Note: Translated by Bernard Myers and France-Marie Watkins but only one piece by Watkins.

Synopsis: There are privileged times in the life of magazines. From the beginning of 1934 to late 1937 is one of them for Astounding, which for thirty-five years, remains the first magazine of its kind in the United States. This anthology presents stories from still famous authors, like CL Moore, Jack Williamson, John W. Campbell, or who have been unjustly forgotten: Stanley Weinbaum, Donald Wandrei, etc. It is from their stories, presented here for the first time [in french], that was build the classical period of American SF, the one of Van Vogt, Asimov, Sturgeon, etc. Do not miss them, their qualities and their actuality will surprise you.