About vanVogt: this came down recently
https://qz.com/984924/the-best-books...iness-leaders/
It struck me as odd that WEAPON SHOPS OF ISHER, with its decidedly anti-government slant and Second Amendment premise should be paired with 1984 for that drill.
Made me reread it and it stood up to my memories.
I'm currently doing WEAPON MAKERS OF ISHER and he does adhere to the 800 word cadence. Considering it is a far future society it is marginally easier to keep up than a novel set in present times. He keeps rolling out the ideas like clockwork...
Next I there I think I'll dig up SLAN and THE SILKIE. Plus THE HOUSE THAT STOOD STILL.
The thing about VanVogt is I can't think of any direct followers of his m.o.
His stories are enduring but I think that, like Sturgeon, nobody dares follow where he went.