Astounding Science Fiction May 1954 (Volume 53, Number 3)
Illustrations by Kelly Freas, H. R. van Dongen. Cover by H. R. van Dongen (for "At Death's End.")

Novelettes: "At Death's End" by James Blish (part of "Cities in Flight" series - revised & incorporated into They Shall Have Stars (as odd numbered chapters)
"Bias" by J. T. M'Intosh

Stories: "Weak Spot" by Eric Frank Russell
"Of Course" by Chad Oliver
"Earthman's Burden" by Morton Klass
"First to Serve" by Algis Budrys

Articles: "Tornadoes and Atom Blasts" by J. O. Hutton
"Orthodoxy in Science" by L. Sprague de Camp

John W. Campbell's editorial is "Thinking Machine"; Book reviews by P. Schuyler Miller.