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Transgalactic Taschenbuch – 30. April 2013

Englisch Ausgabe von A.E. Van Vogt (Autor)
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Three complete novels from a Golden Age master of science fiction in one volume: Empire of the Atom, The Wizard of Linn, and Mission to the Stars.

Empire of the Atom and The Wizard of Linn: Global war smashed civilization—or so the legends told—but not all of its machines. A caste of “scientists” arose who knew how to repair and operate the ancient machines, but not how they worked, and worshipped at the altars of the atomic gods who were said to make the machines run. Society was a strange mix of the modern and the medieval, with armies riding on horseback into huge spaceships, then flying to human colonies on other planets to wage war with swords and arrows.

Then came the mutant Clane, who would have been put to death for his deformities had he not been born into the ruling family. Though his body was twisted, his mind was brilliant, and he not only recovered the lost science behind the ancient machines, but found the truth behind the legends of civilization’s downfall. Alien invaders, not human war, had reduced humanity to barbarism as a prelude for a later return in force to colonize the Solar System. And that return would happen soon, unless Clane could find a way to stop it. . . . For the first time, the entire Clane saga, told in the two novels Empire of the Atom and The Wizard of Linn, is complete in one volume.

Mission to the Stars, Van Vogt’s sweeping novel of interstellar adventure, is also included, along with the two short novels in the “Ezwal” series, chronicling the struggle of one man to convince a feral but intelligent species to join with humanity in the battle against a mutual enemy—but first he must convince the lone Ezwal who is trapped with him in a deadly jungle to co-operate, or neither will survive.

About A.E. Van Vogt:

"A. E. Van Vogt's early stories broke like claps of thunder through the science fiction field.”—Jack Williamson

"I can still recall the impact of his early stories.”—Arthur C. Clarke

"Nobody . . . came close to matching van Vogt for headlong, breakneck pacing.”—Gardner Dozois
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  1. Seitenzahl der Print-Ausgabe
    624 Seiten
  2. Sprache
    Englisch
  3. Herausgeber
    Baen
  4. Erscheinungstermin
    30. April 2013
  5. Lesealter
    Ab 16 Jahren
  6. Abmessungen
    10.64 x 4.06 x 17.15 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    1451638922
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1451638929
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A. E. Van Vogt was one of the giants of the Golden Age of science fiction, when he, with his contemporaries Robert A. Heinlein and Isaac Asimov, completely transformed the genre, leading it to a new level of maturity. His landmark novels Slan and The World of Null-A were two of the most influential SF novels of the 20th century, and were also two of the first SF novels to appear in hardcover from a major publisher. His ability to write complex wheels-within-wheels plots was often imitated, by writers as different as Philip K. Dick and Keith Laumer, but has never been equaled.

In 1996 Van Vogt received the Grand Master Nebula Award for a lifetime body of work from the Science Fiction Writers of America. He also was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame and received a special award from the World Science Fiction Convention. Booklist has noted that “Van Vogt created genuinely different aliens, endowed with extraordinary physical and mental powers as well as appetites, and the genre . . . has thrived on them since.”

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  • Herausgeber ‏ : ‎ Baen
  • Erscheinungstermin ‏ : ‎ 30. April 2013
  • Sprache ‏ : ‎ Englisch
  • Seitenzahl der Print-Ausgabe ‏ : ‎ 624 Seiten
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1451638922
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1451638929
  • Lesealter ‏ : ‎ Ab 16 Jahren
  • Abmessungen ‏ : ‎ 10.64 x 4.06 x 17.15 cm
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  • Norrin Radd
    5,0 von 5 Sternen A Vintage Van Vogt collection
    Bewertet in Kanada am 17. Oktober 2012
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    This collection of some of Van Vogt's vintage novels contains a few of his good stories. It is a pity that this nice collection is printed on newsprint paper which has a rather limited longevity. Nevertheless, it is fun to read, or re-read these works of SF's Grand Master...
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  • Paul de Vissec
    5,0 von 5 Sternen Recommended reading
    Bewertet in Großbritannien am 24. Januar 2016
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    For practical purposes, I think it can be said that this book comprises one novel, "Clane of Linn" (420 pages), and two novellas, "The Ezwal" (70 pages) and "Mission to the Stars" (112 pages). Originally, they were eleven separate stories, published in "Astounding Science Fiction" magazine from 1942 to 1950.

    "Clane of Linn" is the best part - and the reason why I gave the book five stars. The other two are just OK, but an entertaining read anyway (I would give them two and a half stars).

    I had read a couple of good stories by A. E. Van Vogt before, but only after reading this book I realized he was a major science-fiction author.
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  • Jack J. Lewis
    5,0 von 5 Sternen Heir of Verne
    Bewertet in den USA am22. Januar 2021
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    The worthy and great successor to Verne. The great master of hard Science Fiction to whom all who love the field owe our gratitude.
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  • ghostfinder
    5,0 von 5 Sternen 最高のSF作家（主観）
    Bewertet in Japan am 22. April 2016
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    三本のノヴェレッタの合本、ただし前の二本は一応シリーズものとしてつながっている
    「原子の帝国」はローマのクラウディウス帝のエピソードをもとに作られたらしいので、多少歴史の知識がある人はそういう興味で読めるかも。ただしすぐにそんな設定はどこかへ行ってしまうけど
    続編は「リンの魔術師」…だったかな、邦訳の題は？　実はこれのみ未読だったので自分は楽しめた。しかし一般論として言うなら、ヴォークトの作品として二つとももう一つという感じ。昔創元文庫で「原子の帝国」が出た時、この続編の方ではなく、別の中編と抱き合わせという、わけのわからない編集だったので、まあその程度の価値と踏んでいたんだろう
    自分の星五つは最後の「ラルとの戦い」に対してのもの。この作品は自分の知る限りでは未訳のはずだが、作品がつまらないからではなく、既出の短編のつなぎ合わせで長編にした、その短編の方がほとんど先に訳されてしまっていたからだろう。その短編集の翻訳者いわく、「ラルとの戦い」は元の短編を原液とするなら薄めたものにすぎない、と
    しかしもったいない。自分は神田の洋書店で買ったペーパーバック版を、糊綴じが壊れるほど読んだ。元の短編がヴォークトの中でも粒ぞろいのできで、それをどうつないでゆくかも興味の一つだからだ
    とにかく、自分は「スラン」よりもこちらが好き
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  • The hairy one
    4,0 von 5 Sternen Nearly all there
    Bewertet in Großbritannien am 15. März 2021
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    This gripping anthology stands out as a collection of van Vogt's early works. My only niggle is that some of the rounding of characters and additional material found in the subsequent novels that grew from these stories are neither referenced, nor included (either as parentheses or callouts). This wouldn't be a problem if there were more of van Vogt's novels, anthologies, etc. available on Kindle.
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