
    6. You Take the High Road by Frank Herbert, pp. 97-108
    7. Fool Killer by Stanley Mullen, pp. 109-123
    8. One-Eye by John Rackham, pp. 124-135
    9. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 136
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 137-148 - 17 Reviews
      1. Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein
      2. Rocket to Limbo by Alan E. Nourse
      3. Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter by Paul French
      4. Teen-Age Super Science Stories by Richard M. Elam
      5. Rockets Through Space by Lester del Rey
      6. Building Blocks of the Universe by Isaac Asimov
      7. The Third Level by Jack Finney
      8. Mach 1: A Story of Planet Ionus by Allen Adler
      9. Twice in Time by Manly Wade Wellman
      10. The Sea People by Julius C. Sizemore and Wilkie G. Sizemore
      11. The Doubtful Guest by Edward Gorey
      12. Doomsday Morning by C.L. Moore
      13. Occam's Razor by David Duncan
      14. Pilgrimage to Earth by Robert Sheckley
      15. Solomon's Stone by L. Sprague de Camp
      16. Empire of the Atom by A.E. Van Vogt
      17. Space Station #1 by Frank Belknap Long
    11. Brass Tacks, pp. 149-164
    12. Cover by Van Dongen
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    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-7
    2. Heir Reluctant by Robert Silverberg, pp. 8-45
    3. Space to Swing a Cat by Stanley Mullen, pp. 46-56
    4. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 57
    5. No Connections by Randall Garrett, pp. 58-72
    6. The Law School by Theodore L. Thomas, pp. 73-81
    7. In Times to Come, p. 82
    8. Translation by Machine, pp. 83-88
    9. Murphy's Law by Hugh B. Brous, Jr., pp. 89-93
    10. Close to Critical by Hal Clement, pp. 94-138
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 139-148 - 10 Reviews
      1. Year 2018! by James Blish
      2. They'd Rather Be Right by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley
      3. Those Idiots from Earth by Richard Wilson
      4. Star Girl by Henry Winterfeld
      5. Troubled Star by George O. Smith
      6. Great World Mysteries by Eric Frank Russell
      7. Sargasso of Space by Andrew North
      8. The Cosmic Puppets by Philip K. Dick
      9. Water Unlimited by Kenneth Lewis Roberts
      10. The Planet Venus by Patrick Moore
    12. Brass Tacks, pp. 149-162
    13. Cover by Emsh
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    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 5-7
    2. The Miracle-Workers by Jack Vance, pp. 8-66
    3. In Times to Come, p. 67
    4. Top Rung by Christopher Anvil, pp. 68-76
    5. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 77
    6. Business as Usual, During Alterations by Ralph Williams, pp. 78-98
    7. Close to Critical by Hal Clement, pp. 99-146
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 147-151 - 4 Reviews
      1. Men Among the Stars by Wolfgang D. Muller
      2. They Rode in Spaceships by Gavin Gibbons
      3. City Under the Sea / Star Ways by Kenneth Bulmer and Poul Anderson
      4. Extinct Languages by Johannes Friedrich
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      Special Review by J.W.C., Jr., pp. 152-153 - 1 Review
      1. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
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      Review The Black Cloud, by Fred Hoyle by Robert S. Richardson, pp. 154-166 - 1 Review
      1. The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle
    11. Cover by Freas
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    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 4-7
    2. We Have Fed Our Sea by Poul Anderson, pp. 8-55
    3. They've Been Working On... by Anton Lee Baker, pp. 56-65
    4. Cargo for Colony 6 by Christopher Anvil, pp. 66-105
    5. In Times to Come, p. 106
    6. Every Astronomer Has His Horror Story by Robert S. Richardson, pp. 107-118
    7. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 119
    8. Point of Focus by Robert Silverberg, pp. 120-133
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      1. Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
      2. Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
      3. That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
      4. Spaceways Satellite by Charles Eric Maine
      5. Wasp by Eric Frank Russell
      6. The Mind Cage by A.E. Van Vogt
      7. Discovery of the Universe by Gerard de Vaucouleurs
      8. The Inner Metagalaxy by Harlow Shapley
      9. The Other Side of the Sky by Arthur C. Clarke
      10. Only a Trillion by Isaac Asimov
      11. Beyond Thirty and the Man-Eater by Edgar Rice Burroughs
      12. In the Wet by Nevil Shute
    10. Brass Tacks, pp. 148-162
    11. Cover by Van Dongen
