Slan

And in that place did the saint by his prayers produce out of the heart of the earth a pure fountain, which to this day is called Slan, that is, healing; for that it relieveth many laboring under multiplied diseases.

The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings Various

And these are from "Slan", Astounding SF November 1940 issue

More van Vogt! hyperdave 2007

And these are from "Slan", Astounding SF November 1940 issue

Archive 2007-04-01 hyperdave 2007

Were people intrigued by the plight of the individual versus society, as depicted with such pessimistic intensity by Orwell, supposed to be drawn into the world of Slan, where it turns out that the dictator is a good guy, just a little misunderstood?

MIND MELD: What You Should Know About Speculative Fiction and Mainstream Acceptance (Part 2) 2009

Without totally giving away my age, I will point out that I read my first “real” SF book, at least the first I remember reading, in 1955 [and for those who want to know, the book was A.E. Van Vogt's Slan and it wasn't one of my listed "favorites" because it has too many impossibilities and improbabilities].

Favorite Books? « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009

Without totally giving away my age, I will point out that I read my first “real” SF book, at least the first I remember reading, in 1955 [and for those who want to know, the book was A.E. Van Vogt's Slan and it wasn't one of my listed "favorites" because it has too many impossibilities and improbabilities].

November « 2009 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009

These books were bestsellers in the Forties and Fifties, back when "Fans were Slans" and fans lived in Slan Shacks.

Null-A Continuum arhyalon 2008

Published in 1948, many consider this to be A.E. Van Vogt's finest novel even with such classics as Slan and The Weapon Shops of Isher under his belt.

Archive 2010-02-01 Pointman74250 2010

(Slan, which would make a great YA novel, was also written by Van Vogt.)

Null-A Continuum arhyalon 2008

Slan go foill [Goodbye for now] and Happy St. Patrick's Day ...

'Daily Voting News' For March 17, 2009 2009