Vulcan’s Dolls

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EVEN if you are beyond the susceptible age, it is hard to resist the appeal of a doll. You know it is only a bit of clay or plastic, molded, pinched and carved into human form, that it is empty and lifeless. Yet the illusion of life is so strong that it is no wonder dolls have played a part in religion, in sorcery, in voodoo, in ceremony, in pageant, and play—in almost every phase of man’s existence. Years later, the teddy bears and dolls of our childhood can bring back memories, strong and clear.
And what if the shaping of this lifeless clay into human form did give it. some strange sort of life or half-life? That possibility has intrigued mankind for centuries, and many fine stories have been written on the theme.
Here is such a story—one which ranks with anything you have ever read. VULCAN’S DOLLS is a work of rare beauty, a many-faceted, glittering gem, full of paradoxes and surprises. It is a delight to read, a privilege to present to you.

—The Editor