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by: A. E. Van Vogt
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781886778344
ISBN: 1886778345
Label: Nesfa Press
Manufacturer: Nesfa Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 576
Publication Date: 2003-02
Publisher: Nesfa Press
Sales Rank: 380820
Studio: Nesfa Press
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Product Description:
Contains the most popular and important stories from van Vogt's wide and varied career.
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Rating:  - Not Free SF Reader
This 'best of' type Van Vogt seems to be a reasonable selection, definitely several of his best stories here - presumably Isher examples may make less sense standalone, or be too long, but are one of the things that are missing.
A 3.32 average which is pretty respectable for the 1940s.
Hal Clement writes an introduction, and says he became a fan after finding an issue with 'Black Destroyer' in it at a newsagent.
Further, he says "To sum up a lot of the foregoing, ... Read More
Rating:  - Timeless classics of science fiction
Most of these classic stories are from the years 1939-1950, an era where A.E. van Vogt was, along with Robert Heinlein, the most popular science fiction author in America. And although much science fiction written so many years ago has become dated, van Vogt's stories, for the most part, are still fresh and exciting.
If you have never read van Vogt, be prepared to be swept away from the very first sentence. His stories are not always logical, nor are all loose ends always tidied up, but they ... Read More
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