The Best of Lester Del Rey, Edited by Frederik Pohl – September, 1978 (H.R. Van Dongen)

Contents

Helen O’Loy, Astounding Science Fiction, December, 1938

The Day Is Done, Astounding Science Fiction, May, 1939

The Coppersmith, Unknown, Unknown, 1939

Hereafter, Inc., Unknown Worlds, December, 1941

The Wings of Night, Astounding Science Fiction, March, 1942

Into Thy Hands, Astounding Science Fiction, August, 1945

And It Comes Out Here, Galaxy Science Fiction, February, 1951

The Monster, Argosy, 1951

The Years Draw Nigh, Astounding Science Fiction, October, 1951

Instinct, Astounding Science Fiction, January, 1952

Superstition, Astounding Science Fiction, April, 1954

For I Am a Jealous People, Star Short Novels, 1954

The Keepers of the House, Fantastic Universe, January, 1956

Little Jimmy, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April, 1957

The Seat of Judgement, Venture Science Fiction, 1957

Vengeance Is Mine, Galaxy Science Fiction, December, 1964

Regeneration, by Pat Barker – 1991 (April, 1992) [Robert Clyde Anderson]

“Robert, if you had any real courage you wouldn’t acquiesce the way you do.”

Graves flushed with anger.
“I’m sorry you think that.
I should hate to think I’m a coward.
I believe in keeping my word.
You agreed to serve, Siegfried.
Nobody’s asking you to change your opinions,
or even to keep quiet about them,
but you agreed to serve,
and if you want the respect of the kind of people you’re trying to influence –
the Bobbies and the Tommies –
you’ve got to be seen to keep your word.
They won’t understand if you turn round in the middle of the war and say
“I’m sorry, I’ve changed my mind.”
To them, that’s just bad form.
They’ll say you’re not behaving like a gentleman –
and that’s the worst thing they can say about anybody.”

– Pat Barker –