#vanvogt

[robertsmithsonlibraryandbookclub]

Untitled Project: Robert Smithson Library & Book Club [Van Vogt, A. E., The Players of Null-A, 1948] Oil paint on carved wood, 2018

[paperbacksciencefiction]

A. E. Van Vogt Bundle $12 This bundle contains 3 books by legendary author A. E. Van Vogt. The books included in this bundle are The Weapon Makers, Masters Of Time, and Slan which was considered the single most important SF novel, the one everyone had to read. Slan is also the first of two books in the Slan Series. . . . #theweaponmakers #mastersoftime #slan #vanvogt #aevanvogt #paperbacksciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/B0yLjdTgLOr/?igshid=ajjtstrdi32f

[paperbacksciencefiction]

Slan by A. E. Van Vogt $7 Berkley Books (1971) Slan is the story of Jommy Cross, the orphan mutant outcast from a future society prejudiced against mutants, or slans. Throughout the forties and into the fifties, Slan was considered the single most important SF novel, the one great book that everyone had to read. There used to be buttons and t-shirts and bumper stickers available at conventions that said: "Fans are Slans!" This is the first book of two in the Slan Series. Cover design is not credited. . Previous Owner's Name Stamped On First Page In Black Ink, Overall Great Condition, Great Spine, Binding Tight . . . #slan #vanvogt #aevanvogt #paperbacksciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz5a4iOg5hQ/?igshid=19h74q3u9p8xe

[paperbacksciencefiction]

The Weapon Makers by A. E. Van Vogt $5 Tempo Books (post-1970) This story was originally serialized in Astounding Science Fiction from February to April 1943. The publishing date on this book's edition is not listed and the cover art is by Paul Lehr. . Shelf Wear, Spine Tight, Pages Good . . . #theweaponmakers #vanvogt #aevanvogt #paperbacksciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/Byyws6_pDjg/?igshid=bck12q1h917n

[nexial]

Nexialism is the science of joining in an orderly fashion the knowledge of one field of learning with that of other fields. It provides techniques for speeding up the process of absorbing knowledge and of using effectively what has been learned.

Chapter 7, The Voyage of The Space Beagle, A. E. Van Vogt (1950)

[nexial]

The guard looked again at the card, and then said as he handed it back, "Nexialism? What's that?" "Applied Whole-ism" said Grosvenor, and stepped across the threshold. When he glanced back a moment later, he saw that the man was gazing after him blankly. Grosvenor smiled, and then put the incident out of his mind.

Chapter 5, The Voyage of The Space Beagle, A.E. Van Vogt (1950)