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Space Vengeance "I am omnipotent and omniscient. I want every man on every planet to shudder and grow pale when he thinks of Me. For I have suffered gross injuries that must be avenged..." This sinister message - and a loathsome serpent-like trademark - were the only clues the Legion of Space had to the identity of Mankind's most evasive and horrible enemy. But meanwhile, He or It - had meticulously begun to destroy the world... The Legion of Space was well accustomed to facing mortal peril show more in the black depths of outer space in order to defend humanity against its unearthly foes. But even they were to find their courage and ingenuity tested to the utmost limits in their fight against the vile phantom that called itself God and shrouded the Universe in an incredible web of terror... show lessTags
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Jack Williamson is one of the great Classic SF writers who formed the Golden Age of Science Fiction. He has been contributing good stories since the 1930s. He invented the terms "genetic engineering" and "terraforming" It's a surprise that he received no awards until the 1994.
World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement winner (1994)
The whole "Legion of Space" series, is better then it deserves to be. Williamson knows how to keep a story moving. After reading the first book I had to get the second, third and forth.
This third book is short and not as impressive as the first two. The Sphere edition includes a Legion short story.
I recommend all of his short stories and novels.
World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement winner (1994)
The whole "Legion of Space" series, is better then it deserves to be. Williamson knows how to keep a story moving. After reading the first book I had to get the second, third and forth.
This third book is short and not as impressive as the first two. The Sphere edition includes a Legion short story.
I recommend all of his short stories and novels.
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Author Jack Williamson was born in Bisbee, Arizona on April 29, 1908. In the 1950's, he received both his BA and MA degress in English from Eastern New Mexico University. After receiving his PhD from the University of Colorado, he taught linguistics, the modern novel and literary criticism at Eastern New Mexico University until he retired in 1977. show more At the age of 20, he published his first story, The Metal Man, in a December 1928 issue of Amazing Stories. Since then he has written more than 50 novels and at least 15 short story collections. Some of his best known works are The Humanoids, The Legion of Time, Manseed, and Lifeburst. He also published numerous collaborations with fellow science fiction author Frederik Pohl. He received numerous awards including the Pilgrim Award from the Science Fiction Research Association, the Hugo Award, and the Nebula Award. He was an inaugural inductee in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame and was named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1976. He died at his home in Portales, New Mexico on November 10, 2006. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Einer gegen die Legion
- Original title
- One Against the Legion & Nowhere Near
- Original publication date
- 1939
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