Title: Empire of the Atom
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Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1957-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Clane
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1957-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Clane
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Based on:
Empire of the Atom is partially based upon material originally published in Astounding Science Fiction copyrighted 1946,1947.
Based in significant part on the plot of I, Claudius by Robert Graves, in an SF setting.
Synopsis: From the flaps of the SFBC edition: "Here, woven from the colorful background of the Italian Renaissance, is a science-fiction novel foretelling a still greater re-birth to come. For in the millenniums that followed the devastating Galactic War with Earth and most of the solar system laid waste, progress had ceased and the records of the past had been forgotten. Such was the legacy of the atom which had shattered the world of the future
Empire of the Atom is as much a history of this future age as it is the story of the Linn family which so strongly influenced it. For if history can be said to be the story of the influence of great men, the rise of the Linns and their "course upon the mountain-tops of power", is the story of this future time. The era of Earth's second Renaissance dawned with the emergence of the Linns, for ruthless and bloody though they were, the Linn rulers brought stability and order to a world recovering from a second Dark Age.
There was Medron, Lord Leader of Linn, a strong administrator under whose rule civil war had been brought to an end. He had married Lydia, and lived many years to regret it, for Lydia never ceased to plot and scheme, corrupting the Linn heritage with murder and intrigue. Foremost among her ambitions was the rise to power of Tews, son by her first marriage, a hypocrite who used the cloak of republicanism to deceive everyone - even himself. But Creg, brilliant soldier son of Medron, stood in Tews' path and so was fated to die on Mars. And, looming over his contemporaries there was Clane, grandson of Medron, who had bootstrapped himself from a shunned, unwanted freak into a patron of the second Renaissance, and finally into the role of war leader.
From out of the vastness of space came Czinczar and his warrior horde. Striking with force and by stealth, Czinczar had within a few days plundered Earth of its treasures, destroying its leaders and occupied its capital. With the world at bay, only Clane rose to oppose him - Clane the mutant, who became leader of Earth's resistance to the barbarian invasion from the Jovian satellites.
Readers familiar with the Italian Renaissance will appreciate the parallel between the Florentine Medici and the Dynasty of Linn, for Medron is a fitting successor to Cosimo Pater Patriae, while Clane is truly a Lorenzo il Magnifico. In Empire of the Atom A. E. van Vogt has succeeded in blending fragments of history with the drama of speculation and prophecy, and from those creating the great and mighty panorama of a future world. In brilliantly merging fiction with fact, and in completely rewriting the materials of this book from magazine form into the present novel, Mr. van Vogt has made yet another contribution to science-fiction enjoyment."
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Empire of the Atom / Space Station No. 1 | 1957-00-00 | Frank Belknap Long, A. E. van Vogt | Ace Books (Ace Double #D-242) | D-242 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
162+ 157 |
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books. |
omni | Ed Valigursky , Ed Emshwiller | |
Empire of the Atom | 1957-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Shasta | $3.00?$: US dollar |
192 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | H. W. McCauley | ||
Empire of the Atom | 1957-02-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Shasta / SFBC | $1.15?$: US dollar |
192 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | H. W. McCauley | ||
Das Erbe des Atoms | 1959-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Balowa / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Balowa Bestseller des Kosmos) | 147 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
266 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
Das Erbe des Atoms | 1959-12-18 | A. E. van Vogt | Moewig (Terra #95) | 095 | DM 0.60?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
64 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
novel | Johnny Bruck | |
L'impero dell'atomo | 1963-12-15 | A. E. van Vogt | Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #3) | Lit 1,600?Lit: Italian lira |
491 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | Duccio Alessandri | ||
Empire of the Atom | 1966-12-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Macfadden Books | 60-267 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Jack Faragasso | |
Empire of the Atom | 1966-12-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Macfadden Books | 60-267 | C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Jack Faragasso | |
L'empire de l'atome / Le sorcier de Linn | 1967-11-30 | A. E. van Vogt | OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #11) |
vi+ 403 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||||
Império do Átomo | 1969-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Galeria Panorama (Série Antecipação #23) | PTE 20.00 | 231 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Richard Powers | ||
L'impero dell'atomo | 1970-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #3) | Lit 3,600?Lit: Italian lira |
491 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Duccio Alessandri | ||
Empire of the Atom | 1970-12-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Macfadden Books | 75-387 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Jack Faragasso | |
