Series
The Silkie
A. E. van Vogt · 1 novel · 2 novellas · 1 novelette · 1964–1969
The Silkie follows genetically engineered amphibious humans - the Silkies - who can survive in space, the ocean depths, and on land, forming an elite corps that defends Earth against alien threats. A. E. van Vogt's novel was assembled as a fix-up from linked magazine novellas, including Silkies in Space and Enemy of the Silkies, into a single narrative.
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Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
Map
The Silkie 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
- 1960s4
Shape
1 novel · 2 novellas · 1 novelette
1 author · completed series
reads like:science fictionaliensspacefar futureadventurousadult
Mood
Bright and intense: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book4 of 4 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- The Silkiedarkest · brightest · calmest · most intense