Astounding Science Fiction, British Edition

Astounding Science Fiction, British edition, April 1954 (Vol. X, No. 4), features five science fiction stories. The short novel "Trade Secret" by Raymond F. Jones opens the issue. James Blish contributes "Earthman, Come Home," a novelette, followed by three short stories: "The Happiness Effect" by Raymond E. Banks, "Potential" by Robert Sheckley, and "The Sharpies" by John Murphy. An article by Dr. Gotthard Gunthard titled "The Logical Parallax" provides non-fiction content. The editorial discusses intelligence testing and its limitations, examining historical figures' IQ ratings and proposing that learning duration matters as much as learning speed. Standard departments—reader correspondence, reference library reviews by P. Schuyler Miller, and technical analysis sections—complete the issue. Illustrations provided by Freas, Miller, Sussman, and Van Dongen.