Transgalactic

by A.E. van Vogt

Book Overview

Global war smashed civilization -- or so the legends told -- butnot all of its machines. A caste of scientists arose who knew how to repair andoperate the ancient machines -- but not how they worked... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416520899
• ISBN13: 9781416520894
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Baen
• Length: 439 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Transgalactic

This is A.E. Van Vogt at his peak of power, the twists and turns of the action come at a headlong pace. I had read these when in the late 40's-early 50's, I was an avid reader of ASF. For anyone looking to capture the "Golden Years" can do no worse than starting with this collection. Art

Great Classic, small women

To own Transgalactic by A. E. Van Vogt is to own a classic from the "classical age" of Science Fiction. A compendium of novels and short stories written around a common theme of aliens from outer space, this thick book is a page burner and it was only when I was well into the second novel that I realized that van Vogt could only write about scheming women and even then avoided women characters like a plague. But the volume was fun to read.

The aftermath of a global war which has ended civilization

A.E. Van Vogt's TRANSGALACTIC tells of the aftermath of a global war which has ended civilization, leaving 'scientists' to repair and operate their old machines. A brilliant mutant recovers the lost science behind these machines, uncovering in the process the truth about humanity's decline.