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Alfred Elton van Vogt (26 April 1912 – 26 January 2000) was a Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
-born science fiction author who was one of the most prolific and complex writers of the mid-twentieth century "Golden Age
Golden Age of Science Fiction

The first Golden Age of Science Fiction ? often recognized as the period from the late 1930s through the 1950s ? was an era during which the science fiction genre gained wide public attention and many classic science fiction stories were published....
" of the genre.

on a farm in Edenburg, a Russian Mennonite community east of Gretna, Manitoba
Gretna, Manitoba

Once home to roaming Buffalo herds, the area around Gretna attracted people as far back as the early 1800's. Originally, Gretna was only known as "Smuggler"s Point", a simple border crossing where the flow of undeclared goods were smuggled over the border by early settlers and fur trappers....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, van Vogt is one of the most popular and highly esteemed writers of the Golden Age of Science Fiction
Golden Age of Science Fiction

The first Golden Age of Science Fiction ? often recognized as the period from the late 1930s through the 1950s ? was an era during which the science fiction genre gained wide public attention and many classic science fiction stories were published....
. After starting his writing career by writing for 'true confession' style pulp magazines like True Story, van Vogt decided to switch to writing something he enjoyed, science fiction
Science fiction

Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media....
.

Van Vogt's first published SF story, "Black Destroyer" (Astounding Science Fiction, July 1939), was inspired by On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin Royal Society was an English people natural history who realised and presented compelling evidence that all species of life have evolution over time from common descent, through the process he called natural selection....
.






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Alfred Elton van Vogt (26 April 1912 – 26 January 2000) was a Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
-born science fiction author who was one of the most prolific and complex writers of the mid-twentieth century "Golden Age
Golden Age of Science Fiction

The first Golden Age of Science Fiction ? often recognized as the period from the late 1930s through the 1950s ? was an era during which the science fiction genre gained wide public attention and many classic science fiction stories were published....
" of the genre.

Science Fiction's Golden Age

Born on a farm in Edenburg, a Russian Mennonite community east of Gretna, Manitoba
Gretna, Manitoba

Once home to roaming Buffalo herds, the area around Gretna attracted people as far back as the early 1800's. Originally, Gretna was only known as "Smuggler"s Point", a simple border crossing where the flow of undeclared goods were smuggled over the border by early settlers and fur trappers....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, van Vogt is one of the most popular and highly esteemed writers of the Golden Age of Science Fiction
Golden Age of Science Fiction

The first Golden Age of Science Fiction ? often recognized as the period from the late 1930s through the 1950s ? was an era during which the science fiction genre gained wide public attention and many classic science fiction stories were published....
. After starting his writing career by writing for 'true confession' style pulp magazines like True Story, van Vogt decided to switch to writing something he enjoyed, science fiction
Science fiction

Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media....
.

Van Vogt's first published SF story, "Black Destroyer" (Astounding Science Fiction, July 1939), was inspired by On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin Royal Society was an English people natural history who realised and presented compelling evidence that all species of life have evolution over time from common descent, through the process he called natural selection....
. The story depicted a fierce, carnivorous alien
Extraterrestrial life

Extraterrestrial life is defined as life which does not originate from Earth. It is the subject of astrobiology and its existence remains hypothetical, because there is no credible evidence of extraterrestrial life which has been generally accepted by the mainstream scientific community....
 stalking the crew of an exploration spaceship. It was the cover story of this issue of Astounding, the issue often described as having ushered in the Golden Age of science fiction. The story became an instant classic and eventually served as the inspiration for a number of science fiction movies. In 1950 it was combined with "War of Nerves" (1950), "Discord in Scarlet" (1939) and "M33 in Andromeda" (1943) to form the novel The Voyage of the Space Beagle
The Voyage of the Space Beagle

The Voyage of the Space Beagle is a classic novel of science fiction by A. E. van Vogt in the space opera subgenre.The novel is a "fixup" compilation of four previously published SF stories:...
 (1950).

In 1941 van Vogt decided to become a full time writer, quitting his job at the Canadian Department of National Defence
Department of National Defence (Canada)

The Department of National Defence, frequently referred to by its acronym DND, is the Ministry within the government of Canada with responsibility for Canada's military, known as the Canadian Forces....
. Extremely prolific for a few years, van Vogt wrote a large number of short stories
Short Stories

Short Stories may refer to one of the following.*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , a collection by Liam O'Flaherty*Short Stories *Short Stories , a 1954 collection by O....
. In the 1950s, many of them were retrospectively patched together into novels, or "fixups" as he called them, a term which entered the vocabulary of science fiction criticism. Sometimes this was successful (The War against the Rull) while other times the disparate stories thrown together made for a less coherent plot (Quest for the Future).

