Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 47

About this issue

This issue features the lead story "Stranger in Time" by S. Gordon, a science fiction narrative involving time travel and interdimensional visitors. The plot centers on two fugitive beings—Reyell and Mayina—who escape into 1954 Earth using a temporal machine, hiding in the electronics department of a London store. When authorities pursue them, they leave a message recorded on a new electronic recorder. The bodies of the visitors are discovered by a night watchman, and Inspector Benner investigates the mysterious deaths. The story explores questions about contact between advanced future beings and contemporary humanity. The issue contains five additional short stories by R.C. Wingfield ("The Mutilants"), Peter Green ("To Shake the Stars"), Richard Wilson ("Robots' Gambit"), Anthony C. Williamson ("The Day of All Else"), and Len Shaw ("The Bridge"). Articles include features by John Tayne on future problems, G.C. Duncan on Martian agriculture, and editorial discussion of logic and science.