New Worlds Science Fiction, Volume 44, No. 130

About this issue

New Worlds Science Fiction, May 1963 (Vol. 44, No. 130), edited by John Carmell with guest editor Lee Harding, presents four science fiction stories and a continuing serial. John Rackham's "Confession" depicts a military training operation on an alien planet with thixotropic terrain, following Lieutenant Ward as a newly commissioned Morale Officer accompanying the precision-minded Captain Pearson. Brian W. Aldiss contributes "The Under-Privileged," described as exploring inferior human types on a reservation. Russ Markham's "The Jaywalkers" and R. W. Mackelworth's "I, The Judge" complete the short fiction. E. C. Tubb's serial "Window on the Moon" continues in its second installment. The issue includes Lee Harding's guest editorial examining trends in science fiction writing, critical commentary on the field's treatment of mainstream literature and social satire, and departmental features including book reviews and reader correspondence.