One of van Vogt's best-known novels of this period is Slan
Slan

Slan is a science fiction novel written by A. E. van Vogt, as well as the name of the fictional race of superbeings featured in the novel. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction ....
, which was originally serialised in Astounding Science Fiction (September - December 1940). Using what became one of van Vogt's recurring themes, it told the story of a 9-year-old superman living in a world in which his kind are slain by Homo sapiens.

A sequel, Slan Hunter, was prepared by his widow, Lydia van Vogt, and Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson

Kevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files #Novels, and is the co-author of the Dune prequels....
, starting from an incomplete draft and outline left by the late van Vogt. It was published in July 2007 (ISBN 978-0765316752). Lydia van Vogt had already given permission to publish her online.

Post-war philosophy

; which eventually appeared in book form from Ace Books
Ace Books

Ace Books is the oldest active specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. The company was founded in New York City in 1952 by A. A....
 in 1962.]]

In 1944, van Vogt moved to Hollywood, California, where his writing took on new dimensions after World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. Van Vogt was always interested in the idea of all-encompassing systems of knowledge (akin to modern meta-systems
Meta-systems

Meta-systems have several definitions. In general, they link the concepts "system" and "meta-".It means, if a system S is described by the set of attributes A and these attributes are considered as abstract objects...
), the characters in his very first story used a system called 'Nexialism' to analyze the alien's behaviour, and he became interested in the General Semantics
General Semantics

General Semantics is a non-Aristotelian educational discipline created by Alfred Korzybski during the years 1919 to 1933. General Semantics is distinct from semantics , a different subject....
 of Alfred Korzybski
Alfred Korzybski

Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski was a Polish-American philosopher and scientist. He is most remembered for developing the theory of general semantics....
.

He subsequently wrote three novels merging these overarching themes, The World of Null-A
The World of Null-A

The World of Null-A, usually written The World of A, is a 1948 in literature science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt. It was originally published as a three-part serial in Astounding Stories....
 and The Pawns of Null-A in the late 1940s, and Null-A Three
Null-A Three

Null-A Three, usually written A Three, is a 1985 science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt. It incorporates concepts from the General Semantics of Alfred Korzybski and refers to non-Aristotelian logic....
 in the early 1980s. Null-A, or non-Aristotelian logic
Non-Aristotelian logic

The term non-Aristotelian logic, sometimes shortened to null-A, means any non-classical system of logic which rejects one of Aristotelian logic....
, refers to the capacity for, and practice of, using intuitive, inductive reasoning (compare fuzzy logic
Fuzzy logic

Fuzzy logic is a form of multi-valued logic derived from fuzzy set theory to deal with reasoning that is approximate rather than precise. In binary sets with binary logic, in contrast to fuzzy logic named also crisp logic, the variables may have a Membership function of only 0 or 1....
), rather than reflexive, or conditioned, deductive logic.

Van Vogt was also profoundly affected by revelations of totalitarian police state
Police state

The term police state describes a state in which the government exercises rigid and repressive controls over the social, economic and political life of the population....
s that emerged after World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. He wrote a mainstream novel that was set in Communist China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
, The Violent Man (1962); he said that to research this book he had read 100 books about China. Into this book he incorporated his view of "the violent male type", which he described as a "man who had to be right", a man who "instantly attracts women" and who he said were the men who "run the world".

Van Vogt systematized his writing method, using scenes of 800 words or so where a new complication was added or something resolved. Several of his stories hinge upon temporal conundra
Conundrum

Conundrum may refer to:In literature:* Conundrum , an original novel written by Steve Lyons* Conundrum , a Dragonlance fantasy novel by Jeff Crook...
, a favorite theme. He stated that he acquired many of his writing techniques from three books, "Narrative Technique" by Thomas Uzzell, and "The Only Two Ways to Write a Story" plus "Twenty Problems of the Short-Story Writer", both by John Gallishaw
John Gallishaw

John Gallishaw was a Canada author and teacher....
.

He said many of his ideas came from dreams, and indeed his stories at times had the incoherence of dreams, but at their best, as in the science fantasy novel The Book of Ptath
The Book of Ptath

The Book of Ptath is a science fiction novel by author A. E. van Vogt. It was first published in book form in 1947 in literature by Fantasy Press in an edition of 3,021 copies....
, his works had all the vision and power a dream can impart. Throughout his writing life he arranged to be awakened every 90 minutes during his sleep period so he could write down his dreams.

