Slan - Wikipedia Slan is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer A E van Vogt, as well as the name of the fictional race of superbeings featured in the novel The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction (September–December 1940)
Slan - Berserk Wiki | Fandom However, Slan has actively influenced humanity through the cult of the Goddess of Flame, who have held cannibalistic pagan orgies in her honor without knowing of her role or status as a God Hand member
Slan: A Novel (Slan, 1): A. E. van Vogt, Kevin J. Anderson . . . Slan is the story of Jommy Cross, the orphan mutant outcast from a future society prejudiced against mutants, or slans Throughout the forties and into the fifties, Slan was considered the single most important SF novel, the one great book that everyone had to read
Slan (Slan, #1) by A. E. van Vogt | Goodreads Slan was first published in 1940, pre-dating electronic computers as we know them and so many other technologies we now take for granted as the backdrop to our science fiction Its chief novum is atomic energy, and even so this story predates the first atomic bombs and nuclear reactors
Slan Summary - eNotes. com In essence, Slan is more than just a coming-of-age tale It is a profound exploration of what it means to be human, set against a backdrop of speculative science fiction
The Enduring Power of A. E. van Vogt’s Slan "Slan" was not written as a political statement, but it captures something deep about the tension between fear and excellence Its influence can be seen in stories that explore the cost of being different and the courage it takes to endure isolation without surrendering one's values
Slan — The Greatest Literature of All Time Slan first appeared, like almost every van Vogt work, in a 1940s-era pulp fiction magazine Renowned editor John W Campbell is said to have encouraged him to write the serial from the point of view of a superman character