The War Against the Rull (SF From the Great Years Series)

By A.E. van Vogt

Book Overview

When A.E. van Vogt wove several of his classic stories of The Rull into a novel, he created a work of enduring popularity in the science fiction field. Now back in print for the first time in the 1990s, this Tor edition includes "The First Rull," a story that postdates the novel and makes this book the first complete edition of the saga of the war between humanity and the alien shapechangers.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441871836
• ISBN13: 9780441871834
• Release Date: August 1977
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.

Customer Reviews

war against the rull

The War Against the RullI first read the start of this series in the late 50's and now for the first time i am looking forword to reading the three of them in sequence as they were written. They are not famous for the most indepth plots or a ton of caracter development but they are entertaining and I think will be enjoyed by all except for the most critical.

Should be a movie

I have read this book several times and have always thought it should be turned into a movie. The possibilities for special effects, the characters, the story, etc. are about endless, and it IS a highly entertaining story too.

my favourite

My favourite van vogt book. This is the book which got me hooked on to sci-fi. Exciting and gripping till the end.

Another glimpse to a uniqe universe.

Again and again , Alfred Elton Van-Vogt shows the rest of the world the richness of his imagination.This time we enter an empire of humans at war with the Rull race- insects with the ability to control the light pattern of their exso-skeleton , thus they are able to create the illusion of any apearence- even human.To say the truth , like one of the previous reviewers , I also have the feeling that the whole story is just a part of a much bigger one.It's just that Van Vogt does'nt let you know and understand all that you want to. And that creates this feeling of something missing.The book as a whole is a great adventure , with a great backround story , and the end is remarkeble , a truely Van Vogtian ending. It's a book I recommend to pre-campbellian readers.

Golden Age SF like it should be today

I first read this about 30-odd years ago, and have re-read it many times. My original copy has been lost in the mists of time, but my son (now 24) had read snatches of it and insists I buy a new copy. My only regret about the story is that it seems like it's the middle bit of a much bigger tale. If only somebody with van vogt's imagination and story-telling skills could pick it up.