happening, or why, at any given time." New York Times reviewer Basil Davenport found the opening segment "begins well enough," but as the novel progresses, the reader's attention becomes "badly divided." In popular culture The Weapon Shop slogan, "The right to buy weapons is the right to be free", is often approvingly cited by supporters of the National Rifle Association and other advocates for gun rights. In Philippe Druillet's 1973 graphic novel Delirius, authorities encourage visitors to the gambling planet to arm themselves for their protection, and throughout the pages, there is some advertisement for "Isher" weapon shops here and there In F. Paul Wilson's Repairman Jack series of novels, the titular hero's weapon shop of choice is "Isher Sporting Goods". The secret basement of Isher Sporting Goods, where the weapons are stored, features a neon sign over the stairs that reads, "The right to buy weapons is the right to be free". S. M. Stirling in his Emberverse series of novels describes a post-apocalyptic world in which anything dependent on technology developed in the last 500 years (firearms, electricity, internal combustion engines, etc.) has been mysteriously rendered useless. The populace relies on bows, arrows, and swords for self-defense and to wage war. The Weapons Shop of Isherman and Sons manufactures swords. The Market Anarchist Center for a Stateless Society has referred to WikiLeaks as "Our Weapon Shop of Isher". The fictional government think tank created by Stephen King in his novel Firestarter is colloquially known as The Shop. It is stated that this is a direct reference to the Van Vogt novel. For decades, artist Tullio Proni designed and sold ray guns at science fiction conventions; he named his business Isher Enterprises (later Isher Artifacts). Publication history 1966 — JAPAN, Tokyo Sogensha, 286p. 2016 — JAPAN, Tokyo Sogensha, 334p.(revised version,) References 1951 Canadian novels 1951 science fiction novels Novels by A. E. van Vogt