Null-A Series by A.E. van Vogt

The classic novel of non-Aristotelian logic and the coming race of supermenScience Fiction Grandmaster A. E. van Vogt was one of the giants of the 1940s, the Golden Age of classic SF. Of his masterpieces, The World of Null-A is his most famous and most influential. Published in 1949 it was the first major trade SF hardcover, and has been in print in various editions ever since. The entire careers of Philip K... moreThe classic novel of non-Aristotelian logic and the coming race of supermenScience Fiction Grandmaster A. E. van Vogt was one of the giants of the 1940s, the Golden Age of classic SF. Of his masterpieces, The World of Null-A is his most famous and most influential. Published in 1949 it was the first major trade SF hardcover, and has been in print in various editions ever since. The entire careers of Philip K. Dick, Keith Laumer, Alfred Bester, Charles Harness, and Philip Jose Farmer were created or influenced by The World of Null-A, and so it is required reading for anyone who wishes to know the canon of SF classics.It is the year 2650 and Earth has become a world of non-Aristotelianism, or Null-A. This is the story of Gilbert Gosseyn, who lives in that future world where the Games Machine, made up of twenty-five thousand electronic brains, sets the course of people's lives. Gosseyn isn't even sure of his own identity, but realizes he has some remarkable abilities and sets out to use them to discover who has made him a pawn in an interstellar plot. less

Gilbert Gosseyn, the null-A genius of the Earth-Venus war, never realized that this interplanetary war was but a borrowed incident in a greater conflict until he was thrust onto the galactic battlefield as a mere pawn. But in picking Gosseyn as "expendable," those cosmic opponents unleashed forces they had never dreamed existed. One was the entrance of a powerful third party in the war. The second was the ability of certain other pawns to foresee the future... moreGilbert Gosseyn, the null-A genius of the Earth-Venus war, never realized that this interplanetary war was but a borrowed incident in a greater conflict until he was thrust onto the galactic battlefield as a mere pawn. But in picking Gosseyn as "expendable," those cosmic opponents unleashed forces they had never dreamed existed. One was the entrance of a powerful third party in the war. The second was the ability of certain other pawns to foresee the future. Finally, there was the secret of Gosseyn's original purpose - a secret which could decide the fate of the entire galaxy! less

Bevat:- De wereld van Nul-A- De schakers van Nul-AIn 2560 AD is de aarde de wereld van Nul-A. Nul-A is een volkomen logische manier van denken die het leven gaat beheersen en langzamerhand onmisbaar wordt.In 2560 komt Gilbert Gosseyn naar de stad van de gigantische Spelmachine om zich samen met duizenden anderen te laten testen. Nu moet blijken of hij voldoende geoefend is in Nul-A... moreBevat:- De wereld van Nul-A- De schakers van Nul-AIn 2560 AD is de aarde de wereld van Nul-A. Nul-A is een volkomen logische manier van denken die het leven gaat beheersen en langzamerhand onmisbaar wordt.In 2560 komt Gilbert Gosseyn naar de stad van de gigantische Spelmachine om zich samen met duizenden anderen te laten testen. Nu moet blijken of hij voldoende geoefend is in Nul-A. Maar — tot zijn stomme verbijstering merkt Gosseyn daar dat hij Gosseyn niet is; dat zijn herinneringen vals zijn; en nog verbazender, eenmaal uitgestoten door de andere kandidaten wordt hij gedood — maar hij komt weer tot leven in een ander lichaam!Later ontdekt Gosseyn dat hij ongewild een pion is in een verwoestend spel, gespeeld door een mysterieuze kosmische intelligentie...Maar wie is Gosseyn dan wél? En even belangrijk: wie is zijn duistere Volger? less

Meet again Gilbert Gosseyn, the man with the extra brain who staved off disaster for the Solar System, as he finds himself launched on his greatest challenge - a showdown with the originators of cosmic civilization.Null-A 3 is destined to become an instant classic - a mind boggling galaxy-spanning adventure!