In the 1950s, van Vogt briefly became involved in L. Ron Hubbard's
L. Ron Hubbard

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard was an American science fiction writer who devised a self-help system called Dianetics, first published in 1950, which he developed over the next three decades into a set of doctrines and rituals he called Scientology....
 projects. Van Vogt operated a storefront for Dianetics
Dianetics

Dianetics is a set of ideas and practices regarding the relationship between the spirit, mind and body that were developed by science fiction writer L....
, the secular precursor to Hubbard's Church of Scientology
Scientology

Scientology is a Scientology beliefs and practices created by American science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard in 1952 as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics....
, in the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
 area for a time, before winding up at odds with Hubbard and his methods. His writing more or less stopped for some years, a period in which he bitterly claimed to have been harassed and intimidated by Hubbard's followers. In this period he was limited to collecting old short stories to form notable fixups like: The Mixed Men
The Mixed Men

The Mixed Men is a collection of science fiction stories by author A. E. van Vogt. It was released in 1952 in literature by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000 copies....
 (1952), The War Against the Rull (1959), The Beast (1963) and the two novels of the "Linn" cyle, which were inspired (like Asimov
Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov , was a Russian-born United States author and professor of biochemistry, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books....
's Foundation series) by the fall of the Roman Empire
Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
. He resumed writing again in the 1960s, mainly at Frederik Pohl
Frederik Pohl

Frederik George Pohl, Jr. is an United States science fiction science fiction writer, editor and science fiction fandom, with a career spanning over seventy years....
's invitation, while remaining in Hollywood with his second wife, Lydia Bereginsky, who cared for him through his declining years. In this later period, his novels were conceived and written as unitary works. On 26 January 2000, van Vogt died in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
, USA
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 from Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease , also called Alzheimer disease, Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type or simply Alzheimer's, is the most common form of dementia....
.

Recognition

In 1946, van Vogt and his first wife, Edna Mayne Hull, were co-Guests of Honor at the fourth World Science Fiction Convention.

In 1980, van Vogt received a "Casper Award" (precursor to the Canadian Aurora Award
Aurora Award

The Prix Aurora Awards are given out annually for the best Canadian science fiction and fantasy literary works, Art Works and Awards for Fan Activities from that year, and are awarded in both English and French....
s) for Lifetime Achievement. In 1995 he was awarded the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is an award given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. It is awarded to a living author for lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy....
 by the Science Fiction Writers of America. In 1996, van Vogt was recognized on two occasions: the World Science Fiction Convention presented him with a Special Award for six decades of golden age science fiction, and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame included him among its initial four inductees.

Critical praise

Fellow science fiction author Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick

Philip Kindred Dick was an United States science fiction novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysics themes in novels dominated by monopoly corporations, Authoritarianism, and altered states of consciousness....
 has said that van Vogt's stories spurred his interest in science fiction with their strange sense of the unexplained, that something more was going on than the protagonists realized.

In a review of Transfinite: The Essential A.E. van Vogt, science fiction writer Paul Di Filippo
Paul Di Filippo

Paul Di Filippo is an United States science fiction writer. He is known for being a prolific writer in a wide range of sub-genres, including steampunk and cyberpunk, and for his Gonzo journalism writing style....
 said:

Van Vogt knew precisely what he was doing in all areas of his fiction writing. There's hardly a wasted word in his stories... His plots are marvels of interlocking pieces, often ending in real surprises and shocks, genuine paradigm shifts, which are among the hardest conceptions to depict. And the intellectual material of his fictions, the conceits and tossed-off observations on culture and human and alien behavior, reflect a probing mind...Each tale contains a new angle, a unique slant, that makes it stand out.
(DiFilippo, Paul, (2003) , Retrieved 9 January 2003).


In The John W. Campbell
John W. Campbell

John Wood Campbell, Jr. was an influential figure in science fiction. As editor of Astounding Science Fiction , from late 1937 until his death, he is generally credited with shaping the so-called Golden Age of Science Fiction....
 Letters, Campbell says:

The son-of-a-gun gets hold of you in the first paragraph, ties a knot around you, and keeps it tied in every paragraph thereafter -- including the ultimate last one.


Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison

Harlan Jay Ellison is a prolific United States writer of short stories, novellas, teleplays, essays, and criticism. His literary and television work has received many awards....
 (who began reading van Vogt as a teenager) wrote:
Van was the first writer to shine light on the restricted ways in which I had been taught to view the universe and the human condition.


Criticism

Writer and critic Damon Knight
Damon Knight

Damon Francis Knight was an United States science fiction author, editor, literary criticism and science fiction fandom....
 wrote in 1945 that "van Vogt is not a giant as often maintained. He's only a pygmy using a giant typewriter".

