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EMPIRE OF THE ATOM.

Van Vogt, A[lfred] E[lton].

Chicago: Shasta Publishers, [1957]. Octavo, boards. First edition. A mutant boy rises to power in a barbaric post-nuclear war "culture where radioactive elements are worshiped as gods and scientist-priests monopolize atomic power" (Brians). "A space opera of courtly intrigue which is modeled on Robert Graves's historical novels about the emperor Claudius" (Pringle). A novelization of a series of five stories published in ASTOUNDING between May 1946 and December 1947. The sequel is THE WIZARD OF LINN (1950; 1962). A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket some soiling to the rear panel and some tanning to flap edges. (27996). Item #27996

Price: $125.00