38 followers
Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author who was one of the most prolific, yet complex, writers of the mid-twentieth century "Golden Age" of the genre. Many fans of that era would have named van Vogt, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov as the three greatest science fiction writers.
Genres: Science Fiction
Series
Null-A
1. The World of Null-A (1948)
2. The Pawns of Null-A (1956)
aka The Players of Null-A
3. Null-A 3 (1973)
1. The World of Null-A (1948)
2. The Pawns of Null-A (1956)
aka The Players of Null-A
3. Null-A 3 (1973)
Novels
The Book of Ptath (1947)
aka Two Hundred Million AD
Earth's Last Fortress (1950)
aka Masters of Time
The House That Stood Still (1950)
aka The Undercover Aliens / The Mating Cry
The Voyage of the Space Beagle (1950)
Mission to the Stars (1952)
aka The Mixed Men
The Universe Maker (1953)
Planets for Sale (1954) (with E Mayne Hull)
The Mind Cage (1957)
Siege of the Unseen (1959)
The War against the Rull (1959)
The Violent Man (1962)
The Beast (1963)
aka Moonbeast
The Twisted Men (1964)
Rogue Ship (1965)
The Winged Man (1966) (with E Mayne Hull)
The Changeling (1969)
The Silkie (1969)
Children of Tomorrow (1970)
Quest for the Future (1970)
More Than Superhuman (1971)
The Battle of Forever (1972)
Tyranopolis (1973)
aka Future Glitter
The Darkness on Diamondia (1974)
The Man with a Thousand Names (1974)
The Secret Galactics (1974)
aka Earth Factor X
The Gryb (1976) (with E Mayne Hull)
Supermind (1977)
The Anarchistic Colossus (1977)
Pendulum (1978)
The Enchanted Village (1979)
Renaissance (1979)
Cosmic Encounter (1980)
Computerworld (1983)
aka Computer Eye
aka Two Hundred Million AD
Earth's Last Fortress (1950)
aka Masters of Time
The House That Stood Still (1950)
aka The Undercover Aliens / The Mating Cry
The Voyage of the Space Beagle (1950)
Mission to the Stars (1952)
aka The Mixed Men
The Universe Maker (1953)
Planets for Sale (1954) (with E Mayne Hull)
The Mind Cage (1957)
Siege of the Unseen (1959)
The War against the Rull (1959)
The Violent Man (1962)
The Beast (1963)
aka Moonbeast
The Twisted Men (1964)
Rogue Ship (1965)
The Winged Man (1966) (with E Mayne Hull)
The Changeling (1969)
The Silkie (1969)
Children of Tomorrow (1970)
Quest for the Future (1970)
More Than Superhuman (1971)
The Battle of Forever (1972)
Tyranopolis (1973)
aka Future Glitter
The Darkness on Diamondia (1974)
The Man with a Thousand Names (1974)
The Secret Galactics (1974)
aka Earth Factor X
The Gryb (1976) (with E Mayne Hull)
Supermind (1977)
The Anarchistic Colossus (1977)
Pendulum (1978)
The Enchanted Village (1979)
Renaissance (1979)
Cosmic Encounter (1980)
Computerworld (1983)
aka Computer Eye
Collections
M33 in Andromeda (1943)
Out of the Unknown (1948) (with E Mayne Hull)
Away and Beyond (1952)
Destination: Universe! (1952)
The Far-Out Worlds of A E van Vogt (1956)
Monsters (1965)
aka The Blal
The Sea Thing (1970)
The Proxy Intelligence (1971)
The Book of Van Vogt (1972)
aka Lost: Fifty Suns
The Three Eyes of Evil (1973)
The Best of A E van Vogt (1974)
The Best of A E van Vogt 1940 - 1948 (1979)
The Best of A E van Vogt 1949 - 1968 (1979)
Futures Past (1999)
Essential A E Van Vogt (2003)
The Earth Killers (2010)
Out of the Unknown (1948) (with E Mayne Hull)
Away and Beyond (1952)
Destination: Universe! (1952)
The Far-Out Worlds of A E van Vogt (1956)
Monsters (1965)
aka The Blal
The Sea Thing (1970)
The Proxy Intelligence (1971)
The Book of Van Vogt (1972)
aka Lost: Fifty Suns
The Three Eyes of Evil (1973)
The Best of A E van Vogt (1974)
The Best of A E van Vogt 1940 - 1948 (1979)
The Best of A E van Vogt 1949 - 1968 (1979)
Futures Past (1999)
Essential A E Van Vogt (2003)
The Earth Killers (2010)
Novellas and Short Stories
Non fiction
The Hypnotism Handbook (1956) (with Charles Edward Cooke)
The Money Personality (1975)
Reflections of A. E. Van Vogt (1979)
A Report on the Violent Male (1992)
The Money Personality (1975)
Reflections of A. E. Van Vogt (1979)
A Report on the Violent Male (1992)
Omnibus editions
Anthologies containing stories by A E van Vogt
The Other Side of the Moon (1949)
Beyond Time and Space (1950)
Men against the Stars (1950)
Far Boundaries (1951)
The Outer Reaches (1951)
aka The Time of Infinity
Best SF (1955)
Out of This World 10 (1959)
A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume 1 (1959)
