This is a partial reprint of the anthology "Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction" (1965), containing 7 of the 21 stories. Included:
- Microcosmic God (1941) by Theodore Sturgeon;
- Night (1935) by John W. Campbell;
- Adaptation (1949) by John Wyndham;
- Enchanted Village (1950) by A. E. van Vogt;
- Huddling Place [City] (1944) by Clifford D. Simak;
- Wake for the Living (1947) by Ray Bradbury;
- Mother (1953) by Philip José Farmer.