β Scribed by A. E. van Vogt
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Slan is legendary science fiction author A. E. Van Vogt's first and best-known novel, back in print from Tor Books's Orb imprint. The story is classic golden age science fiction: Jommy Cross is a slan, a genetically bred superhuman whose race was created to aid humanity but is now despised by "normal" humans. Slans are usually shot on sight, but that doesn't stop Jommy's mother from bringing him to see the world capital of Centropolis, the seat of power for Earth's dictator, Kier Gray. But on their latest trip to Centropolis, the two slans are discovered, and Jommy's mother is killed. Jommy, only 9 years old, unwittingly becomes caught up in a plot to undermine Gray, who may be more sympathetic to slans than the public suspects. The nonstop action and root-for-the-underdog plot has made Slan a science fiction favorite.
One of the landmark novels of the genre, Van Vogt's 1940 tale follows the "Slan," a new breed of telepathic humans and their search for a society free from persecution. Essential for all libraries.
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Slan, the story of a young boy hiding from a world government that regards his race as a threat to humanity, was first published as a serial adventure in Astounding Stories in the last months of 1940. Later collected as a novel in book form, it has seldom been out of print.
Slan, the story of a young boy hiding from a world government that regards his race as a threat to humanity, was first published as a serial adventure in Astounding Stories in the last months of 1940. Later collected as a novel in book form, it has seldom been out of print.
In the 1940s, the Golden Age of science fiction flowered in the magazine *Astounding.* Editor John W. Campbell, Jr., discovered and promoted great new writers such as A.E. van Vogt, whose novel *Slan* was one of the works of the era. *Slan* is the story of Jommy Cross, the orphan mutant outcast fro
In the 1940s, the Golden Age of science fiction flowered in the magazine *Astounding.* Editor John W. Campbell, Jr., discovered and promoted great new writers such as A.E. van Vogt, whose novel *Slan* was one of the works of the era. *Slan* is the story of Jommy Cross, the orphan mutant outcast f
Jommy Cross es un slan, un superhombre cuya raza fue creada genΓ©ticamente para ayudar a la humanidad, pero que ahora es despreciada por los seres humanos "normales". Generalmente los slans se mantienen alejados del resto de los humanos, pero eso no impide a la madre de Jommy llevarlo a visitar la ca
Jommy Cross es un slan, un superhombre cuya raza fue creada genΓ©ticamente para ayudar a la humanidad, pero que ahora es despreciada por los seres humanos βnormalesβ. Generalmente los slans se mantienen alejados del resto de los humanos, pero eso no impide a la madre de Jommy llevarlo a visitar la ca