New Worlds #132, Vol. 44 (July 1963)

# New Worlds Science Fiction, July 1963

This issue of New Worlds features science fiction stories set primarily on the planet Refuge. The lead novelette is "Refuge" by Joseph Green, concerning cultural contact between humans (Earthpeople) and the alien Loafers—a fur-covered species with psychic abilities. The narrative follows Timmy, a Loafer, and his relationship with Doreen Sheldon, an Earth woman. Central conflict involves the massive influx of Earth colonists (averaging 2,500 daily) straining Refuge's resources and destabilizing traditional Loafer society. Younger Loafers adopt human customs while neglecting ancestral knowledge; gambling on horse races spreads among both species.

Five additional short stories are included: "The Last Salamander" by John Rackham, "The Nothing" by Bill Spencer, "Pattern of Risk" by R.W. Mackelworth, "Point of No Return" by Philip E. High, and "Flux" by Michael Moorcock. Editor John Carnell includes book reviews by Leslie Flood and coverage of the First International S-F Film Festival in Trieste. Guest editor E.C. Tubb contributes an editorial on science fiction's accessibility to general readers, arguing the genre employs excessive technical jargon alienating non-specialists.