- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; New Impression edition (29 Nov 1973)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0586024395
- ISBN-13: 978-0586024393
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 566,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A genuine classic of the genre and a book I have read over and over. Surely, the idead was taken on and embellished in the creation of Star Trek?? The novel takes the form of a series of encounters with life in deep space in an alomst 'five year mission' format, however the ideas are very well presented and superior to any TV sagas. A recommended read. Makes me wish there was a sequel. Great stuff.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Van Vogt was my favourite author in my teens and this was the first of his novels that I read. It is actually short stories linked together in a Star Trek like context. Some say that this book inpired Star Trek. Don't let that put you off however, there are no inanities like "Beam me up Scottie" in here. Van Vogt was also one of the most popular authors in the Golden Age but for some reason his popularity has fallen off nowadays. His stories tend to have heroes that teenagers identify with but they are written for the adult market.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When you get a great book you want it to last for as long as possible. This is how I felt about this book. Each of the stories were highly imaginative and beautifully painted. The novel is like a dark version of Star Trek woven together with departmental politics. I would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys space travel and alien stories.
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The template for Star Trek?
This book should receive much greater recognition as a trendsetter for most future space exploration, and Star Trek in particular. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jay Zee
Content and condition good but - adverised as hardback and received as...
The story is quite vivid and exciting - an obvious 'fixup' from short stories -
but what you would expect from the best of the golden age of S.F. Read more
but what you would expect from the best of the golden age of S.F. Read more
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