SCIENCE FICTION-MAN HAS CONQUERED SPACE AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE GALAXY.MANY CIVILISATIONS ON SEVERAL THOUSAND PLANETS ARE JOINED IN A VAST CONFEDERATION WHOSE VERY EXISTENCE IS NOW THREATENED BY THE RULL-A PARANOID,MURDEROUS RACE FROM BEYOND THE FRONTIERS OF HUMAN TERRITORY.EQUAL TO MAN IN INTELLIGENCE,THE RULL HAVE A TECHNOLOGY THAT MAY EVEN BE SUPERIOR.THEIR SPACESHIPS HAVE ALREADY CAPTURED SEVERAL HUNDRED PLANETS.THE FINAL TITANIC SHOWDOWN THAT WILL DECIDE MAN'S FATE AND THE FATE OF THE WHOLE GALAXY IS IMMINENT.
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"A.E. van Vogt is truly a grand master of science fiction. He is to Canadian SF what H.G. Wells is to the British variety or Jules Verne to the French. We all stand on his broad shoulders." --Robert J. Sawyer
"Nobody, possibly with the exception of the Bester of "The Stars My Destination, " ever came close to matching van Vogt for headlong, breakneck pacing, or for the electric, crackling paranoid tension with which he was capable of suffusing his work." --Gardner Dozois
A.E. van Vogt is truly a grand master of science fiction. He is to Canadian SF what H.G. Wells is to the British variety or Jules Verne to the French. We all stand on his broad shoulders. "Robert J. Sawyer"
Nobody, possibly with the exception of the Bester of "The Stars My Destination, " ever came close to matching van Vogt for headlong, breakneck pacing, or for the electric, crackling paranoid tension with which he was capable of suffusing his work. "Gardner Dozois""
"A.E. van Vogt is truly a grand master of science fiction. He is to Canadian SF what H.G. Wells is to the British variety or Jules Verne to the French. We all stand on his broad shoulders." --Robert J. Sawyer
"Nobody, possibly with the exception of the Bester of The Stars My Destination, ever came close to matching van Vogt for headlong, breakneck pacing, or for the electric, crackling paranoid tension with which he was capable of suffusing his work." --Gardner Dozois
A. E. Van Vogt was a SFWA Grand Master. He was born in Canada and moved to the U.S. in 1944, by which time he was well-established as one of John W. Campbell's stable of writers for Astounding Science-Fiction. He lived in Los Angeles, California and died in 2000.
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Seller: Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint; Third Printing. Light reading creases and edge wear, previous owner details ink obscurred on front endpaper. ; Third printing of Panther mass market edition. Nice tight copy. Cover design uncredited. ; 160 pages; The civilisation of man spread on thousands of worlds across the galaxy comes under threat. An alien invasion by a race equal to man in intelligence and possibly superior in technology has begun. Already they have seized several hundred planets. Mankind is at war against the Rull. Mass Market PB. Seller Inventory # 13549
Seller: Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Reprint; Sixth Printing. Minor cover creases and edge wear, light foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; Nice tight flat copy, no names inside. Cover artwork by Colin Hay. ; 156 pages; The civilisation of man spread on thousands of worlds across the galaxy comes under threat. An alien invasion by a race equal to man in intelligence and possibly superior in technology has begun. Already they have seized several hundred planets. Mankind is at war against the Rull. Mass Market PB. Seller Inventory # 22169
Seller: Caerwen Books, Forrestfield, WA, Australia
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very good-. Faded to spine. Where possible small books will have postage reduced. Seller Inventory # 008637
Seller: Lost Worlds Books, Bristol, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Colin Hay (illustrator). Tanned pages, some wear to cover edges, spine creasing, some sunlight fading to spine colour, spine lean, rubbed hinges. Seller Inventory # 10160
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Seller: bbs, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Paperback: 7" x 4½". Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear. Cover Art: Colin Hay (illustrator). 1969 Edition. © 1959: A stand-alone novel by A E van Vogt. 5th printing of 1969 edition. Based on several of A E van Vogt's short stories which appeared in Astounding Science Fiction:- 'Repetition', 'Cooperate Or Else', 'The Second Solution', 'The Rull' & 'The Sound':- Synopsis: Mankind threatened - By Aliens from beyond the galaxy. Man has conquered space and spread throughout the galaxy. Many civilisations on several thousand planets are joined in a vast confederation whose very existence is now threatened by the Rull - a paranoid, murderous race from beyond the frontiers of human territory. Equal to Man in intelligence, the Rull have a technology that may even be superior. Their spaceships have captured several hundred planets. The final titanic showdown that will decide Man's fate and that of the whole galaxy is imminent:- Review(s): A E van Vogt is one of the acknowledged masters of science fiction in th grand manner. In this gripping, fast-paced story packed with mind-stretching excitement, he gives his unmatched imagination full rein:- (original cost £0.40). Seller Inventory # 18.003.00452
Seller: Cracabond Books, Durham, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. A fair to good condition science fiction paperback published in 1975. Some creasing to the spine and edges. Binding good. Pages complete, slightly tanned but the text is clean and clear. Seller Inventory # 004809
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Seller: Zardoz Books, Westbury, WILTS, United Kingdom
Condition: vg. vg Panther Book 1975 edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse. Seller Inventory # 228625
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