New Worlds #128, Vol. 43 (March 1963)

# New Worlds Science Fiction, March 1963

This issue features five short stories and the conclusion of a serial, edited by John Carnell with Donald Malcolm as guest editor. The stories include "Inductive Reaction" by Russ Markham, depicting a Galactic Union Survey team (the Laings and Hunters) reporting to Director Marvin Conte about an unusual contact situation on Oris IV, a jungle planet whose humanoid natives display peculiar behavior—ignoring the survey ship initially, then showing excessive servility toward personnel. The issue also contains "Aqueduct" by Francis G. Rayer, "Eviction" by John Baxter, "Bottomless Pit" by Philip E. High, and "Too Good To Be True" by Walter Gillings. The concluding installment of the serial "Dawn's Left Hand" by Lan Wright is included, along with Malcolm's guest editorial titled "Fallacies in Science Fiction," which critiques the notion that science fiction's primary role is social satire and discusses barriers to the genre's mainstream acceptance. Reader responses appear in the "Postmortem" section.