He had been using the name "A. E. van Vogt" in his public life for several years, and as part of the process of obtaining American citizenship in 1945 he finally and formally changed his legal name from Alfred Vogt to Alfred Elton van Vogt.

Jan 22, 2025 · A.E. Van Vogt was a Canadian author of science fiction who emerged as one of the leading writers of the genre in the mid-20th century. His stories are characterized as fast-paced adventures with complex, sometimes confusing plots.

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Jan 26, 2000 · Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded by some as one of the most popular and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century—the "Golden Age" of the genre. van Vogt was born to Russian Mennonite family. Until he was four years old, van Vogt and his family spoke only a dialect of Low German in ...

Alfred Elton van Vogt was born on a farm in Edenburg, a Russian Mennonite community east of Gretna, Manitoba. Early in his career he wrote for true confession pulp magazines like True Story, but in the late 1930s he began writing science fiction, which he was more interested in.

This tale, plus twenty-four other early works, has been assembled as Transfinite: The Essential A E Van Vogt (coll 2003) ed Rick Katze and Joe Rico. Van Vogt's first novel, and perhaps still his best known, is Slan (September-December 1940 Astounding ; 1946 ; rev 1951 ).

A. E. van Vogt was one of the most prolific writers of the Golden Age of science fiction, which also saw writers such as Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury and Theodore Sturgeon. In a career spanning six decades, he penned 39 novels and many short stories.

A bibliography of van Vogt's works. Gives full details on all known English editions and a handful of foreign editions (with more to be added as time goes by). Fully illustrated with book and magazine covers, along with interior artwork.

Alfred Elton (A.E.) van Vogt (1928–2005) was a prolific Canadian born American author known for his bizarre narrative style of writing. He penned dozens short stories and novels, including Slan, The Weapon Makers, The Book of Ptath and The World of Null-A.

A.E. van Vogt has 641 books on Goodreads with 117661 ratings. A.E. van Vogt’s most popular book is Slan (Slan, #1).