The Blue Tower

As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick—but whom? The original publication of The Blue Tower story saw print in Galaxy magazine’s February, 1958 issue. The same issue that featured Bread Overhead by Fritz Leiber. The editor at this time in Galaxy’s run was Horace L. Gold who focused less on technology, hardware and pulp adventures. Instead, he introduced themes leaning toward sociology, psychology and satire, as exemplified by The Blue Tower.