Introduction by Lester del Rey, this anthology contains the following stories by Frederik Pohl: The Tunnel Under the World; Punch; Three Portraits and a Prayer; Day Million; Happy Birthday Dear Jesus; We Never Mention Aunt Nora; Father of the Stars; The Day the Martians Came; The Midas Plague; The Snowmen; How To Count on Your Fingers; Grandy Devil; Speed Trap; The Richest Man in Levittown; The Day the Icicle Works Closed; The Hated; The Martian in the Attic; The Census Takers; and The Children of Night.