Empire of the Atom

A. E. van Vogt

Book 1 of The Mutant Mage

Language: English

Publisher: Pocket Books

Published: Jan 1, 1957

Pages: 170
ABC: 2

Description:

Empire of the Atom is a science fiction novel by A.E. van Vogt. First published in 1957 by Shasta Publishers in an edition of 2000 copies, the novel is a fix-up of the first five of van Vogt's Gods stories which originally appeared in Astounding magazine. The remaining Gods stories are collected in The Wizard of Linn. Author & critic James Blish observed that the plot of the Gods stories resembled that of Robert Graves' Claudius novels. The novel concerns adventures of a mutant genius in a barbaric future where spaceships are used without being understood. A Son Is Born Child of the Gods Hand of the Gods Home of the Gods The Barbarian