----- The voyage of the space beagle. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1950,
240 i;.
Interplanetary fiction. During colonization of a galactic-wide system,
interstellar scientific expedition eni:ounters creatures wh:-<Je drives
and needs are based on nonhuman metabolism and who have abil!ty to
control energy fields and the minds of humans. New science of neYJalism,
providing techniques for speetting up processes of absorbing knowledge and of
using effectively what has been learned, is applied to same hurru4ns in the
expedition from annihilation.
The world of A. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1948. 246 p.
Fiction. The protagonist, a mutant with a double mind, doesn't know who
he is and tries to find out. Selected as one of the most advanced
intellects on earth, he goes to Venus for special training and is told the
secret oi immortality.
Vasse, Cornelie (Wouters) [baronne de], Le char volant ou voyage dans la lune.
Paris, Veuve Ballard & F'ils, 1783. 203 p.
Fictitious account of trip by philosopher Erastus to the moon, the sun, and
other planets, with descriptions of their climates, customs, and
inhabitants.
Verne, Jules. A journey to the center of the earth. London, New York, G.
Routledge, 188'1. 254 p.
Fiction. Finding instructions on a piece of parchment for rear· 1g the
center of the earth through an Icelandic volcano, Professor . .1igg of
Hamburg goes on the journey, taking along his nephewi Henry Lawson,
and an Icelander names Hans Bjelke.
Wells, Herbert George. The first men on the moon. Langdon, G, Newnes, Ltd.,
1901. 342 p.
Fictitious account of discovery of substance opaque to gravity and its use in
constructing spacecraft which lands first men on the moon. Voyage,
landing, and exploration of moon described in detail; human society
criticized through depiction of a non-human culture.
Wilhelm, Ka-t.e, The killer thing. Garden City, New York, 1967, 190 p.
Fiction. A malfunctioning robot programed to kill with the laser becomes
a threat to the galaxy.
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