Destination: Universe!

Destination: Universe!

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author	A. E. van Vogt
Cover artist	Boris Dolgov
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction short stories
Publisher	Pellegrini & Cudahy
Publication date	1952
Media type	Print (Hardcover and paperback)
Pages	xv + 295
OCLC	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 six times over the next 25 years.^[1] The collection has also been translated into the Swedish (1954, as Destination universum^[2]); into the Portuguese (1960, as Rumo ao Universo^[1]) and in Romanian (1994, as Destinația univers^[3]).

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)^[4]

Reception

P. Schuyler Miller reviewed the collection favorably, singling out "Far Centaurus" as "unforgettable and unforgotten."^[5]

References

1. "Bibliography: Destination: Universe!". ISFDB. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
2. "Destination universum". WorldCat. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
3. "Destinația univers". WorldCat. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
4. Contento, William G. (26 January 2008). "Destination: Universe! (Pellegrini Cudahy, 1952, $3.50, 309pp, hc)". Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
5. "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, December 1952, pp.103