Series
Clane
A. E. van Vogt · 2 novels · 4 novelettes · 1 short story · 1946–1962
A. E. van Vogt's Clane duology reimagines the political intrigue behind ancient Rome (the same history that inspired Robert Graves's I, Claudius) roughly ten thousand years in the future, following the disfigured but brilliant Clane Linn as he navigates a dynasty ruled in the name of living 'Atom Gods.' Empire of the Atom, a fix-up of five 1946-47 Astounding novelettes, follows Clane's rise from despised outcast to power broker; The Wizard of Linn completes the story as he confronts a mysterious alien threat.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
- Omnibus editions(1 edition)
Map
Clane at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 1940s5
- 1950s1
- 1960s1
Shape
2 novels · 4 novelettes · 1 short story
1 author · completed series
reads like:science fictionpolitical intrigueother star systemsfar futureadventurousadult
Mood
Bright and intense: 86% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book7 of 7 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Empire of the Atomdarkest · most intense
- Hand of the Godsbrightest · calmest