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A. E. van Vogt, "The Pawns of Null-A"

2008-09-12 22:31; in Adam's Books, Null-A; 31 words

Sequel to The World of Null-A; I don't have anything more to say about this than I did about the original.

ISBN 0722187726. Search for this book on Wikipedia or isbn.nu.

A. E. van Vogt, "The World of Null-A"

2008-08-31 18:37; in Adam's Books, Null-A; 91 words

I don't think this is nearly as bad as the critics make out, although it's very much a product of its time; the ideas are good even if the execution's iffy.

The important thing to note is that General Semantics is not nearly as cool in real life as van Vogt makes it out to be in the novels, but you do have to give him credit for doing such a spectacular marketing job for a set of abstract philosophical techniques.

ISBN 0722187572. Search for this book on Wikipedia or isbn.nu.