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    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-9
    2. Foghead by Christopher Anvil, pp. 10-49
    3. The Quarry by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 50-55
    4. In Times to Come, p. 56
    5. Harvest Time by James H. Schmitz, pp. 57-77
    6. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 78
    7. Interview by Daniel Luzon Morris, pp. 79-85
    8. The Evolution of the Stars by Alastair Cameron, pp. 86-93
    9. Basic Agreement by Avis Pabel, pp. 94-97
    10. We Have Fed Our Sea by Poul Anderson, pp. 98-145
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      1. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
      2. The Office by Fredric Brown
      3. Wilderness of Spring by Edgar Pangborn
      4. An Elephant for Aristotle by L. Sprague de Camp
      5. Tros of Samothrace by Talbot Mundy
      6. Odds Against Tomorrow by William McGivern
      7. Murder of a Wife by Henry Kuttner
      8. An Eye for an Eye by Leigh Brackett
      9. Three Times Infinity by Leo Margulies
      10. The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
      11. The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Seventh Series by Anthony Boucher
      12. Space Stations by Willy Ley
      13. The Variable Man by Philip K. Dick
      14. The World in Space by Alexander Marshack
    12. Brass Tacks, pp. 157-164
    13. Cover by Martinez
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    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 4-5
    2. The Big Front Yard by Clifford D. Simak, pp. 6-49
    3. The Yellow Pill by Rog Phillips, pp. 50-60
    4. In Times to Come, p. 61
    5. Big Sword by Paul Ash, pp. 62-99
    6. Divining Rod: Standard Equipment by Murray F. Yaco, pp. 100-104
    7. Journal of the IES, p. 105
    8. ...And Check the Oil by Randall Garrett, pp. 106-130
    9. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 131
    10. False Image by Jay Williams, pp. 132-140
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      1. Out of This World by Murray Leinster
      2. The Mechanical Monarch/Twice Upon a Time by E.C. Tubb and Charles L. Fontenay
      3. Guide to Mars by Patrick Moore
      4. The Return of Conan by Bjorn Nyberg and L. Sprague de Camp
      5. The Shrouded Planet by Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett
      6. The Space Child's Mother Goose by Frederick Winsor
    12. Brass Tacks, pp. 151-164
    13. Cover by Freas
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    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 6-7
    2. A Bicycle Built for Brew by Poul Anderson, pp. 8-45
    3. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 46
    4. Goliath and the Beanstalk by Christopher Anvil, pp. 47-56
    5. Stimulus by Salmond, pp. 57-87
    6. Gifts by Gordon R. Dickson, pp. 88-98
    7. In Times to Come, p. 99
    8. Unhuman Sacrifice by Katherine MacLean, pp. 100-126
    9. Our Lonely Planet by Isaac Asimov, pp. 127-137
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 138-149 - 13 Reviews
      1. Yonder by Charles Beaumont
      2. The Hunger, and Other Stories by Charles Beaumont
      3. A Stir of Echoes by Richard Matheson
      4. Of Stars and Men by Harlow Shapley
      5. The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle
      6. The Survivors by Tom Godwin
      7. The Joy Wagon by Arthur T. Hadley
      8. City on the Moon/Men on the Moon by Murray Leinster and Donald A. Wollheim
      9. A Case of Conscience by James Blish
      10. Fantasia Mathematica by Clifton Fadiman
      11. The Man Who Couldn't Sleep by Charles Eric Maine
      12. World Without Men by Charles Eric Maine
      13. Man of Earth by Algis Budrys
    11. Brass Tacks, pp. 150-164
    12. Cover by Van Dongen
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    1. The Editor's Page, pp. 4-7
    2. Ministry of Disturbance by H. Beam Piper, pp. 8-45
    3. In Times to Come, p. 46
    4. Triggerman by J.F. Bone, pp. 47-55
    5. Pieces of the Game by Mack Reynolds, pp. 56-68
    6. The Analytical Laboratory, p. 69
    7. The Queen Bee by Randall Garrett, pp. 70-96
    8. Seller's Market by Christopher Anvil, pp. 97-110
    9. A Bicycle Built for Brew by Poul Anderson, pp. 111-150
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      The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, pp. 151-164 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Kensington Stone: A Mystery Solved by Erik Wahlgren
      2. ESP and Personality Patterns by Gertrude R. Schmeidler and R.A. McConnell
      3. The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: Ninth Series by T.E. Dikty
      4. Robots and Changelings by Lester del Rey
      5. The Second World of If by James L. Quinn
    11. Cover by Emsh
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