Publication: Astounding Science Fiction, December 1957

Publication: Astounding Science Fiction, December 1957Publication Record # 323834 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
Editor: John W. Campbell, Jr.
Date: 1957-12-00
Publisher: Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd
Price:
1/9^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
Pages: 132
Format:
digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
Type: MAGAZINE
Cover: Astounding Science Fiction, December 1957 by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Astounding Science Fiction, August 1957) [as by Freas]
External IDs:
- FMI: P_1957AUKDEC

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Editor Title: Astounding Science Fiction (UK) - 1957 • [Astounding/Analog (UK)] • (1957) • edited by John W. Campbell, Jr.

Contents (view Concise Listing)

2 • That Shortage of Scientists • [Editorial (Astounding)] • (1957) • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor]
4 • Brake • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
4 • Brake • [Psychotechnic League] • (1957) • novelette by Poul Anderson
11 • Brake [2] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
20 • Brake [3] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
27 • Brake [4] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
32 • In Times to Come (Astounding, August 1957) • [In Times to Come (Astounding)] • (1957) • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor]
34 • The Stainless Steel Rat • [The Stainless Steel Rat] • (1957) • short story by Harry Harrison
34 • The Stainless Steel Rat • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
39 • The Stainless Steel Rat [2] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
47 • The Stainless Steel Rat [3] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
49 • The Analytical Laboratory: May 1957 (Astounding, August 1957) • [The Analytical Laboratory] • (1957) • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor]
50 • Med Service • [Med Service] • (1957) • novella by Murray Leinster (variant of The Mutant Weapon)
50 • Med Service • (1957) • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
57 • Med Service [2] • (1957) • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
66 • Med Service [3] • (1957) • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
73 • Med Service [4] • (1957) • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
77 • Med Service [5] • (1957) • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
87 • Med Service [6] • (1957) • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
93 • Bring Back Those Mustard Plants! • (1957) • essay by Paul M. Leavy, Jr.
103 • Love Story • (1957) • short story by Eric Frank Russell
103 • Love Story • (1957) • interior artwork by H. R. Van Dongen [as by Van Dongen]
107 • Beast of Prey • (1957) • short story by Jay Williams
107 • Beast of Prey • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
112 • Beast of Prey [2] • (1957) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas [as by Freas]
116 • The Reference Library: Psience or Psilliness (Astounding, August 1957) • [The Reference Library] • (1957) • essay by P. Schuyler Miller
116 • Review: The Man Who Japed by Philip K. Dick • (1957) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
116 • Review: The Man Who Japed / The Space-Born by Philip K. Dick and E. C. Tubb • (1957) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
116 • Review: The Space-Born by E. C. Tubb • (1957) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
117 • Review: The Circus of Dr. Lao and Other Improbable Stories by Ray Bradbury • (1957) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
117 • Review: The Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein • (1957) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
118 • Review: The Milky Way by Bart J. Bok and Priscilla F. Bok • (1957) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
118 • Review: The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov • (1957) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
119 • Review: The Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956 by T. E. Dikty • (1957) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
120 • Review: Alien Dust by E. C. Tubb • (1957) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
120 • Review: Police Your Planet by Erik Van Lhin • (1957) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
121 • Review: Planet of No Return by Poul Anderson • (1957) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
121 • Review: Planet of No Return / Star Guard by Poul Anderson and Andre Norton • (1957) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
121 • Review: Star Guard by Andre Norton • (1957) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
121 • Review: The Golden Archer by Gregory Mason • (1957) • review by P. Schuyler Miller
122 • Brass Tacks (Astounding, August 1957) • [Brass Tacks] • (1957) • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor]

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