Zacherley's Midnight Snacks (1960)
Spectrum 2 (1962)
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales (1963)
The Witchcraft Reader (1969)
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 1 (1970)
Partners in Wonder (1971)
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1973)
Science Fiction - The Great Years: Volume Two (1974)
Space Opera (1974)
Modern Science Fiction (1974)
The Best Science Fiction Stories (1977)
Trips in Time (1977)
The Great SF Stories One (1979)
The Great SF Stories Two (1979)
Classic Science Fiction (1979)
The Great SF Stories 3 (1980)
The Great SF Stories 4 (1980)
The Great SF Stories 5 (1981)
The Great SF Stories 6 (1981)
Three in Space (1981)
The Great SF Stories 10 (1983)
Top Science Fiction (1984)
Mercenaries of Tomorrow (1985)
Ghor, Kin-Slayer (1987)
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century (1987)
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction (1989)
The Good Old Stuff (1995)
Nebula Awards 31 (1997)
Ackermanthology (1997)
The Science Fiction Century (1997)
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens (1998)
Beyond Time and Space (1950)
Men against the Stars (1950)
Far Boundaries (1951)
The Outer Reaches (1951)
aka The Time of Infinity
Best SF (1955)
Out of This World 10 (1959)
A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume 1 (1959)
Zacherley's Midnight Snacks (1960)
Spectrum 2 (1962)
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales (1963)
The Witchcraft Reader (1969)
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 1 (1970)
Partners in Wonder (1971)
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1973)
Science Fiction - The Great Years: Volume Two (1974)
Space Opera (1974)
Modern Science Fiction (1974)
The Best Science Fiction Stories (1977)
Trips in Time (1977)
The Great SF Stories One (1979)
The Great SF Stories Two (1979)
Classic Science Fiction (1979)
The Great SF Stories 3 (1980)
The Great SF Stories 4 (1980)
The Great SF Stories 5 (1981)
The Great SF Stories 6 (1981)
Three in Space (1981)
The Great SF Stories 10 (1983)
Top Science Fiction (1984)
Mercenaries of Tomorrow (1985)
Ghor, Kin-Slayer (1987)
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century (1987)
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction (1989)
The Good Old Stuff (1995)
Nebula Awards 31 (1997)
Ackermanthology (1997)
The Science Fiction Century (1997)
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens (1998)
Short stories
| A Can of Paint | |||
| Defence | |||
| The Great Engine | |||
| The Harmonizer | |||
| Heir Unapparent | |||
| The Rulers | |||
| The Search | |||
| The Second Solution | |||
| Secret Unattainable | |||
| The Sound | |||
| Black Destroyer (1939) | |||
| The First Martian (1939) | |||
| The Sea Thing [short story] (1939) | |||
| Vault of the Beast (1940) | |||
| The Seesaw (1941) | |||
| Asylum (1942) | |||
| Cooperate - Or Else! (1942) | |||
| Not Only Dead Men (1942) | |||
| Recruiting Station (1942) | |||
| The Weapons Shop (1942) | |||
| The Witch (1942) | |||
| Concealment (1943) | |||
| The Storm (1943) | |||
| Far Centaurus (1944) | |||
| Juggernaut (1944) | |||
| Film Library (1946) | |||
| Hand of the Gods (1946) | |||
| The Cataaaaa (1947) | |||
| Dormant (1948) | |||
| The Great Judge (1948) | |||
| The Monster (1948) | |||
| Resurrection (1948) | |||
| The Rull (1948) | |||
| Dear Pen Pal (1949) | |||
| Final Command (1949) | |||
| The Green Forest (1949) | |||
| Enchanted Village (1950) | |||
| War of Nerves (1950) | |||
| The Weapon Shops of Isher [short story] (1951) | |||
| Fulfilment (1952) | |||
| Itself! (1963) | |||
| Research Alpha (1965) (with James Schmitz) | Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| Silkies in Space (1966) | |||
| The Proxy Intelligence [short story] (1968) | |||
| The Human Operators (1970) (with Harlan Ellison) | |||
| Process (1973) |
Awards
|
A E van Vogt recommends
Gods in a Vortex (1979)
(Gods in a Vortex, book 1)
David Houston
"Masterfully written! A work of beauty, power and depth!"
The Year of the Quiet Sun (1970)
Wilson Tucker
"An H G Wells-type time machine takes this chilling story's anti-hero into a nightmare only-a-few-years-from-now future, which many people will feel we have earned by our treatment of minorities."
Visitors also looked at these authors
