Front matter

A Science Fiction Novel

By Donald A. Wollheim

Jacket design by James Heugh

[Transcriber note: Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]

Cecile Matschat, Editor Carl Carmer, Consulting Editor

THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY Philadelphia Toronto

Copyright, 1959 By Donald A. Wollheim

FIRST EDITION

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 59-5328

Manufactured in the United States of America

For— Three denizens of this minor planet: Eleanor, Bill, and of course Janet.