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"Black Destroyer" is a science fiction short story by Canadian-American writer A. E. van Vogt, first published in Astounding SF in July 1939. It has been marked as the story that represents the start of the Golden Age of Science Fiction .
Plot Summary. Coeurl, a catlike creature that is nearly immortal, is on the hunt for id-creatures so that it may sustain itself. While traveling across its home planet, it realizes that it has hunted every possible victim to extinction. Then suddenly, something arrives.
Jun 19, 2021 · Black Destroyer by A. E. Van Vogt, Read by A. P. Lattanzi. One of the classic stories of the golden age of SF. Here is the story that influenced so many things after it, such as Alien,...
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Aug 16, 2022 · The Astounding Story of "Black Destroyer" by A E van Vogt. A look behind the first story of the Golden Age of Science Fiction, and some of the artwork it inspired. ...more.
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Mar 5, 2015 · Mr. Van Vogt was most famously known for his “Dorsai!” novels. “Black Destroyer” tells of an alien life form, “Coerl,” a vicious, sentient animal somewhat resembling a large cat, with tentacles coming out of its neck, each with seven fingers.
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Van Vogt sent another story, entitled "Black Destroyer", which was accepted. It featured a fierce, carnivorous alien stalking the crew of a spaceship, and served as the inspiration for multiple science fiction movies, including Alien (1979).
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Nov 21, 2019 · That started a brief discussion of the cover story in the issue, “Black Destroyer,” the first published story of A.E. van Vogt. In 1979, 40 years after the publication of the story in Astounding, the movie Alien hit the silver screens.
