science is doing.
And, at the end of the month we read the same thing in a
magazine which should give us a story instead. The price is
just right. But, even if the magazine were enlarged and the
price boosted to a quarter, do you really think that we get
enough material to devour? No! Then what? Get out a
Quarterly! And please don't wait about that for the next ten
years.

This is a pretty lengthy letter and I don't expect you to
print it but I want you to get the views of at least one
devoted reader--Isidore Mansen, 544 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn,
N. Y.

_Every Single One_

Dear Editor:

I certainly received a pleasant surprise when I glanced at
the table of contents for the August issue. When one sees
Victor Rousseau, R. F. Starzl, Murray Leinster, Harl
Vincent, and Edmond Hamilton, one knows that the issue is
bound to be a good one. I wish to congratulate you on the
way you have been running Astounding Stories. If you intend
to keep giving us the authors you are now, throughout your
whole career, you are a law-breaker. What I mean by that is
that no other magazine has kept a high grade of authors very
long. The old magazines on the market have once had stories
by the authors you are giving us now, but they never kept
those authors long. If you keep the authors you have now you
may well be assured of success.

"Silver Dome" undoubtedly copped the prize for this issue.
It could not have been better. "The Lord of Space" was a
very good story. "The Planet of Dread" was another very good
story. "The Second Satellite," by Hamilton, was excellent.
For once in his life Hamilton has written a story that has
not the same old plot all his other stories have! I wish to
congratulate him on the best story he has ever written! "The
Flying City" was the same thing all over again. The world in
danger and suddenly our magnificent hero comes along, takes
a hand, and presto the danger is all over. Of course, he has
to meet the beautiful girl and fall in love with her, and at
the end of the story marry her! Remember, history repeats
itself. Have you ever heard of the world being saved by one
man? No! Neither have I. The world will never be saved by
one man. Therefore, all those stories are "the bunk."
"Murder Madness" was wonderf