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A second edition, with a completely new contextual introduction and other new material, of a superb selection (first published in 1973 and for long out of print) of some of the best science fiction from continental Europe. Included are stories by Stanislaw Lem (Poland), Vsevolod Ivanov (Russia), Eurocon-award winner Adrian Rogoz (Romania), Herbert W. Franke (Germany), Wolfgang Jeschke (Germany), Gerard Klein (France) and others. Acknowledgements Introduction – Franz Rottensteiner In Hot Pursuit of Happiness – Stanislaw Lem The Valley of Echoes – Gérard Klein Observation of Quadragnes - J. P. Andrevon The Good Ring – Sven Age Madsen Slum – Herbert W. Franke The Land of Osiris – Wolfgang Jeschke Captain Nemo’s Last Adventure – Josef Nesvadba The Altar of the Random Gods – Adrian Rogoz Good Night, Sophie – Lino Aldani The Proving Ground – Sever Gansovsky Sisyphus, the Son of Aeolus – Vsevolod Ivanov A Modest Genius – Vadim Shefner Notes on the Authors Acknowledgements Introduction – Franz Rottensteiner In Hot Pursuit of Happiness – Stanislaw Lem The Valley of Echoes – Gérard Klein Observation of Quadragnes - J. P. Andrevon The Good Ring – Sven Age Madsen Slum – Herbert W. Franke The Land of Osiris – Wolfgang Jeschke Captain Nemo’s Last Adventure – Josef Nesvadba The Altar of the Random Gods – Adrian Rogoz Good Night, Sophie – Lino Aldani The Proving Ground – Sever Gansovsky Sisyphus, the Son of Aeolus – Vsevolod Ivanov A Modest Genius – Vadim Shefner Notes on the Authors