Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 40

Issue No. 40, December 15, 1953 This issue features a full-length novel *The Best Laid Scheme* by Kelvin Strike, set in the twenty-fifth century, depicting logician Stebbing Joseph working on advanced Boolean algebraic symbolism when a mysterious shrieking sound announces the arrival of an alien spacecraft that materializes near his rural English home, scorching the surrounding fields. Short stories include Dan Morgan's *Amateur Talent* about an interplanetary theater impressario; M. Dogge's debut story *The Inner Worlds and My Uncle*; J. F. Burke's *For You, The Possessed*; Martin Jordan's *Cuckoo*, featuring alien infiltration with a twist; and A. P. Kift's competition-winning *Go to the Ants*. The issue also contains nonfiction articles on Saturn, Extra-Sensory Perception, and projectiles. Editor H. J. Campbell contributes an editorial from Canada discussing science fiction's cultural influence and commercial advertising there.