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The Battle Of Forever
For thousands of years, mankind had survived in leisure behind the barrier. In miniature form, men had evolved a physiology and a philosophy of peace and contemplation. Modyun was to be the first to enlarge his body to the massive proportions of ancient times and then to go out to explore the world where animal-men had established their realms. His quest was to lead him to...more
Paperback, 173 pages
Published
December 1st 1973
by New English Library
(first published 1971)
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Van Vogt is a pretty exciting writer, even if the wrong kind of scrutiny makes his books at times feel a bit sloppy. I've read a good many of his short stories, but this is the first of his novels that I've decided to uncover.
The time is thousands of years from now, and humanity has apparently achieved total superiority, accomplished all that it desires to in the physical world so has retreated behind an artificial barrier to live out comfortable lives of contemplation and intellectual undertak...more
The time is thousands of years from now, and humanity has apparently achieved total superiority, accomplished all that it desires to in the physical world so has retreated behind an artificial barrier to live out comfortable lives of contemplation and intellectual undertak...more
The plot summary on the back cover gives only the barest hint of what happens in this short novel. At times I wished the plot would slow down so as to explore some of the developments in more detail, but on the other hand the breathless pace which forces you to absorb mind-bending plot twists at lightning speed because another one is coming in a few pages' time is quite stimulating.
The prose is pretty creaky (and occasionally quite sexist in relation to the book's sole, passive female character)...more
The prose is pretty creaky (and occasionally quite sexist in relation to the book's sole, passive female character)...more
It didn't have anywhere near the scope (in settings or situations) that you expect from A E, and so it basically didn't seem to amount to much of anything by the end. In fact, the cover was probably the coolest thing about this one (I noticed I got a lot of looks while I was reading it on the subway!). :) There's no denying the influence Van Vogt had on PKD though (you can clearly see the similarity in style and approach here).
One of A.E.van Vogt's best later books. Absolutely loved it. An epic story an immortal race determined to eradicate any sentient beings that evolved too far. Human beings had given the world to the animals and kept themselves behind a barrier for millennium. While in seclusion, the Earth had been conquered by This immortal alien race and have gone ahead and eradicated all humans still living upon it, by destroying their sanctuary.
Fortunately, there happened to be two humans who had been out at t...more
Fortunately, there happened to be two humans who had been out at t...more
Aug 26, 2008
B. Zedan
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I wish GoodReads was hip to letting folks upload cover images of earlier (or different) editions. The only reason I picked this up was because there was a hippo holding a gun on it and a floating egg headed guy.
I wanted to strangle this book. It was like reading Slapstick again. I understand that Vogt was trying, in his style of writing and narrative, to truly show an advanced, cultured human and that my violent reaction towards that character's hella stupid decisions was a by-product of dealing...more
I wanted to strangle this book. It was like reading Slapstick again. I understand that Vogt was trying, in his style of writing and narrative, to truly show an advanced, cultured human and that my violent reaction towards that character's hella stupid decisions was a by-product of dealing...more
A.E. Van Vogt may not have the fingers of Tom Robbins or Magic Johnson, but he knows how to think up a good story.
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Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded by some as one of the most popular and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century—the "Golden Age" of the genre.
van Vogt was born to Russian Mennonite family. Until he was four years old, van Vogt and his family spoke only a dialect of Low German in the home.
He began his writing career with 'true story' ro...more
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van Vogt was born to Russian Mennonite family. Until he was four years old, van Vogt and his family spoke only a dialect of Low German in the home.
He began his writing career with 'true story' ro...more
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