The Silkie

A. E. van Vogt

earliest edition we have, 1971 New English Library, 1973 paperback 156 pages

The Silkie -- A living spaceship, impervious to heat and cold, virtually indestructible and capable of travelling at supersonic speeds. The Silkie -- Similar to a human being, but not the same. Highly intelligent. The Silkie -- Able to live under the oceans with the ease of a dolphin and the speed of a shark. The Silkie -- A modern angel or a computerized demon? The Silkie -- A friend of Earth, or a pitiless, alien d...

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Editions we hold

The Silkie paperback · 1985 · Daw Books · 9780886770624
The Silkie paperback · 1982 · Daw Books · 160 pages · 9780879976958
The Silkie paperback · 1973 · Ace Books · 191 pages · 9780441765027
The Silkie paperback · 1973 · New English Library · 156 pages · 9780450012099
The Silkie edition · 1971 · Ace Books · 9780441765010

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