Destination: Universe!

Destination: Universe!
Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author(s)	A. E. van Vogt
Cover artist	Boris Dolgov
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Science fiction short stories
Publisher	Pellegrini & Cudahy
Publication date	1952
Media type	Print (Hardback and paperback)
Pages	295
OCLC Number	2152944

Destination: Universe! is the second collection of science fiction short stories by A. E. van Vogt, published in hardcover by Pellegrini & Cudahy in 1952, and repeatedly reprinted in paperback, by three different publishers, over the next 25 years. The first British edition appeared in 1953, followed by several paperback reprints. A French translation, Destination Univers, was issued in 1973 and reprinted four times over the next two decades.^[1]

Contents

• "Far Centaurus" (Astounding 1944)
• "The Monster" (Astounding 1948)
• "Dormant" (Startling Stories 1948)
• "Enchanted Village" (Other Worlds 1950)
• "A Can of Paint" (Astounding 1944)
• "Defense" (Avon Fantasy Reader 1947)
• "The Rulers" (Astounding 1944)
• "Dear Pen Pal" (The Arkham Sampler 1949)
• "The Sound" (Astounding 1950)
• "The Search" (Astounding 1943)^[2]

Reception

P. Schuyler Miller reviewed the collection favorably, singling out "Far Centaurus" as "unforgettable and unforgotten."^[3]

References

1. ^ ISFDB bibliography
2. ^ Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
3. ^ "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, December 1952, pp.103