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A.E. van Vogt

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van Vogt pic from jacket of The Beast, 1963A.E. VAN VOGT, c. 1963
Biographical details ▽ Biographical details △

Born
Edenburg, Manitoba, Canada, 1912

Died
Los Angeles, California, United States, 2000

Nationality
Canadian; American

Publications
Novels, stories

Genres
Science fiction

Writing language
English

Places of writing
Ottawa, Toronto and Winnipeg, Canada; Los Angeles, United States

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Stories

• "The Weapon Shop" (1942)

Science Fiction

Slan (1946)

The World of Null-A (1948)

Science Fiction Stories

• "The Weapon Shop" (1942)

Utopian and Dystopian Fiction

The World of Null-A (1948)

Works published in book form

Slan, novel, 1946

The Weapon Makers, novel, 1947

The Book of Ptath, novel, 1947

The World of Ā, novel, 1948

Out of the Unknown, story collection, including three stories by E. Mayne Hull, 1948

The House That Stood Still, novel, 1950

The Voyage of the Space Beagle, novel, also known as Mission: Interplanetary, 1950

Masters of Time, two novellas, 1950

Includes Masters of Time, previously Recruiting Station, and The Changeling

The Weapon Shops of Isher, novel, 1951

The Mixed Men, novel, 1952

Destination: Universe!, story collection, 1952

Includes "Far Centaurus", "The Monster", "Far Centaurus", "Enchanted Village", "A Can of Paint", "The Rulers", "Dear Pen Pal", "The Sound", "The Search", and others

The Universe Maker, novel, 1953

The Pawns of Null-A, novel, 1954

The Hypnotism Handbook, nonfiction, 1956

The Mind Cage, novel, 1957

Empire of the Atom, novel, 1957

Siege of the Unseen, novel, 1959

The War Against the Rull, novel, 1959

Earth's Last Fortress, novella, 1960, previously in Masters of Time collection as Recruiting Station

The Wizard of Linn, novel, 1962

The Violent Man, novel, 1962

The Beast, novel, 1963

Rogue Ship, novel, 1965

Monsters, story coillection, 1965

Includes "Final Command", "Concealment", "The Monster", "Vault of the Beast", and others

The Winged Man , novel, with E. Mayne Hull, 1966

The Changeling, novella, 1967, previously in Masters of Time collection

The Silkie, novel, 1969

Children of Tomorrow, novel, 1970

Quest for the Future, novel, 1970

The Battle of Forever, novel, 1971

M33 in Andromeda, story collection, 1971

Includes "The Weapon Shop" and others

More Than Superhuman, story collection, including one story with Forrest J. Ackerman and one with James H. Schmitz, 1971

Includes "The Weapon Shop" and others

The Darkness on Diamondia, novel, 1972

The Money Personality, nonfiction, 1972

Future Glitter, novel, 1973

The Man with a Thousand Names, novel, 1974

The Secret Galactics, novel, 1974

The Best of A.E. van Vogt, story collection, 1974

Supermind, novel, 1977

The Anarchistic Colossus, novel, 1977

Renaissance, novel, 1979

Cosmic Encounter, novel, 1979

Reflections of A.E. van Vogt: The Autobiography of a Science Fiction Giant, memoir, 1979

Computerworld, novel, 1983

Null-A Three, novel, 1984

To Conquer Kiber, novel, 1985

A Report on the Violent Male, nonfiction, 1992

 

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