reader.

But why not give us a change? I prefer stories of the Sargasso Sea,
the Maelstrom, and about invasions of the Earth.--Milton Weiner,
age 12, 2430 Baker St., Baltimore Maryland.

_High Praise_

Dear Editor:

Enclosed you will find twenty cents in stamps for the first copy of
Astounding Stories.

I have just finished the May issue of Astounding Stories and the
rating of the stories is: 1--"Brigands of the Moon"--Excellent!
2--"The Atom Smasher"--Marvelous! 3--"Murder Madness"--Perfect.
4--"Into the Ocean's Depths"--Good. 5--"The Jovian Jest"--Pretty
Good.

The cover design by H. Wesso is good. Don't lose him.

I would like more stories by Victor Rousseau and Ray Cummings.
Where are some stories by H. G. Wells, Stanton Coblens, Gawain
Edwards, Francis Flagg, Henrik Jarve and Dr. Keller? My favorite
stories are interplanetary stories.

Here are some things that may improve your magazine (though I must
say that your magazine is about perfect as it is): More pictures in
long stories; about two novelettes in each issue; about two short
stories in each issue; more interplanetary novels and novelettes;
about one serial in one issue; smoother paper.--Isidore Horowitz,
1161 Stratford Avenue, New York City.

"_Fairly Good Satire_"

Dear Editor:

I have read your two issues of Astounding Stories and I feel they
will fill a very much needed place in literature.

I am especially interested in the stories like the "Vampires of
Venus" and the "Brigands of the Moon." The "Vampires of Venus" can
be classed as a fairly good satire on Earth beings; I consider that
story one with a moral. It reminds one of Voltaire's Micromegas,
and it's taking us to another planet to show us our faults at home
will stimulate interest in social improvement.

I have kept tab on Edgar Rice Burroughs' writings because he
teaches evolution in a way that makes it easy for the ordinary
reader to grasp.

You have a great field, if you can keep up the interplanetary
stories and mix some evolutionary stories with them.

The true stories are playing a valuable part in stimulating people
to take a deeper view of life, and you have a field in Astounding
Stories almost without a competitor.--J. L. Stark, 530 Sutcliffe
Ave., Louisville, Kent