Gwenlyn was going to marry the heir of the Pretender of Tralee and be
Queen of Tralee some day, why, it didn't seem a bit likely. But once I
knew about that precognition, I put in a little effort...."
King Humphrey was thoughtful.
"Things look good," said Morgan expansively. "My Talents are
precognizing all over the place. They tell me that this planet's going
to be a fine place to live. Quiet and peaceful, and serene.... Gwenlyn
will be living on Tralee, most likely, and I don't want to be underfoot.
I'll probably settle down here. Retire, you know."
"Splendid," said the king, politely, his mind occupied with the prospect
of a warless future.
"And as for Gwenlyn and Bors," Morgan added, confidentially, "I'll tell
you something. My Talents've been working on her future. I wouldn't tell
her all of it. Some of it should be a surprise. But she and Bors are
going to be what you call happy ever after! And that's Talents,
Incorporated information! You can depend on it!"
TWO MORE AVON S-F HITS YOU'RE SURE TO ENJOY
LITTLE FUZZY
_by H. Beam Piper F-118 40c_
Zarathustra belonged to the chartered Zarathustra Company as a Class-III
uninhabited planet. They owned it lock, stock and barrel; they exploited
it without interference from the Colonial Government.
The Company was sitting pretty until Jack Holloway turned up with a
family of Fuzzies and the claim that they were not just nice little
animals, but human. If he was right and the Fuzzies were declared the
9th extrasolar sapient race, there went the Company, charter and all!
LITTLE FUZZY is our candidate for the most delightful science-fiction
book of the year.
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THE STAR DWELLERS
_by James Blish F-122 40c_
They were beautiful creatures, highly intelligent and playful. The
inhabitants of Terra nicknamed them "Angels," yet they were awesome--the
youngest were 4,000,000 years old and the oldest had been around since
the birth of the universe.
Space cadet Jack Loftus was almost overwhelmed when he had to assume the
responsibility of negotiating a treaty with them--a treaty which could
mean the life or death of earth and mankind.
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