Clute, John. "Van Vogt, A(lfred) E(lton)."
In The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffen, 1995. This is a summary of van Vogt's literary career, and in a remarkably short space provides a good explanation of why van Vogt wrote as he did, with a good defense of van Vogt's style.
Disch, Thomas M. "Toward the Transcendent: An Introduction to Solar Lottery and Other Works." In Philip K. Dick.
Edited by Martin Harry Greenberg and Joseph D. Olander. New York: Taplinger, 1983. Van Vogt's work has significantly influenced other writers, including Dick.
On pages 19-23, Disch discusses van Vogt's influence on Dick.
Knight, Damon. "Cosmic Jerrybuilder." In In Search of Wonder. Chicago: Advent, 1956. The best-known attack on van Vogt's fiction, this review still is the foremost summary of.....
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