''Monsters'' is a collection of eight
science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...
short stories by Canadian-American writer
A.E. van Vogt
Alfred Elton van Vogt ( ; April 26, 1912 – January 26, 2000) was a Canadian-born American science fiction author. His fragmented, bizarre narrative style influenced later science fiction writers, notably Philip K. Dick. He was one of the ...
; written during 1940 and 1950, they were assembled by
Forrest J. Ackerman
Forrest James Ackerman (November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor; science fiction writer and literary agent; a founder of science fiction fandom; a leading expert on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films; a pr ...
in 1965.
Contents
*Introduction by Forrest J. Ackerman.
*"Not Only Dead Men" (1942)
Final Command (1949)
*"War of the Nerves" (1950)
*"Enchanted Village" (1950)
*"
Concealment
Concealment devices or diversion safes are used to hide things for the purpose of secrecy or security. They are made from an ordinary household object such as a book, a soda can, a candle, a can, or something as small as a coin. The idea is tha ...
" (1943)
*"The Sea Thing" (1940)
*"
The Monster" (1948)
*"
Vault of the Beast
"Vault of the Beast" is a science fiction short story by Canadian writer A. E. van Vogt.
Plot summary
Beings from another dimension have sent a living plastic "robot" to Earth to find the "greatest mathematical mind in the Solar System," and get ...
" (1940)
Sources
*A.E van Vogt, ''Monsters'', Publisher: Corgi, 1977, .
External links
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1965 short story collections
Science fiction short story collections
Short story collections by A. E. van Vogt