Empire of the Atom | 1970-12-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Macfadden Books | 75-387 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Jack Faragasso | |
L'empire de l'atome | 1972-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #418) | 306 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Tibor Csernus | |||
Empire of the Atom | 1974-02-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Manor Books | 95320 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
Het rijk van het atoom / De tovenaar van Linn | 1975-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Scala (Scala SF #1) | 90-6221-001-5 | ƒ7.90 | 320 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Jerome Podwil | |
Empire of the Atom | 1975-03-00 | A. E. van Vogt | New English Library | 0-450-02326-5 | £0.40?£: UK pound |
155 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Ray Feibush | |
L'empire de l'atome | 1975-04-21 | A. E. van Vogt | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #418) | 306 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Tibor Csernus | |||
Das Erbe des Atoms | 1975-08-26 | A. E. van Vogt | Pabel (Terra Taschenbuch #265) | TTB265 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
143 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Ray Feibush | |
Empire of the Atom | 1975-10-00 | A. E. van Vogt | New English Library | 0-450-02580-2 | £2.75?£: UK pound |
155 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Ray Feibush | |
Empire of the Atom | 1976-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Manor Books | 12346 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
160 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Bruce Pennington | |
Empire of the Atom | 1978-07-00 | A. E. van Vogt | New English Library | 0-450-03698-7 | £0.75?£: UK pound |
155 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Joe Petagno | |
Empire of the Atom | 1978-12-00 | A. E. van Vogt | New English Library | 0-450-03698-7 | £0.75?£: UK pound |
155 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Joe Petagno | |
L'empire de l'atome | 1979-03-20 | A. E. van Vogt | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #418) | 2-277-11418-9 | 306 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Tibor Csernus | ||
Αυτοκρατορία του ατόμου?Aftokratoría tou atómou |
1980-00-00 |
A. Βαν Βογκτ?A. Van Vogt |
Πάπυρος?Pápyros (Papyros Βίπερ Φαν?Víper Fan #59) |
1111 | Dr. 35.00 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Bruce Pennington | ||
Empire of the Atom / The Wizard of Linn | 1981-10-00 | A. E. van Vogt | New English Library | 0-450-05340-7 | £1.25?£: UK pound |
155+ 174 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Joe Petagno | |
Makten och stjärnorna | 1982-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #156) | 91-7228-310-6 | 175 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | David A. Hardy | ||
Het rijk van het atoom en De tovenaar van Linn | 1983-06-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Meulenhoff (M=SF #188) | 90-290-1922-0 | 368 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Rowena Morrill | ||
Empire of the Atom | 1983-07-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Timescape / Pocket Books | 0-671-46144-3 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
190 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
Das Atom-Imperium | 1983-08-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24045) |
3-404-24045-6 | DM 8.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
414 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Paul R. Alexander | |
L'empire de l'atome | 1985-01-30 | A. E. van Vogt | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #418) | 2-277-12418-4 | 306 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Donald Grant | ||
L'empire de l'atome | 1987-02-18 | A. E. van Vogt | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #418) | 2-277-12418-4 | 306 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Donald Grant | ||
L'empire de l'atome | 1990-03-28 | A. E. van Vogt | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #418) | 2-277-12418-4 | 306 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Donald Grant | ||
Empire of the Atom | 1993-02-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Collier / Macmillan (Collier Nucleus Science Fiction Classic) | 0-02-025991-3 | $8.00?$: US dollar |
192 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Barclay Shaw | |
Imperiul atomului | 1994-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Editura Nemira (Nautilus #039) | 973-96255-8-4 | Lei 2,200?Lei: Romanian leu |
214 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Tudor Popa | |
L'empire de l'atome | 1994-12-01 | A. E. van Vogt | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #418) | 2-277-12418-4 | 306 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Hubert de Lartigue |
Reviews
- Review by Damon Knight (1956) in In Search of Wonder, (1971) , reprinted in:
- In Search of Wonder (1974)
- Review by Floyd C. Gale (1957) in Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1957
- Review by Hans Stefan Santesson (1957) in Fantastic Universe, August 1957
- Review by Henry Bott (1957) in Imagination, December 1957
- Review by S. E. Cotts (1958) in Fantastic, January 1958
- Review by Hans Stefan Santesson (1958) in Fantastic Universe, February 1958
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1958) in Astounding Science Fiction, May 1958
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1958) in Astounding Science Fiction, August 1958 (UK)
- Review by Rob Chilson [as by Robert Chilson] (1976) in Delap's F & SF Review, October 1976
- Review
[Swedish]
by
Bertil Mårtensson?Bertil Martensson(1985) in Nova Science Fiction - 2 1985
- Review [French] by Apophis (2020) in Bifrost, #98