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The Great Engine

A. E. van Vogt

First published July 1943
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series Pendrake

Synopsis

A retired airman finds a mysterious, doughnut-shaped engine in a field. Investigating its improbable properties leads to a much bigger discovery - and reawakens his interest in life.

Publications (19)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
July 1943 Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1943 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 44
July 1943 Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1943 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 24
1952 Away and Beyond Pellegrini & Cudahy Collection 37
1952 Away and Beyond Avon Collection 34
February 1959 Away and Beyond Berkley Books Collection 5
February 1959 Away and Beyond Berkley Books Collection 5
September 1960 Away and Beyond Berkley Books Collection 5
December 1960 Away and Beyond Berkley Books Collection 5
August 1963 Away and Beyond Berkley Medallion Collection 7
September 1963 Away and Beyond Panther Collection 7
April 1968 Away and Beyond Panther Collection 7
1970 Away and Beyond Panther Collection 7
1973 Away and Beyond Panther Collection 7
1973 Away and Beyond Panther Collection 7
November 1977 Away and Beyond Jove / HBJ Collection 33
November 1977 Away and Beyond Jove / HBJ Collection 33
October 1978 Away and Beyond Panther / Granada Collection 7
April 2003 Transfinite: The Essential A. E. van Vogt NESFA Press Collection 409
October 2006 Transfinite: The Essential A. E. van Vogt NESFA Press Collection 409