The Worlds of A. E. van Vogt is a collection of science fiction short stories by Canadian American author A. E. van Vogt. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in January 1974 as the fifth volume in its Worlds of ... series, and reprinted by the same publisher in October of the same year.
Summary The book consists of fifteen works of short fiction by the author, together with an introductory essay by Forrest J. Ackerman.
Contents "About the Author" (introduction by Forrest J. Ackerman) "The Replicators" (novelette, 1965) "The First Martian" (short story, 1951) "The Purpose" (novelette, 1945) "The Earth Killers" (novelette, 1949) "The Cataaaaa" (short story, 1947) "Automaton" (short story, 1950) "Itself!" (short story, 1963) "Process" (short story, 1950) "Not the First" (short story, 1941) "Fulfillment" (novelette, 1951) "Ship of Darkness" (short story, 1948) "The Ultra Man" (novelette, 1966) "The Storm" (novelette, 1943) "The Expendables" (novelette, 1963) "The Reflected Men" (novelette, 1971)
Relation to other works An earlier collection, The Far-Out Worlds of A. E. van Vogt (1968), has much the same content, but with fewer stories, omitting "The Storm" (1943), "The Expendables" (1963) and "The Reflected Men" (1971).
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