Imaginative Tales, January 1957

Imaginative Tales: January 1957 This issue of the science fiction pulp features five complete short stories and one serial novella totaling approximately 41,800 words. The lead story, "The Ultimate Weapon" by S. M. Tenneshiaw (18,000 words), follows a Terran scout named Laird Hammill fleeing across the alien world Denerix after his cover is blown; he was gathering intelligence on the hostile Shanador Starlords before Earth's fleet launches a preemptive strike against them. Other contributions include "The Mentaller" by Mark Reinsberg, "The Enemy Within" by Darius John Granger, "The Star Slavers" by Randall Garrett, "Last Ship Out" by Robert Moore Williams, "Wednesday Morning Sermon" by Alexander Blade, and "The Nudes of Quendar III" by Robert Silverberg. The issue includes a publisher's announcement of the Cosmic Pen-Club reader correspondence service, convention reporting, and letters.