{"product_id":"empire-of-the-atom-a-e-van-vogt-signed","title":"Empire of the Atom: A.E. Van Vogt *SIGNED*","description":"\u003cp\u003e*SIGNED*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardcover first edition in fairly good condition, dust jacket has some wear and tear and some staining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mutant boy rises to power in a barbaric post-nuclear war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlfred 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evan 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 the home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe began his writing career with 'true story' romances, but then moved to writing science fiction, a field he identified with. His first story was \u003cem\u003eBlack Destroyer\u003c\/em\u003e, that appeared as the front cover story for the July 1939 edtion of the popular \"Astounding Science Fiction\" magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo returns or refunds on this item.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beastly Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (SIGNED)","offer_id":47596783337718,"sku":"9780020259916","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/6819\/6086\/files\/Untitleddesign_12_8fbb89e8-3828-4229-b54d-cb302a28b3b9.png?v=1737067327","url":"https:\/\/www.beastlybooks.live\/products\/empire-of-the-atom-a-e-van-vogt-signed","provider":"Beastly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}