Famous Science Fiction No. 5

Famous Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 5 (Winter 1967/68) This issue contains four science fiction stories. "The Pygmy Planet" by Jack Williamson (novelet, 8 pages) follows advertising executive Larry Manahan, who receives a distressed phone call from Agnes Sterling, secretary to scientist Dr. Travis Whiting. Responding to her mysterious summons, Larry discovers evidence of a dangerous atomic experiment. "The City of Sleep" by Laurence Manning (36 pages) is identified as the third installment in "The Man Who Awoke" series. "Plane People" by Wallace West (novelet, 76 pages) appears as the issue's longest story. "Destroyers" by Greg D. Bear and "Echo" by William F. Temple are listed as short stories. Editor Robert A. W. Lowndes contributes the second part of an editorial on "Science Fiction as Delight," discussing essential elements of satisfying science fiction: Invention, Suspense, Characterization, Surprise, Richness, and Reward, with analysis of authors including Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and Edgar Rice Burroughs.