Alfred E. van Vogt, since the appearance of his first two stories - "Black Destroyer" and "Discord in Scarlet" (Astounding Science Fiction, July and December 1939) the most memorable debut in the long history of the genre - has been a giant. (Harlan Ellison)

Alfred E. van Vogt, since the appearance of his first two stories - "Black Destroyer" and "Discord in Scarlet" (Astounding Science Fiction, July and December 1939) the most memorable debut in the long history of the genre - has been a giant.

Harlan Ellison

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