Galaxy Science Fiction: June 1963 Volume 21, Number 5
Illustrations by Wallace Wood (those for the serial are very good), Nodel, George Schelling, Virgil Finlay, .R. D. Francis. Cover by McKenna (for "End as a Hero".)

Serial: "Here Gather the Stars" (Part 1 of 2) by Clifford D. Simak (revised/longer book version titled Way Station; winner of Hugo Award for best novel.)

Novellas: "End as a Hero" by Keith Laumer
"The Sellers of the Dream" by John Jakes.

Novelette: "Faithful Wilf" by Gordon R. Dickson.

Story: "The Cool War" by Andrew Fetler.

Science: "For Your Information: Sounding Rockets and Geoprobes" by Willy Ley

Frederik Pohl's editorial is "Of Worms and Men." Book reviews by Floyd C. Gale.