The Winged Man
by A. E. Van Vogt (Author), E. Mayne Hull (Author)
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A nice complexity of plot: ships from different epochs in human history are assembled to help destroy an enemy…that must not be destroyed. Different forms of physical & mental coercion are used to force compliance and almost succeed, until the only sensible course is implemented. The hallmark of van Vogt is his enabling us to see into the thought processes of someone relatively sane.
A short but interesting book. The title only alludes to part of what is going on in this quickly developing story.
I thought the book didn't wholly feel like Van Vogt, so I assume his wife Hull was a large part of the story writing. (According to Wikipedia, she was apparently his typist for his stories.) Still his usual fast pace of plotting and idea development was there.
Not a great book, but a moderately satisfying Sci Fi adventure.
I thought the book didn't wholly feel like Van Vogt, so I assume his wife Hull was a large part of the story writing. (According to Wikipedia, she was apparently his typist for his stories.) Still his usual fast pace of plotting and idea development was there.
Not a great book, but a moderately satisfying Sci Fi adventure.
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A WW2 submarine is brought millennia into the future to become part of a war between bird-men and fish-men (and they are mostly men, though a vessel crewed entirely by women does turn up three-quarters of the way in). The twentieth-century hero saves the day, but it's really not all that exciting.
A WW2 submarine is brought millennia into the future to become part of a war between bird-men and fish-men (and they are mostly men, though a vessel crewed entirely by women does turn up three-quarters of the way in). The twentieth-century hero saves the day, but it's really not all that exciting.
A solid quick read
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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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- Canonical title*
- Im Reich der Vogelmenschen
- Original title
- The Winged Man
- Original publication date
- 1966-03
- People/Characters*
- William Kenlon; Dan Tedders; Reichert; Jones-Gordon; McRae; Nemmo (show all 21); Dorilee; Robairst; Tainar; Lidadeeda; Camforay; Massagand; Tulgoronet; Gand; Arpo; Benjamim; Durovsky; Laren; Johnston; Black; Davisson
- Important places*
- Erde
- First words
- In the darkness, the bird swept the submarine from stem to stern, swooping along almost at deck level and about a dozen yards to port.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)They came up into the brilliant sunshine of a South Pacific morning, and looked out on a calm and glittering sea.
- Publisher's editor*
- Schelwokat, Günter M.
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