From the Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club comes this new anthology of short stories written by the author. The stories included are: No Truce With Kings, Turning Point, Escape From Orbit, Epilogue, The Critique of Impure Reason, and Eve Times Four. A space ship pilot attempts to isolate a few lovely ladies for his own purposes, on what he thinks is an uninhabited planet (Eve Times Four). A scout team from Earth discovers that the natives of Joril are more intelligent than human beings (Turning Point). A future - and fragmented - America fights for its spiritual, as well as its physical integrity (No Truce With Kings). All stories are set in the future, and beautifully illustrate a popular contention that "science fiction is essentially the story both of the impact of the scientific future upon man, and the impact of man upon that future." The jacket has light to medium wear at the corners, with a 2" repaired tear at the back bottom corner. Both ends of the spine are missing a small part of the cover, and the spine is a bit faded. There are a two chips and a very small repaired tear in the back. The grey binding has black lettering on the spine, and the bottom corner is bumped. 249 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.