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ⓘ About A.E. van Vogt
Alfred Elton van Vogt was a bestselling science fiction author from Canada who is best known for his bizarre fragmented narrative style. One of the most influential and popular practitioners of the Golden Age of science fiction, his writing was also one of the most complex. A.E. van Vogt was born in 1912 in Manitoba, and grew up in a small Russian Mennonite community. He was the third child of Heinrich and Aganetha Vogt, both of whom were born in Manitoba and spoke Dutch at home. His father was a lawyer and moved the family around several times while the young Vogt was a child. They lived in a variety of places from Neville and Morden before they finally settled down in Winnipeg. Vogt found these moves difficult as he would assert that he felt like a ship without an anchor.
All Book Series by A.E. van Vogt
Null-A Continuum
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2008 Anthology · John C. Wright
Slan Hunter
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2007 Co-authored · Kevin J. Anderson
The proxy intelligence and other mind benders
Latest in the series · book 21 of 21 · published 1971
A Report on the Violent Male
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 1993
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 1946
Shape Shifters: Fantasy and Science Fiction Tales About Humans Who Can Change Their Shapes
Book 9 of 15 · published 1978
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Book 10 of 15 · published 1980
Out of this World Adventures, July 1950
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2016
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is A.E. van Vogt?
Alfred Elton van Vogt was a bestselling science fiction author from Canada who is best known for his bizarre fragmented narrative style. One of the most influential and popular practitioners of the Golden Age of science fiction, his writing was also one of the most complex. A.E. van Vogt was born in 1912 in Manitoba, and grew up in a small Russian Mennonite community.
Which A.E. van Vogt series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Null-A series, the earliest of A.E. van Vogt's multi-book series: it opens with The World of Null-A (1945) and runs to 4 books across 1945–2008, ending with Null-A Continuum (2008).
How many books has A.E. van Vogt written?
A.E. van Vogt has 83 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1940 and 2016. 10 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Null-A series with 4 books — and 73 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should A.E. van Vogt's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. A.E. van Vogt's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Slan (1940–2007, 2 books), Null-A (1945–2008, 4 books) and The Empire of Isher (1946–1951, 2 books), plus 1 more.
How are A.E. van Vogt's books organised into series?
This guide splits A.E. van Vogt's 83 books into 4 named series and 73 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Null-A (4 books, 1945–2008); The Empire of Isher (2 books, 1946–1951); The Mutant Mage (2 books, 1950–1957); Slan (2 books, 1940–2007).