Macfadden, 1967. |
Manor Books, 1974. |
Fantasy Press, 1950. Cover by Edd Cartier. |
This book was also published as Earth's last Fortress, and
those editions are covered
on another page of this site. The first edition of this book, namely the
Fantasy Press edition pictured above was published in 4074 copies of which 500
were numbered and signed by A. E. van Vogt.
Kent Johnson writes: While the original
story was called "Recruiting Station," the Fantasy Press hardcover
book edition in 1950 was titled THE MASTERS OF TIME, but the Ace Double
edition the same year was titled EARTH'S LAST FORTRESS. When American
publishers decided to reprint it (starting in 1967), they used the Fantasy
Press title, but when European publishers decided to reprint it (starting in
1973), they used the Ace Double title. In fact Sidgwick's 1973
hardcover was THE THREE EYES OF EVIL AND EARTH'S LAST FORTRESS, two Ace
Double novels in one volume (THREE EYES was a retitling of SIEGE OF THE
UNSEEN). |
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Manor Books, 1975. Cover by Bruce Pennington. |
Editura Vremea, 1994. |
Macfadden, 1969. Cover by Jack Faragasso. |