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Name: The Voyage of Space Beagle
Author: A. E. van Vogt

📘 The Voyage of Space Beagle by A. E. van Vogt

The Space Beagle, a state‑of‑the‑art exploration vessel, is sent on a daring interplanetary mission to discover unknown worlds and potential alien beings. Aboard the ship, a diverse team of leading scientists, trained for any unforeseen hazard, must face the twin threats of hostile extraterrestrial environments and the hazardous power of their own sophisticated equipment. Their greatest challenge, however, lies not in the depths of space but within the ship itself, where the scientific potential and the ruthlessness of some crew members could turn their technological marvels into catastrophic weapons.

First publish date: 1973

Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera

Authors: A. E. van Vogt

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