5 • The Asking of Questions • [Editorial (Analog)] • essay by Poul Anderson8 • A Matter of Sovereignty • novelette by Jerry Pournelle [as by Wade Curtis ]33 • Truck Driver • shortstory by Rob Chilson [as by Robert Chilson ]44 • The Greatest Asset • shortstory by Isaac Asimov51 • Galactic Geopolitics • [Science Fact (Analog)] • essay by Ben Bova63 • A Spaceship for the King (Part 2 of 3) • [CoDominion] • serial by Jerry Pournelle108 • "Riddle Me This ... " • [Federation of Humanity] • novelette by Christopher Anvil139 • The Analytical Laboratory: October 1971 (Analog, January 1972) • [The Analytical Laboratory] • essay by The Editor140 • Stormy Bellwether • shortstory by Jack Wodhams165 • The Reference Library (Analog, January 1972) • [The Reference Library] • essay by P. Schuyler Miller170 • Brass Tacks (Analog, January 1972) • [Brass Tacks] • essay by uncredited
