Ace Books, paperback original, 1971. First volume in this groundbreaking series of anthologies of original science fiction stories. Introduction by Terry Carr and these stories: “West Wind, Falling” by Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund; “Good News from the Vatican” by Robert Silverberg; “Jade Blue” by Edward Bryant; “Nor Limestone Islands” by R. A. Lafferty; “Time Exposures” by Wilson Tucker; “Mindship” by Gerard F. Conway; “Notes for a Novel About the First Ship Ever to Venus” by Barry N. Malzberg; “Poor Man, Beggar Man” by Joanna Russ; “The Romance of Dr. Tanner” by Ron Goulart; “The Human Side of the Village Monster” by Edward Bryant; “Mount Charity” by Edgar Pangborn; “All the Last Wars at Once” by George Alec Effinger.
This book is part of the Universe Books series and is book #1 in the series.