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A.E. van Vogt

Born

in Gretna, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

April 26, 1912

Died

January 26, 2000

Website

https://www.icshi.net/sevagram/

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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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" romances, but then moved to writing science fiction, a field he identified with. His first story was "Black Destroyer", that appeared as the front cover story for the July 1939 edition of the popular Astounding Science Fiction magazine. ...more

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Average rating: 3.8 · 52,791 ratings · 4,197 reviews · 590 distinct works • Similar authors

	Slan (Slan, #1) by A.E. van Vogt, Kevin J. Anderson (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.69 avg rating — 5,923 ratings — published 1940 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Weapon Shops of Isher 3.94 avg rating — 4,998 ratings — published 1951 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World of Null-A 3.70 avg rating — 4,849 ratings — published 1945 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Voyage of the Space Beagle 3.84 avg rating — 4,069 ratings — published 1950 — 88 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Weapon Makers 3.84 avg rating — 1,655 ratings — published 1947 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Players of Null-A (Null-A #2) 3.92 avg rating — 1,505 ratings — published 1948 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The War Against the Rull 3.67 avg rating — 903 ratings — published 1959 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Empire of the Atom 3.65 avg rating — 860 ratings — published 1957 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Destination: Universe! 3.83 avg rating — 718 ratings — published 1952 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Ptath 3.35 avg rating — 813 ratings — published 1943 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Empire of Isher (3 books)
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3.68 avg rating — 6,287 ratings

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Quotes by A.E. van Vogt (?)

“Resistance, however, is useless. (1939)”
― A. E. Van Vogt

tags: borg, science-fiction, star-trek

38 likes

“If I believe the same things today I did yesterday I've learned nothing.”
― A.E. van Vogt

tags: knowledge-of-self, phlosophy, wisdom

20 likes

“The right to buy weapons is the right to be free.”
― A.E. Van Vogt

tags: the-weapon-shops-of-isher

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December 2023: Short Books
This month there are three identical polls. Each member has one vote in each, three votes total. Use them to select your 1st, 2nd & 3rd choices. Don't vote for the same book in each poll! Votes will be tallied & the top three will be the winners.

The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov

12 votes, 24.0%

Way Station by Clifford D. Simak

9 votes, 18.0%

This Immortal by Roger Zelazny

8 votes, 16.0%

The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy

4 votes, 8.0%

The Big Time by Fritz Leiber

4 votes, 8.0%

The High Crusade by Poul Anderson

3 votes, 6.0%

Starplex by Robert J. Sawyer

3 votes, 6.0%

The Devil is Dead by R.A. Lafferty

2 votes, 4.0%

Tower of Glass by Robert Silverberg

2 votes, 4.0%

The Weapon Makers by A.E. van Vogt

2 votes, 4.0%

Redshift Rendezvous by John E. Stith

1 vote, 2.0%

They'd Rather Be Right by Mark Clifton

0 votes, 0.0%

50 total votes

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