Slan

A. E. van Vogt

earliest edition we have, 1961 Blackstone Audiobooks, 2007 audiobook

The Garland library of science fiction

"Fans are Slans," became the catchphrase of early science fiction fandom in the wake of this novel. Like the Slans - telepathic mutants hiding out in a hostile population - science fiction fans considered themselves a haunted special minority, imbued with transcendent and visionary insight, sure to prevail in the fullness of time. Communes were called "Slan shacks" and fans occupied them. In the wake of the atomic bo...

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Slan audiobook · 2007 · Blackstone Audiobooks · 9780792749158
Slan audiobook · 2007 · Blackstone Publishing · 9780792748946
Slan paperback · 2007 · Orb Books · 256 pages · 9780312852368
Slan audiobook · 2006 · Ziggurat Productions · 9781884214165
Slan ebook · 2002 · RosettaBooks
Slan audiobook · 1995 · Ziggurat Productions · 9781884214004
Slan paperback · 1982 · Berkley Publishing Co. · 190 pages · 9780425054741
Slan hardcover · 1980 · Amereon Limited · 9780891904540
Slan edition · 1979 · Berkley · 9780425044049
Slan paperback · 1978 · Nelson Doubleday · 223 pages · 9783453300385
Slan edition · 1977 · Berkley · 9780425038512
Slan paperback · 1977 · Berkley Publishing Co. · 191 pages · 9780425033524

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