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A.E. van Vogt Books in Order

65 books are credited to A.E. van Vogt, published between 1940 and 2010; 2 of them appeared after A.E. van Vogt's death in 2000. The first book is Vault of the Beast (1940) and the newest is The Earth Killers and Other Stories (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
65
Published
1940–2010
Pages on record
9,612 in 46 of 65 books
Reading time
160–240 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,612 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 46 of 65 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of A.E. van Vogt, author

A.E. van Vogt (April 26, 1912 - January 26, 2000) was a Canadian-born American science fiction writer. Van Vogt's fragmented narrative style influenced later writers, including Philip K. Dick, and the Science Fiction Writers of America named van Vogt its 14th Grand Master in 1995. The catalogue holds 65 books, from Vault of the Beast and Slan (1940) to The Earth Killers and Other Stories (2010). The World of Null-A (1945) and The Weapon Makers (1946) are among them, and the series are Null-A, Empire of Isher and Mutant Mage.

How many A.E. van Vogt books are there?

A.E. van Vogt has 65 books, released between 1940 and 2010. 2 of them were published after A.E. van Vogt's death in 2000. They include 3 series and 57 titles listed outside any series.

A.E. van Vogt Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 65 A.E. van Vogt books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Slan, book 1 of the Slan series (1940)
  2. Cover of The Three Eyes Of Evil by A.E. van Vogt (1941)
  3. Cover of The Beast by A.E. van Vogt (1943)
  4. Cover of The Book of Ptath / Two Hundred Million A.D. by A.E. van Vogt (1943)
  5. Cover of The Changeling by A.E. van Vogt (1944)
  6. Cover of The World of Null-A by A.E. van Vogt, book 1 of the Null-A Series (1945)
  7. Cover of Out Of The Unknown by A.E. van Vogt (1948)
  8. Cover of The Sea Thing, And Other Stories by A.E. van Vogt (1948)
  9. Cover of The Wizard of Linn by A.E. van Vogt, book 1 of the Mutant Mage series (1950)
  10. Cover of Masters of Time by A.E. van Vogt (1950)
  11. Cover of The Universe Maker by A.E. van Vogt (1950)
  12. Cover of The House That Stood Still by A.E. van Vogt (1950)
  13. Cover of Earth's Last Fortress by A.E. van Vogt (1950)
  14. Cover of The Weapon Shops of Isher by A.E. van Vogt, book 2 of the Empire of Isher series (1951)
  15. Cover of Away And Beyond by A.E. van Vogt (1952)
  16. Cover of Destination: Universe by A.E. van Vogt (1952)
  17. Cover of Mission To The Stars by A.E. van Vogt (1952)
  18. Cover of Hypnotism Handbook by A.E. van Vogt (1956)
  19. Cover of Empire of the Atom by A.E. van Vogt, book 2 of the Mutant Mage series (1957)
  20. Cover of The Mind Cage by A.E. van Vogt (1957)
  21. Cover of The War Against the Rull by A.E. van Vogt (1959)
  22. Cover of The Violent Man by A.E. van Vogt (1962)
  23. Cover of Rogue Ship by A.E. van Vogt (1963)
  24. Cover of Monsters by A.E. van Vogt (1965)
  1. 1
    SlanSlan #11940 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1940255
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  2. 2
    Vault of the Beast1940 · confirmed 1/4
    1940–
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  3. 3
    The Three Eyes Of Evil1941 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1941218
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  4. 4
    The Beast1943 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1943207
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  5. 5
    The Book of Ptath / Two Hundred Million A.D.1943 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1943160
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  6. 6
    The Storm1943 · confirmed 1/4
    1943–
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  7. 7
    The Changeling1944 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1944128
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  8. 8
    The World of Null-ANull-A Series #11945 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1945272
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  9. 9
    The Weapon MakersEmpire of Isher #11946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946–
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  10. 10
    Out Of The Unknown1948 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1948126
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  11. 11
    The Pawns of Null-A / The Players of Null-ANull-A Series #21948 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1948224
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  12. 13
    The Wizard of LinnMutant Mage #11950 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1950174
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  13. 14
    Masters of Time1950 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1950128
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  14. 15
    The Universe Maker1950 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1950192
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  15. 16
    The House That Stood Still1950 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1950192
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  16. 17
    The Voyage of the Space Beagle1950 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1950240
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  17. 18
    Earth's Last Fortress1950 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1950176
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  18. 19
    The Weapon Shops of IsherEmpire of Isher #21951 · confirmed 1/4
    1951–
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  19. 20
    Away And Beyond1952 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1952254
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  20. 21
    Destination: Universe1952 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1952160
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  21. 22
    Mission To The Stars1952 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1952157
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  22. 23
    Mixed Men1952 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1952223
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  23. 24
    Hypnotism Handbook1956 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1956252
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  24. 25
    Empire of the AtomMutant Mage #21957 · 155 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1957155
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  25. 26
    The Mind Cage1957 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1957220
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  26. 27
    The War Against the Rull1959 · 269 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1959269
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  27. 28
    Siege of the Unseen1959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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  28. 29
    The Violent Man1962 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962320
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  29. 30
    Rogue Ship1963 · 172 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1963172
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A.E. van Vogt books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Null-A Series in order

3 books
  1. 1. The World of Null-A
  2. 2. The Pawns of Null-A / The Players of Null-A
  3. 3. Null-A Three

Empire of Isher in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Weapon Makers
  2. 2. The Weapon Shops of Isher

Mutant Mage in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Wizard of Linn
  2. 2. Empire of the Atom

Slan in order

1 book
  1. 1. Slan

Standalone books

57 books

57 A.E. van Vogt titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read A.E. van Vogt books in order?

You only need to read A.E. van Vogt books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with A.E. van Vogt

Start with Vault of the Beast (1940), the earliest published title.

What is the newest A.E. van Vogt book?

The Earth Killers and Other Stories (2010) is the newest A.E. van Vogt book released so far.

Is there a new A.E. van Vogt book coming?

No next A.E. van Vogt book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards A.E. van Vogt has won

Wikidata records 4 awards and 3 nominations for A.E. van Vogt. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel2016Wonfor Slan
  • Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame2005Wonfor The Weapon Shops of Isher
  • Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award1996Won
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame1996Won
  • Locus Award for Best Collection2004Shortlistedfor Transfinite: The Essential A. E. van Vogt
  • Locus Award for Best Short Fiction1972Shortlistedfor The Human Operators
  • Nebula Award for Best Novella1966Shortlistedfor Research Alpha

A.E. van Vogt at a glance

Died
A.E. van Vogt died in 2000, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to A.E. van Vogt are still being published after A.E. van Vogt's death in 2000; the newest appeared in 2010.
Release pace
A.E. van Vogt books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
9,612 pages across the 46 of 65 books with a recorded length, a median of 202 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most A.E. van Vogt books, 24 of 65, were published in the 1970s.

What the A.E. van Vogt books are about

50 of the 65 A.E. van Vogt books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 33 of 50. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.