scifi

An omnibus of the two weapon shop books.

A short book in three parts. A mysterious weapon shop appears in the present, and only lets certain people in. One man finds himself in the future. A young man there finds out he has superhuman luck altering powers.
The third section involves a man who has made himself immortal, and is out to save society via his weapon shops and other schemes.

Weapon Shops of Isher : 1 The Seesaw - A. E. van Vogt
Weapon Shops of Isher : 2 The Weapon Shop - A. E. van Vogt
Weapon Shops of Isher : 3 The Weapon Shops of Isher - A. E. van Vogt

Cosmic balance sucks if it is you.

3.5 out of 5

An incontrovertible supply of bang and zap is important.

4 out of 5

Put me in charge, I do old really well.

3.5 out of 5

4.5 out of 5

The continuation of the story for control of civilisation between the Empress Inelda and the superman, Robert Hedrock, head of the Weapon Shops.
The immortal Hedrock sets out to guide people in the way he sees best but a technological wild card causes some problems.

4 out of 5

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