Cover art by Timmins for A.E. Van Vogt’s “The Changeling” in “Astounding Science Fiction,” April, 1944.
“He didn’t know who he was. And then he found his wife, his employer, his servants were banded in a plot that gave him a huge income, a fine home, a fine business!” [Prologue]
Born in a small Russian Mennonite community in Canada, A.E. Van Vogt (1912-2000) was one of the most popular and influential science fiction authors during the mid-twentieth century, often referred to as the genre’s Golden Age. He claimed that many ideas came from dreams, so he arranged to be awakened every 1 and a half hours to jot down his imaginings. He had a habit of combining short stories he had written into composite tales, novels, or novel series, which he called “fix-ups,” and he organized his writing into scenes of 800 words.
In 1995, the Science Fiction Writers of America named Van Vogt their 14th Grand Master, a prestigious recognition of his contributions to the genre. Novels such as “Slan,” “The Voyage of the Space Beagle,” and the “Null-A” series remain a testament to the enduring power of imaginative storytelling. [Sources: Wikipedia and his autobiography “Reflections of A.E. Van Vogt”]
Cover art by Timmins for A.E. Van Vogt’s “The Changeling” in “Astounding Science Fiction,” April, 1944.
“He didn’t know who he was. And then he found his wife, his employer, his servants were banded in a plot that gave him a huge income, a fine home, a fine business!” [Prologue]
Born in a small Russian Mennonite community in Canada, A.E. Van Vogt (1912-2000) was one of the most popular and influential science fiction authors during the mid-twentieth century, often referred to as the genre’s Golden Age. He claimed that many ideas came from dreams, so he arranged to be awakened every 1 and a half hours to jot down his imaginings. He had a habit of combining short stories he had written into composite tales, novels, or novel series, which he called “fix-ups,” and he organized his writing into scenes of 800 words.
In 1995, the Science Fiction Writers of America named Van Vogt their 14th Grand Master, a prestigious recognition of his contributions to the genre. Novels such as “Slan,” “The Voyage of the Space Beagle,” and the “Null-A” series remain a testament to the enduring power of imaginative storytelling. [Sources: Wikipedia and his autobiography “Reflections of A.E. Van Vogt”]