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• xi • Introduction (The Best of Lester del Rey) • essay by Terry Brooks
• xv • The Magnificent • (1978) • essay by Frederik Pohl
• 1 • Helen O'Loy • (1938) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 12 • The Day Is Done • (1939) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 25 • The Coppersmith • [Ellowan Coppersmith • 1] • (1939) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 39 • Hereafter, Inc. • (1941) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 52 • The Wings of Night • (1942) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 69 • Into Thy Hands • (1945) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 88 • And It Comes Out Here • (1951) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 99 • The Monster • (1951) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 111 • The Years Draw Nigh • (1951) • short story by Lester del Rey (variant of "The Years Draw Nigh")
• 123 • Instinct • (1952) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 136 • Superstition • (1954) • novelette by Lester del Rey
• 174 • For I Am a Jealous People! • (1954) • novella by Lester del Rey
• 214 • The Keepers of the House • (1956) • short story by Lester del Rey (variant of Keepers of the House)
• 226 • Little Jimmy • (1957) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 239 • The Seat of Judgment • (1957) • novelette by Lester del Rey (variant of Seat of Judgment)
• 258 • Vengeance Is Mine • (1964) • novelette by Lester del Rey (variant of To Avenge Man)
• 288 • Author's Afterword (The Best of Lester del Rey) • (1978) • essay by Lester del Rey