The Anarchistic Colossus
| Title | The Anarchistic Colossus |
| Year for Search | 1977 |
| Authors | van Vogt, A[lfred] E[lton](1912-2000) |
| Tertiary Authors | van Vogt, A. E. |
| Pagination | 248 pp. |
| Date Published | 1977 |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Canadian author, Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Anarchist eutopia as the setting for resistance to an alien invasion with the aliens believing that the apparently disorganized humans will be easy pickings. The system is tied together by a billions-strong network of AI (kirilian computers in the text) so that ethical and moral lapses can be identified and corrected. |
| Additional Publishers | U.K. ed. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1978 |
| Holding Institutions | Merril, MoU-St, PSt |
| Author Note | Although the author (1912-2000) left Canada in 1944, he is considered the founder of Canadian science fiction. |
| Full Text | 1977 van Vogt, A[lfred] E[lton] (1912-2000). The Anarchistic Colossus. New York: Ace Books with an unpaged “Introduction” by the author. 248 pp. U.K. ed. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1978. Merril, MoU-St, PSt Anarchist eutopia as the setting for resistance to an alien invasion with the aliens believing that the apparently disorganized humans will be easy pickings. The system is tied together by a billions-strong network of AI (kirilian computers in the text) so that ethical and moral lapses can be identified and corrected. Although van Vogt left Canada in 1944, he is considered the founder of Canadian science fiction. |
