Astounding Science Fiction October 1949 (Volume 44, Number 2)
Illustrations by Brush, Ed Cartier, Paul Orban. Cover by Alejandro.

Novelettes: "The Aritocrat" by Chan Davis
"The Automagic Horse" by L. Ron Hubbard.

Stories: "Production Test" by Raymond F. Jones
"Time Heals" by Poul Anderson
"Cold War" by Kris Neville
"The Finan-seer" by E. L. Locke
"Defense Mechanism" by Katherine MacLean.

Articles: "Chance Remarks" by J. J. Coupling
"The Great Floods" by L. Sprague de Camp.

John W. Campbell's editorial is "High Energy." Book reviews by P. Schuyler Miller.