One Against the Ultimate Imagine a perfect world. A world in which no one has to work, no one has to struggle, no one is deprived of anything he needs or wants. A world in which every man can indulge his most trivial whim at the push of a button. Or a world in which every man's whim is anticipated for him - so that even the button becomes unnecessary... A Dream World? Perhaps. But even in a perfect world, there will always be men who dream of other worlds, better things. And in the wonderful world in which the Machine made all decisions, and protected men from all dangers, one man - Lee Penway - dreamed. He dreamed of barbaric worlds, exotic adventures. He was only one man - but slowly, his dreams began to change the world of the Machine... Pub No: 73-735 5
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Paul Warren Fairman (1916-1977) was an editor and writer in a variety of genres under his own name and under pseudonyms. In 1952, he was the founding editor of If, but only edited four issues. In 1955, he became the editor of Amazing Stories and Fantastic. He held that dual position until 1958. His science fiction short stories "Deadly City" and "The Cosmic Frame" were made into motion pictures. Wrote the "Man from S.T.U.D." series of espionage spoofs under the pseudonym of F W Paul. He also wrote under the pseudonym Ivar Jorgensen