Most science fiction authors do not strive to be absolutely flawless scientifically, preferring storytelling over accuracy. Despite this, van Vogt has been singled out by some critics for it. Examples:

  • In Cosmic Encounter, one result of the crash of an alien spaceship is the generation of a temperature of minus 50,000 degrees, well below absolute zero
    Absolute zero

    Absolute zero is a temperature marked by a 0 entropy configuration. It is the coldest temperature theoretically possible, and cannot be reached, by artificial or natural means....
     (although negative absolute temperature
    Negative temperature

    In physics, certain system s can achieve negative temperatures; that is, their thermodynamic temperature can be of a negative and non-negative numbers quantity....
    s -- which are hotter than positive absolute temperatures -- can exist in specialized circumstances).
  • The title of his story collection M33 in Andromeda is incorrect: M33 is in Triangulum
    Triangulum

    Triangulum is a small constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for triangle, and it should not be confused with Triangulum Australe in the southern sky....
    ; M31, the Andromeda Galaxy
    Andromeda Galaxy

    The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda . It is the nearest spiral galaxy to our own, the Milky Way Galaxy....
    , is in Andromeda
    Andromeda (constellation)

    Andromeda is a constellation in the northern sky. It is named after Andromeda , the princess of a mythological kingdom Ethiopia in Greek mythology....
    .


Notable quotes

Concerning Theodore Sturgeon
Theodore Sturgeon

Theodore Sturgeon was an United States science fiction author.Though his mainstream success was relatively limited, Sturgeon is now widely recognized as one of the most important and influential science fiction writers of his era....
's death, van Vogt commented: "Sturgeon had accepted the idea of dying. I thought: 'Well, I presume that when my time comes, it will also happen to me.' Because, we recognize that there is an end to human life. Now, it is my intention to postpone this moment as long as possible. But, I have only modern science to help me and they're not that busy..."

Bibliography


Novels

(dates given are the dates of the first publication in book form)
  • Slan
    Slan

    Slan is a science fiction novel written by A. E. van Vogt, as well as the name of the fictional race of superbeings featured in the novel. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction ....
     (1946)
  • The Weapon Makers
    The Weapon Makers

    The Weapon Makers is a science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt.The novel was originally serialized in Astounding Science Fiction in February-April 1943....
     (1947)
  • The Book of Ptath
    The Book of Ptath

    The Book of Ptath is a science fiction novel by author A. E. van Vogt. It was first published in book form in 1947 in literature by Fantasy Press in an edition of 3,021 copies....
     (1947)
  • The World of Null-A
    The World of Null-A

    The World of Null-A, usually written The World of A, is a 1948 in literature science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt. It was originally published as a three-part serial in Astounding Stories....
     (1948)
  • The House That Stood Still
    The House That Stood Still

    The House That Stood Still is a science fiction novel by American author A. E. van Vogt, first published in 1950. It was also published under the titles The Mating Cry and The Undercover Aliens ....
     (1950)
  • The Voyage of the Space Beagle
    The Voyage of the Space Beagle

    The Voyage of the Space Beagle is a classic novel of science fiction by A. E. van Vogt in the space opera subgenre.The novel is a "fixup" compilation of four previously published SF stories:...
     (1950)
  • The Weapon Shops of Isher
    The Weapon Shops of Isher

    The Weapon Shops of Isher is a science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt, first published in 1951 in literature. The novel is a fix-up created from three previously published short stories about the Weapon Shops civilization:...
     (1951)
  • The Universe Maker
    The Universe Maker

    A novel by A.E. van Vogt published 1953 by Ace Books which takes place 400 years into the future. The main charchter is: MORTON CARGILL an army officer who served in korean war....
     (1953)
  • Planets for Sale (1954) (with Edna Mayne Hull)
  • The Players of Null-A
    The Players of Null-A

    The Players of Null-A, usually written The Players of A, is a 1956 in literature science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt originally published as a two-part serial in Astounding Stories in December 1948 and January 1949 ....
     (1956); also published as The Pawns of Null-A
  • The Mind Cage (1957)
  • Empire of the Atom
    Empire of the Atom

    Empire of the Atom is a science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt. It was first published in 1957 in literature by Shasta Publishers in an edition of 2,000 copies....
     (1957)
  • Siege of the Unseen (1959)
  • The War against the Rull (1959)
  • Earth's Last Fortress (1960); first stand-alone publication, previously titled "Recruiting Station" or "Masters of Time"
  • The Wizard of Linn (1962)
  • The Violent Man (1962) Political thriller set in China
  • The Beast (1963) also published as Moonbeast
  • The Twisted Men (1964)
  • Rogue Ship
    Rogue Ship

