Out of Bounds

THESE... TOMMY -- He wasn't going to take "No" for an answer — not when he could read minds where the answer was always "Yes." ANITA -- Alone on a spaceship with five men — and she knew what she was there for. JOE -- He met the aliens head-on, and discovered what they were really like — too late. EDNA -- Her husband was dead — but livelier than he'd ever been! MARGARET -- She lived in heartbreak — but never knew it. ... AND MANY OTHERS who people Judith Merril's haunting tales of today and tomorrow — are in the pages of this fascinating collection. CONTENTS Introduction by Theodore Sturgeon 1. That Only a Mother (1948) 2. Peeping Tom (1954) 3. The Lady Was a Tramp (1957) 4. Whoever You Are (1952) 5. Connection Completed (1954) 6. Dead Center (1954) 7. Death Cannot Wither (1959) Cover art by John Schoenherr