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Destination: Universe!
Collection of short stories. First published in 1952. It contains the following stories:
Far Centaurus (1944)
The Monster (1948)
Dormant (1948)
The Enchanted Village (1950)
A Can of Paint (1944)
Defence (1947)
The Rulers (1944)
Dear Pen Pal (1949)
The Sound (1950)
The Search (1943)
Far Centaurus (1944)
The Monster (1948)
Dormant (1948)
The Enchanted Village (1950)
A Can of Paint (1944)
Defence (1947)
The Rulers (1944)
Dear Pen Pal (1949)
The Sound (1950)
The Search (1943)
160 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1952
About the author
A.E. van Vogt
611 books485 followersAlfred 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.
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.
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April 29, 2013
Libro discreto.
Penso che Van Vogt sia molto più a suo agio con gli scritti brevi, piuttosto che con i romanzi.
Infatti, i racconti qui presenti sono tutti molto godibili, mentre quello che affossa la media sono i due romanzi brevi.
"L'assedio degli invisibili" è sufficiente, con un'idea di base carina ma nulla più; "Gli uomini ombra" invece è noioso, arzigogolato senza essere convincente, e alla fine si perde al momento delle spiegazioni, un pò troppo raffazzonate.
In conclusione quindi, la metà del libro migliore è quella dei racconti, mentre i due romanzi brevi sono trascurabili.
Penso che Van Vogt sia molto più a suo agio con gli scritti brevi, piuttosto che con i romanzi.
Infatti, i racconti qui presenti sono tutti molto godibili, mentre quello che affossa la media sono i due romanzi brevi.
"L'assedio degli invisibili" è sufficiente, con un'idea di base carina ma nulla più; "Gli uomini ombra" invece è noioso, arzigogolato senza essere convincente, e alla fine si perde al momento delle spiegazioni, un pò troppo raffazzonate.
In conclusione quindi, la metà del libro migliore è quella dei racconti, mentre i due romanzi brevi sono trascurabili.
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