Empire of the Atom is a science fiction novel by A.E. van Vogt. First published in 1957 by Shasta Publishers in an edition of 2000 copies, the novel is a fix-up of the first five of van Vogt's Gods stories which originally appeared in Astounding magazine. The remaining Gods stories are collected in The Wizard of Linn. Author & critic James Blish observed that the plot of the Gods stories resembled that of Robert Graves' Claudius novels. The novel concerns adventures of a mutant genius in a barbaric future where spaceships are used without being understood.A Son Is BornChild of the Gods Hand of the Gods Home of the Gods The Barbarian
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London: New English Library:, 1975. First British Hardcover Edition, Hardcover, SIGNED (label) Very Good/Near Fine in Fine dust jacket, 155 pp. Label, signed "Sincere best wishes, A.A. and Lydia van Vogt" affixed to front free endpaper. A clean, straight and tight copy with toning to extremities of text block, the aforementioned signed label is foxed. Dusty head and for-edge. Jacket complete and quite tidy. First British Hardcover Edition, Hardcover, SIGNED (label) Very Good/Near Fine in Fine dust jacket, Seller Inventory # 72902
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Blue cloth titled in gilt. First UK hardcover edition. Inscribed to the ffep by Van Vogt. Minor stain to bottom edge front board. Bookseller ticket, text block toned. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is fine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 49356
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