false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174842467m/444944.jpg 444944 21 This is the first of E. E. "Doc" Smith's six Lensman books, and although it isn't as fast-paced as later Lensman novels, it sets the stage for what is perhaps the greatest space-opera saga ever told. Through a series of vignettes spanning millions of years, readers will learn how the titanic struggle between the good Arisians and the evil Eddorians first came to pass, and about how humanity was chosen (and bred) to assume the awesome power of the lens. A short foreword by science fiction scholar John Clute puts the entire series into perspective. 1104949 1934 Triplanetary: A Tale of Cosmic Adventure (Lensman Series, Book 1) total:270|5:48|4:94|3:100|2:20|1:8| 270 964 423 35 0 2 false false Thu Mar 22 09:44:05 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 22 09:54:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon Aug 25 10:29:44 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 10:31:15 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Sep 20 10:44:56 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 10:45:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 05:23:13 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 11:54:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 16:55:53 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 16:39:20 -0700 2009 Galactic Patrol. That book drops the reader into a conflict which is already older than the earth itself, though it seems concerned with one particular Lensman, Kim Kinnison. Triplane...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 03:53:35 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 04:10:00 -0700 2008 Triplanetary is the first book of the Lensman series by E.E. Doc Smith. Like the rest of the series, it's a pulp-era space opera full of action, adventure, and "state-of-the-art" inventions and technology rolled into a non-stop ride through the galaxy (and beyond).

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Because I've heard good things about Galactic Patrol. But I wouldn't recommend starting here.]]> 1 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 16:02:46 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 18:36:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Thu Aug 20 13:46:06 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 13:47:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jun 13 10:38:01 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 10:45:01 -0700 2008
I've re-read the whole series probably 10 times since I first ran across it in my voracious youth and it remains as fresh, surprising and enjoyable as ever.

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Totally awesome.]]> 0 0 false false Wed Dec 24 08:31:28 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 08:31:28 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Wed Jun 17 12:32:30 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 12:33:02 -0700 2009 ]]> 0 0 false false Sat Dec 20 21:13:59 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 21:14:44 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Sep 11 02:57:31 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 03:42:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=444944