Fifth annual edition, 1976.  In this volume:  The Bitter Bread, Poul Anderson: After the Armageddon War, a puritanical form of Christianity becomes the state-sponsored ideology. Mail Supremacy, Hayford Peirce: A light-hearted story in which Chap Foey Rider begins to wonder about the mail system and how it works. Child Of all Ages, P.J. Plauger: A child who is granted immortality before attaining puberty finds that being a child who never grows up is far removed from an idyllic Peter Pan-like existence.  Tree Of Life, Phyllis Eisenstein: A mulberry tree in a new housing development attracts an alien visitor.  Helbent Four, Stephen Robinett: A warrior sent to fight aliens returns to Earth 300 years later - but it isn't the Earth he left. Pop Goes The Weasel, Robert Hoskins: Growing up is hard enough - and when the entire world seems to conspire to prevent maturation, it's impossible! The Book Learners, Liz Hufford: An astronaut carrying a bible crashes on a planet - with very odd annual results... High Yield Bondage, Hayford Peirce: A damaged alien spacecraft lands secretly on Earth. Senior Citizen, Clifford D. Simak: Theoretically, a senior citizen might live longer in space...much longer...The Peddler's Apprentice, Joan D. Vinge and Verner Vinge: A peddler, Jagit Katchetooriantz, travels into the future to sell his wares, depending on civilisation's changes for fresh wares. But then the Government takes an interest in his activities. Cover art by Alex Ebel.