# Astounding Science Fiction—British Edition, March 1959
This issue contains two novelettes and two short stories. "Ministry of Disturbance" by H. Beam Piper depicts an interstellar empire where Emperor Paul XXII navigates court intrigue and assassination plots. His security chief, Captain-General Dorflay, continually discovers conspiracies against the emperor's life, creating bureaucratic complications. The narrative explores the tension between security measures and governing an expansive empire. "The Queen Bee" is contributed by Randall Garrett. The short stories include "Triggerman" by J. F. Bone and "Seller's Market" by Christopher Anvil. The serial "A Bicycle Built for Brew" by Poul Anderson concludes in this issue. The editorial by John W. Campbell discusses political science, empires, and the concept of entropy applied to logical systems.
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- March 1959
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