Slan Author:A. E. Van Vogt Centuries ago, human beings fought the slan race for control of Earth. Most of the slans were exterminated and a world-wide police state was established to protect humanity against the scattered survivors. The exact circumstances of the Slan Wars were long forgotten, but the fear and hatred of slans remained ... kept alive by the human governmen... more »t. This is the story of Kathleen Layton, the one exception to the rule of kill-all-slans, living in the palace of the ruthless dictator whose personal hold on power depends on keeping her alive. And it is the story of John Thomas Cross, another young slan growing up completely isolated from his own kind ...« less