A.E. Van Vogt was one of my favorite authors as a teen and into young adulthood, some fifty years ago. As I explored the possibilities present by my kindle, I decided to get kindle editions of some of those books that I grew up on, with A.E. Van Vogt at the top of the list.

This was one of the first books I purchased and read, a fine representative collection of his works, that I feel in my opinion would get the persons unfamiliar with his writings hooked. In this book were stories both familiar and ones I never encountered before. 'A Can of Paint' was an old favorite along with 'The Monster', which is part of a bunch of works written around the space craft 'Space Beagle' story-lines. Beside a good number of stories about the Space Beagle, we also encounter a couple of stories about the 'Rull'. What I didn't see were stories from the 'Null-A' or the 'Weapon Shop' story-lines, which I also purchased and re-enjoyed.

These stories are dated, especially when it came to atomic energy usage, but well written and clever in plot and well worth any money invested in its purchase. ( )

A collection of some of van Vogt's short fiction, including 'Black Destroyer' and 'Discord In Scarlet' which inspired the movie 'Alien'. While some of the writng is a bit dated, as with alot of Golden Age sci fi, the ideas behind the work more than stand the test of time. A must for sci fi fans. ( )

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