Van Vogt

[ van vohkt ]

noun

1. A(lfred) E(lton), 1912–2000, U.S. science-fiction writer, born in Canada.

Example Sentences

When I finished all the Verne books in the library, I became the first in line for any book that arrived written by modern science-fiction writers such as Heinlein, Asimov, van Vogt, Clarke, and Bradbury.

From Literature

I was sprawled on the rug in the living room, reading The Voyage of the Space Beagle by A. E. van Vogt.

From Literature

New fans were expected to know such influential works as Robert Heinlein’s Future History stories, A.E. van Vogt’s “Slan” and Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy.

From Washington Post

During the 1940s Gunn found inspiration from what he calls “the great foursome” of Golden Age sci-fi: Asimov, Heinlein, Theodore Sturgeon and A.E. van Vogt.

From Scientific American

He also gives rather short shrift to van Vogt, one of Campbell’s most prominent discoveries and a fan favourite during Astounding’s acme, whose work has never since received the attention it deserves.

From Nature