Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 76

Authentic Science Fiction, No. 76 (January 1957) This issue features the science-fiction novel "Prestige" by Kenneth Bulmer, which opens with Eugene Carlisle, a government official, delivering news of his son's death in space to General John Alleyn Flinders. The TSS Whirlpool, commanded by Flinders' son, was reportedly lost while on patrol against the alien Locusts—a pirate species conducting raids throughout the Galaxy. Carlisle describes the delicate political balance requiring Earth to maintain a military deterrent through the Waxford projector weapon. The story explores tension between military duty and personal loss as Flinders responds with dangerous intentions to travel to Centriga space, potentially uncovering inconsistencies in the official story. The issue also contains five short stories—"Combination Calamitous" by Julian Cary, "Hero" by H. L. Gold, "Melly and the Martian" by Frank Winnard, "Fashion Me a Dream" by Jonathan Burka, and "We the Brave" by Alan Innas—plus features including "The Evolution of Man: Part 4" and "Miniaturization II."