Aliens and Analog Author:Murray Leinster, Alison Tellure, Lawrence O'Donnell, Stanley Schmidt, Eric Frank Russell, Katherine MacLean, Paul Ash, Poul Anderson, Fredric Brown, Eric Frank Russell, Marc Steigler Man is an interesting species, but he is probably not the ONLY intelligent species in the universe. The universe is a big place, with lots of room for variety. So who else is out there -- and what happens when they and we meet? — From Murray Leinster's encounter in mid-space to Marc Steigler's desperate attempt at cooperation between species with... more » wildly different life cycles, the stories in this book explore a fascinating range of possibilities. An adaptable and amiable sea monster worshipped by a tiny arthropod who talks in light flashes ... nocturnal engineers who build tehir civilization with protoplasm instead of metal and glass ... winged philosophers ... invisible entities of pure energy who visit Earth and utterly transform its civilization ... and many more.« less