Astounding Science Fiction, British Edition — page 115: what you’re looking at

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THE ANALYTICAL LABORATORY Lack of space has held out the Lab now and then before; with the present set-up, where the author’s bonus hinges on the Lab vote, Vl try to get it in regularly. DECEMBER 1953 ISSUE Place Story Author Points 1. Mission of Gravity (Pt. IV) Hal Clement 152 2. Enough Rope Poul Anderson 1.95 3 and 4. Tied: : | Solution Delayed Mark Clifton and etfs , Alex Apostolides Survival Don Green Zao JANUARY 1954 IssuE 1. Sam Hall Poul Anderson oueo 2. Commencement Night Richard Ashby 2.76 3. Crazy Joey — Mark Clifton and 2.81 Alex Apostolides 4, Share Our World Chan Davis 3.6 5. Pioneer Lee Correy 3.63 I’ve guessed wrong on several of these bonus-winners; naturally, I intend to try to understand what sort of stories you want well enough to be able to spot the top winners beforehand. Ill learn! THE EDITOR. BACK ISSUES of Astounding: a few of the following issues are still available (nothing is held prior to June 1951) :— I9SI—)/UNE; AUGUST; OCTOBER; DECEMBER; I932—FEBRUARY; APRIL; MAY and all subsequent issues up to October 1953 (N.B.—These magazines were published in the former 64 pp. edition.) 14 each post free, from Atlas Publishing & Distributing ' Co. Ltd., 18 Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, E.C.4 (Copies of the 128 pp. edition from Nov. 1953 available at 1 /9 post free.) ECOMmiGhooksnco im