![]() Van Vogt revised and shortened the tale for the 1948 novel release by Simon and Schuster. It has been translated into at least 9 languages. Its publication stimulated interest in General Semantics, such that it later became a generally taught subject in hundreds of universities. Jacques Sadoul continued to say (in 1969) that A.E Van Vogt was still the most popular writer in terms of copies sold. The 1st Edition sold over 25,000 copies in France. Jacques Sadoul in France, editor of Editions OPTA, has stated that World of Null-A, when first published, all by itself created the French science fiction market. It won the Manuscripters Club award and was listed by the New York area library association among the hundred best novels of 1948. It was the first hardcover sci-fi novel published by a major publisher after WWII (Simon & Schuster, 1948) The World of Null-A appeared originally as a 1945 serial in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction, which was edited by John W. Sorry, sold out, but click image above to access a prebuilt Amazon UK search for this title ![]() But was it enough to save both of them - and more importantly, to save Earth from the monstrous fate that the masters of time had decreed for it? Both of them should have been destroyed, yet somehow, gaining strength from each other, they managed to retain some measure of their free will. Storyline: Norma was a helpless victim of the masters of time Jack, who loved her, went willingly into slavery, hoping to find a way to release her from bondage. Published in 1967 in the United States in paperback by Macfadden Books, 128pp, no ISBN Published in 1960 by Acebooks as "Earths Last Fortress / Lost In Space", Ace Double D-431 In stock, click image above to buy on Amazon UK for £4.00, not including post and packing, which is extra (see Amazon listing)Ĭlick here to access our prebuilt search for this title on AbebooksĬlick here to access our prebuilt search for this title on AlibrisĬlick here to access our prebuilt search for this title on Biblioįirst published in March 1942 in the United States in the magazine "Astounding Science Fiction" as "Recruiting Station", a variant of Masters of Time ![]() The Pawns of Null-A, a.k.a The Players of Null-A Masters of Time, a.k.a Recruiting Station Earth's Last Fortressġ948. That was quickly accepted as a staple in any worthwhile SF diet and van Vogt has gone on to write a string of successful booksġ942. He moved to the States, where he wrote his first novel, Slan, in the 1940s. He was born in Canada in 1912, the son of Dutch parents and made his initial impact with short stories for Astounding Science Fiction, such as 'Black Destroyer', which was published in 1939 and later formed a chapter in his classic 'The Voyage of the Space Beagle'. ****Hyperlinked titles will take you to our copy on sale or prebuilt searches of copies on sale****Ī.E Van Vogt is one of the classic names in science fiction and one of the genre's most widely read authors. ![]()
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