The Pawns of Null-A is a 1956 science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer A. E. van Vogt, originally published as a four-part serial in Astounding Stories from October 1948 to January 1949 as The Players of Null-A. It incorporates concepts from the General semantics of Alfred Korzybski and refers to non-Aristotelian logic. It was published in the UK with the original name and in later US republication also had the original name restored. The novel is a continuation of the story of Gilbert Gosseyn from The World of Null-A, expanding on the galactic events which drove the interplanetary invasion of the earlier story. External links The Pawns of Null-A as serialized in Astounding, parts one, two, three, and four on the Internet Archive 1949 Canadian novels 1949 science fiction novels General semantics Novels by A. E. van Vogt Sequel novels Works originally published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact Novels first published in serial form Ace Books books