Updates: Recent Science Fiction Purchases No. CCCXLIX (Aldous Huxley, Joyce Thompson, John Collier, and an anthology of stories from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction)

Which books/covers/authors intrigue you? Which have you read? Disliked? Enjoyed? 1. The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, 8th Series, ed. Anthony Boucher (1959) Ed Emshwiller’s cover for the 1963 edition From the back cover: No summary blurb. Contents: C. S. Lewis’ “Ministering Angels” (1955), Poul Anderson’s “Backwardness” (1958), Kit Reed’s “The Wait” (1958), Isaac Asimov’s “The Up-to-Date Sorcerer” (1958), Fritz Leiber’s “A Deskful of Girls” (1958), Damon Knight’s “Eripmav” (1958), Brian W. Aldiss’ “Poor Little Warrior!’ (1958), Shirley Jackson’s “The Omen” (1958), Jules Verne’s “Gilt Braltar” (1887), Avram Davidson’s “The Grantha Sighting” (1958), C. M. Kornbluth’s “Theory of Rocketry” (1958), John Shepley’s “Gorilla Suit” (1958), Zenna Henderson’s “Captivity” (1958), and Alfred Bester’s “The Men Who Murdered Mohammed” (1958) Initial Thoughts: I love anthologies. I need to finally tackle a Zenna Henderson story! 2. Aldous Huxley’s Island (1962) Emanuel Schongut’s cover for…