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''Empire of the Atom'' is a science fiction novel by A. E. van Vogt. It was first published in 1957 by Shasta Publishers in an edition of 2,000 copies. The novel is a fix-up of the first five of van Vogt's Gods stories which originally appeared in the magazine ''Astounding''. The remaining Gods stories are collected in ''The Wizard of Linn''. Author and critic James Blish observed that the plot of the Gods stories resembled that of Robert Graves' ''Claudius'' novels. Author and critic Damon Knight said that the plot was "lifted almost bodily" from the plot of ''I, Claudius'' A genealogy chart of the ruling family of the Empire of Linn is included. ==Components== Van Vogt based ''Empire of the Atom'' largely on the plot of ''I, Claudius'' by Robert Graves, putting it into a science-fictional setting. The work was originally presented as five novelettes published in Astounding Science Fiction between May 1946 and Dec 1947. “A Son Is Born” - Astounding Science Fiction (May 1946) “Child of the Gods” - Astounding Science Fiction (Aug 1946) “Hand of the Gods” - Astounding Science Fiction (Dec 1946) “Home of the Gods” - Astounding Science Fiction (Apr 1947) “The Barbarian” - Astounding Science Fiction (Dec 1947) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Empire of the Atom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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