The author of THE WORLD OF NULL-A, SLAN, and THE WEAPON MAKERS, brings to this collection the same sort of unforgettable "nova" concepts and the same surprises that have put him consistently among the top-selling science-fiction names. Here are interplanetary adventures such as THE FIRST MARTIAN, THE EARTH KILLERS, and FULFILLMENT. Here are fantasy stunners as THE SHIPS OF DARKNESS, here are the unclassifiable "specials" such as THE ULTRA MAN, THE REPLICATORS, and THE CATAAAAA. And more! THE FAR-OUT WORLDS OF A.E. VAN VOGT is a far-out event in science-fiction writing. Contents 7 • The Replicators • (1965) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt 28 • The First Martian • (1951) • shortstory by A. E. van Vogt 42 • The Purpose • (1945) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt 82 • The Earth Killers • (1949) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt 110 • The Cataaaaa • (1947) • shortstory by A. E. van Vogt 124 • Automaton • (1950) • shortstory by A. E. van Vogt 135 • Itself! • (1963) • shortstory by A. E. van Vogt 138 • Process • (1950) • shortstory by A. E. van Vogt 143 • Not the First • (1941) • shortstory by A. E. van Vogt 157 • Fulfilment • (1964) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt (variant of Fulfillment 1951) 182 • Ship of Darkness • (1948) • shortstory by A. E. van Vogt 198 • The Ultra Man • (1966) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt
Author
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.
