The Weapon Shops of Isher and The Weapon Makers
by A. E. van Vogt
Empire of Isher (Collections and Selections — omnibus)
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Contains Van Vogt's classicThe Weapon Makers and The Weapon Shops of Isher, in two novels that follow a revolution through time travel and the end and new beginning of the universe. By the author of The War Against the Rull. Reprint.Tags
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An omnibus of the two weapon shop books.
A short book in three parts. A mysterious weapon shop appears in the present, and only lets certain people in. One man finds himself in the future. A young man there finds out he has superhuman luck altering powers.
The third section involves a man who has made himself immortal, and is out to save society via his weapon shops and other schemes.
Weapon Shops of Isher : 1 The Seesaw - A. E. van Vogt
Weapon Shops of Isher : 2 The Weapon Shop - A. E. van Vogt
Weapon Shops of Isher : 3 The Weapon Shops of Isher - A. E. van Vogt
Cosmic balance sucks if it is you.
3.5 out of 5
An incontrovertible supply of bang and zap is important.
4 out of 5
Put me in charge, I do old really well.
3.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
The show more continuation of the story for control of civilisation between the Empress Inelda and the superman, Robert Hedrock, head of the Weapon Shops.
The immortal Hedrock sets out to guide people in the way he sees best but a technological wild card causes some problems.
4 out of 5
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A short book in three parts. A mysterious weapon shop appears in the present, and only lets certain people in. One man finds himself in the future. A young man there finds out he has superhuman luck altering powers.
The third section involves a man who has made himself immortal, and is out to save society via his weapon shops and other schemes.
Weapon Shops of Isher : 1 The Seesaw - A. E. van Vogt
Weapon Shops of Isher : 2 The Weapon Shop - A. E. van Vogt
Weapon Shops of Isher : 3 The Weapon Shops of Isher - A. E. van Vogt
Cosmic balance sucks if it is you.
3.5 out of 5
An incontrovertible supply of bang and zap is important.
4 out of 5
Put me in charge, I do old really well.
3.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5
The show more continuation of the story for control of civilisation between the Empress Inelda and the superman, Robert Hedrock, head of the Weapon Shops.
The immortal Hedrock sets out to guide people in the way he sees best but a technological wild card causes some problems.
4 out of 5
http://superprose.blogspot.com/2008/12/weapon-shops-empire-of-isher.html show less
De Wapenarsenalen zijn illegale instellingen in de verre toekomst, waar iedereen wapens kan kopen. Deze speciale wapens zijn uitsluitend bruikbaar voor zelfverdediging. Voor misdadige doeleinden lenen ze zich niet: dan schieten ze eenvoudig niet. In het Rijk van Isher zijn ze onmisbaar. Een beslissende periode in het bestaan van de Arsenalen breekt aan als de Wapensmeden bij toeval ontdekken dat de almachtige Keizerin van Isher een verpletterend offensief voorbereidt tegen hen, die ze als haar aartsvijanden ziet. Door illegale praktijken van de Keizerin wordt er een bres in de Tijd geslagen, waardoor een verslaggever uit de twintigste eeuw plotseling tussen de Wapensmeden opduikt. Door zijn komst gealarmeerd, merken de Wapensmeden op show more het laatste moment welk noodlottig gevaar hen bedreigt. Het gilde der wapensmeden is 2000 jaar geleden opgericht om de machthebbers in toom te houden. Hun vindingrijke organisatie zorgt met raad en daad dat iedereen in het rijk van Isher de kans krijgt zich te handhaven. In deze supertechnische, onveilige tijden kan alleen de macht van de wapensmeden de vrijheid van het individu waarborgen. De keizerlijke regering van Isher ziet de illegale wapensmeden als haar aartsvijanden; maar alle pogingen om hen onschadelijk te maken mislukken totaal. De wapensmeden handhaven zich ongestraft, dankzij hun unieke geheime supertechnologie. Dit is het ondoordringbare pantser waarop alle snode plannen van misdadigers en machthebbers afketsen. tot dusver…. Zo trotseren de smeden al hun vijanden, terwijl ze onverdroten voortgaan met hulp verlenen aan mensen die in de tang van de maatschappij bekneld raken. Werd in De arsenalen de eerste fase van het beslissende conflict tussen de Keizering en de wapensmeden in het voordeel van de wapensmeden beslist, nu blijkt dat alles slechts een onbetekenende schermutseling te zijn geweest, vergeleken bij wat hen nog te wachten staat. De totale ondergang van de wapensmeden kondigt zich aan! show less
Apr 11, 2025Dutch
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A. E. Van Vogt was born on April 26, 1912 in Manitoba, Canada. He graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1928. His first story sales were to true story confession magazines in the early 1930s while he was working as a census clerk and representative of Maclean Trade Papers. He wrote plays for Canadian radio and in 1939, he began submitting show more stories and serials to Astounding Science Fiction. He wrote more than 35 novels during his lifetime including Slan, The Weapon Shops of Isher, The World of Null-A, The Pawns of Null-A, The Weapons Makers, The Violent Man, The Silkie, The Battle of Forever, and The House That Stood Still. He died on January 26, 2000 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Empire of Isher (Collections and Selections — omnibus)
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- Canonical title
- The Weapon Shops of Isher and The Weapon Makers
- Original title
- The Weapon Shops of Isher and The Weapon Makers
- Alternate titles
- De Arsenalen van Isher + De Wapensmeden; The Empire of Isher
- Original publication date
- The Weapon Makers: 1947; The Weapon Shops of Isher: 1951
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