Second of two volumes of anthology series edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss, collecting some of the best short stories from John W. Campbell's legendary science fiction magazine Astounding (later renamed Analog). See also The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume One . Stories date from 1947 to 1965. 1. Child's Play (1947) novelette by William Tenn 2. Thunder and Roses (1947) novelette by Theodore Sturgeon 3. Dreams Are Sacred (1948) novelette by Peter Phillips 4. Hide and Seek (1949) short story by Arthur C. Clarke 5. The Little Black Bag (1950) novelette by C. M. Kornbluth 6. The Bridge [Cities in Flight] (1952) novelette by James Blish (variant of Bridge) 7. What Have I Done? (1952) short story by Mark Clifton 8. Noise Level [Martin Nagle] (1952) novelette by Raymond F. Jones 9. Impostor (1953) short story by Philip K. Dick 10. Potential (1953) short story by Robert Sheckley 11. Pyramid (1954) novelette by Robert Abernathy 12. The Cold Equations (1954) novelette by Tom Godwin 13. Grandpa [The Hub] (1955) novelette by James H. Schmitz 14. The Waitabits (1955) novelette by Eric Frank Russell 15. Call Me Joe (1957) novelette by Poul Anderson 16. The Yellow Pill (1958) short story by Rog Phillips 17. The Weather Man (1962) novella by Theodore L. Thomas 18. The Rescuer (1962) short story by Arthur Porges 19. After a Few Words short story by Randall Garrett (variant of ... After a Few Words ... (1962) 20. Rescue Operation (1964) short story by Harry Harrison 21. Computers Don't Argue (1965) short story by Gordon R. Dickson