After eternity is a collection, composed in 1968, of twelve Nouvelle S of Science-fiction written of 1941 to 1968 by A.E. van Vogt (Canada).

The French edition of 1972 does not take again to the Assassins of the Earth , the human Automat and Accomplissement . The news Automaton is translated into French and published in 1952 in France Dimanche under the title a woman gains the war of the robots . She is also published in the anthology Histoires of future times , composed in 1968 by Alain Dorémieux, under the title the human Automat .

Summaries

• Indestructibles ( The Replicators , 1965): Old a Marine of the the United States is confronted with extraterrestrial able to retort all the human weapons.
• the First Martian ( The First Martian , 1968): The colonization of Mars, planet which contains various dangerous forms of life, is not done without racial friction.
• the Mobile ( The Purpose , 1945): A couple is brought to face superhuman relentless, whereas those hopelessly seek the laboratory which gives them their capacities.
• Assassins of the Earth ( The Earth Killers , 1949);
• Supra-cattus ( The Cataaaaa , 1947): A man crosses extraterrestrial who with the shape of a cat. He will try thereafter to convince his fellow-citizens of the visit of known as extraterrestrial.
• the human Automat or a woman gains the war of the robots ( Automaton , 1950);
• Sézigue ( Itself! , 1962): Sailors try to defuse a bend-robot.
• Process ( Process , 1950);
• Neither beginning nor fine ( Not the First , 1941): The trial flight of a space rocket holds the unpleasant surprised ones to its crew when this one exceeds speed of light.
• Achievement ( Fulfillment , 1951);
• the Vessel of darkness ( Ship off Darkness, 1948 ): A spationaut who travels in time sees suddenly committed in a battle by beings humanoïdes with the surprising capacities.
• Ultra-terrestrial the ( The Ultra Man , 1966): A psychologist very recently established on the the Moon sees his directions and his capacities to change in an extraordinary way.