Galaxy Science Fiction: October 1966 Volume 25, Number 1
Illustrations by Gray Morrow, Virgil Finlay (2 nice ones for the Niven story), Jack Gaughan, Nodel, McLane. Cover by Dember (for "How the Heroes Die.")

Novelettes: "How the Heroes Die" by Larry Niven ("Known Space" series)
"The Ship Who Killed" by Anne McCaffrey (formed part of The Ship Who Sang)
"Too Many Esks" by Hayden Howard (part of The Eskimo Invasion)
"Planet of Fakers" by J. T. McIntosh

Serial: "The Palace of Love" (Part 1 of 3) by Jack Vance [3rd in "Demon Princes" series.]

Story: "A Recursion in Metastories" by Arthur C. Clarke.

Science: "For Your Information: The Delayed Discovery" by Willy Ley

Frederik Pohl's editorial is "Causes." Judy-Lynn Benjamin is Associate Editor; Book Reviews by Algis Budrys.