The Expendables
2023
First Published
3.38
Average Rating
42
Number of Pages
A classic science fiction tale of survival, betrayal, and moral conflict, The Expendables by A. E. Van Vogt follows a generations-spanning colony ship as it reaches the alien world of Alta III. Facing telepathic alien forces, dangerous leadership struggles, and the brutal question of who can be sacrificed for the mission, the story explores power, loyalty, and humanity’s will to survive among the stars.
Avg Rating
3.38
Number of Ratings
13
5 STARS
8%
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3 STARS
15%
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Author
A.E. van Vogt
Author · 73 books
Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded by some as one of the most popular and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century—the "Golden Age" of the genre. van Vogt was born to Russian Mennonite family. Until he was four years old, van Vogt and his family spoke only a dialect of Low German in the home. He began his writing career with 'true story' romances, but then moved to writing science fiction, a field he identified with. His first story was Black Destroyer, that appeared as the front cover story for the July 1939 edtion of the popular "Astounding Science Fiction" magazine.
