hit the ceiling:
"The War in the Air," by Wells; "Tarranto, the Conqueror,"
by Cummings; "The Conquest of Mars," by Serviss. I'm sure
the readers would enjoy reading them. But if you are
persistent about avoiding reprints then we'll have to do
without them.--Paul Nikolaieff, 4325 S. Seeley Ave.,
Chicago, Illinois.

_Wants Sequel_

Dear Editor:

I have read every issue of Astounding Stories though I can
barely afford it. I like it very much. The best novels were,
in order: 1. "The Moon Master"; 2. "Phantoms of Reality"; 3.
"Spawn of the Stars"; 4. "Terror of Air-Level Six."

In the July issue you published a story, "Earth, the
Marauder," which promises to be even better than the
"Skylark of Space" that once came out in another magazine. I
like Harl Vincent, Ray Cummings, Arthur Burks, and Martian
stories best. Interplanetary stories always agree with me.
Burroughs is an excellent author. I like his Martian books.
"The Beetle Horde" in the first two issues was very good.
But why not give a sequel about the other and more terrible
creatures in the earth whom the madman spoke of? Fourth
dimensionals are sometimes good. You should have reprints by
Burroughs, Cummings and Merritt. I am eagerly waiting for
the next issue. Do not enlarge the magazine because I cannot
afford it. Don't publish stories like "From an Amber Block."
They're rotten. Publish more future and interplanetary
stories.--Joseph Edelman, 721 De Kalb Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.

_Stands Pat_

Dear Editor:

I have read all the issues of A. S. since the date of
publication and think that there is no other magazine like
it on the market. I would like to offer a few suggestions
contrary to most of your readers (i.e., Jack Darrow & Chas.
Barret):

1.--Keep magazine in present size and price.

2.--Issue it only once a month. If it was issued
semi-monthly the writers would soon run out of ideas; and
the readers would get sick of it if they read it so often
anyway.

3.--Keep up the style of stories now running, i.e., keep the
science a little in the background. Do not let it monopolize
the story.

I get other magazines that do not follow the last mentioned
rule and the result is the stories are full of machines
going 10,000 miles per hour,