    Rogue Ship is a 1967 novel by A E Van Vogt created and adapted from 3 short stories to form a novel. The 3 short stores used were:- Centarus II Originally published in Astounding in 1947...
     (1965)
  • The Winged Man (1966)
  • The Silkie
    The Silkie (novel)

    The Silkie is a fix-up science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt, first published in complete form in 1969. The component stories had previously been published in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine....
     (1969)
  • Children of Tomorrow
    Children of Tomorrow

    Children of Tomorrow is a 1970 novel by United States author A. E. van Vogt....
     (1970)
  • Quest for the Future (1970)
  • The Battle of Forever (1971)
  • More Than Superhuman
    More Than Superhuman

    More Than Superhuman is a collection of stories by A.E. van Vogt, published in 1971. It included the short stories/novellas The Reflected Men, Him, ''Research Alpha, ''Humans, Go Home! and All the Loving Androids....
     (1971)
  • The Darkness on Diamondia (1972)
  • Future Glitter (1973) also published as Tyranopolis
  • The Man with a Thousand Names
    The Man with a Thousand Names

    A short novel written by A. E. van Vogt. Published in December 1975, Sidgwick and Jackson....
     (1974)
  • The Secret Galactics (1974) also published as Earth Factor X
  • Supermind (1974)
  • The Anarchistic Colossus (1977)
  • The Enchanted Village (1979) (chapbook)
  • Renaissance ( 1979)
  • Cosmic Encounter (1979)
  • Computerworld (1983) also published as Computer Eye
  • Null-A Three
    Null-A Three

    Null-A Three, usually written A Three, is a 1985 science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt. It incorporates concepts from the General Semantics of Alfred Korzybski and refers to non-Aristotelian logic....
     (1984)
  • To Conquer Kiber (1985)


Collections

  • Out of the Unknown
    Out of the Unknown (collection)

    Out of the Unknownn is a collection of Fantasy fiction short stories written by either A. E. van Vogt or E. Mayne Hull. It was first published in 1948 in literature by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc....
     (1948) (with Edna Mayne Hull)
  • Masters of Time
    Masters of Time

    Masters of Time is a collection of two science fiction novellas by author A. E. van Vogt. It was first published in 1950 in literature by Fantasy Press in an edition of 4,034 copies....
     (1950)
  • Away and Beyond (1952)
  • The Mixed Men
    The Mixed Men

    The Mixed Men is a collection of science fiction stories by author A. E. van Vogt. It was released in 1952 in literature by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000 copies....
     (1952) also published as Mission to the Stars
  • Destination: Universe! (1952)
  • The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt (1956)
  • Monsters (1965)
  • The Van Vogt Omnibus (omnibus - 1967)
  • The Sea Thing and Other Stories (1970)
  • M33 in Andromeda
    M33 in Andromeda

    M33 in Andromeda is a collection of six science fiction stories by A. E. van Vogt first published in April 1971 in literature....
     (1971)
  • The Proxy Intelligence and Other Mind Benders (1971) revised as The Gryb (1976) (with Edna Mayne Hull)
  • The Van Vogt Omnibus 2 (omnibus - 1971)
  • The Book of Van Vogt (1972) also published as Lost: Fifty Suns (1979)
  • Far Out Worlds of Van Vogt (1973)
  • The Three Eyes of Evil Including Earth's Last Fortress (1973)
  • The Best of A. E. van Vogt (1974)
  • The Worlds of A. E. van Vogt (1974)
  • Pendulum (1978)
  • Futures Past: The Best Short Fiction of A.E. Van Vogt (1999)
  • Essential A.E. van Vogt (2002)
  • Transgalactic (2006)


Non-fiction

  • The Hypnotism Handbook (1956, Griffin Publishing Company, with Charles Edward Cooke)
  • The Money Personality (1972, Parker Publishing Company Inc, West Nyack, NY, ISBN 0-13-600676-0)
  • Reflections of A. E. Van Vogt: The Autobiography of a Science Fiction Giant (1979, Fictioneer Books Ltd, Lakemont, GA)
  • A Report on the Violent Male (1992, Paupers' Press, UK, ISBN 0-946650-40-3)


External links

  • - 'Icshi: the A.E. van Vogt information site'
  • at LocusOnline
  • - 'Weird Worlds of A. E. van Vogt: 1912-2000'
  • - 'Writers: A. E. van Vogt (1912 - 2000, Canada)' (bibliography)
  • by noted SF author and critic Alexei Panshin
  • available at Free Speculative Fiction Online