Peikoff talks a lot about her maturing during the 20+ year span here, but her work is interesting from the beginning. In some ways, we see the raw stuff of which her later ideas and characters were formed. Most of the works are captivating, including: The Husband I Bought, Good Copy, Her Second Career, Red Pawn, Ideal, and Think Twice. ( )

Decent addition to her limited fiction catalogue. ( )

I really liked this because you can see how Ayn Rand's writing evolved and also how, over the years, she got a better grip on the English language. If you are a fan of Ayn Rand, then you definitely have to read this to better understand her as an author. ( )

Edited and with an introduction and notes by Leonard Peikoff

This remarkable, newly revised collection of Ayn Rand's early fiction—now including her previously unpublished short story, "The Night King"—ranges from beginner's exercises to excerpts from early versions of We the Living and The Fountainhead. Arranged chronologically, from 1926 through 1940, these works allow readers to follow the extraordinary trajectory of Rand's literary and intellectual growth, from a twenty-one-year-old Russian immigrant struggling to master English to the brilliant prose stylist she was to become in her mature work.

This collection of Ayn Rand's early, unpublished fiction offers spellbinding insights into her artistic development.