Triplanetary

The first installment in the groundbreaking Lensman series, one of the greatest space opera sagas of all time Nevia, located many light years from the Earths sun, is running out of iron, the primary source of energy for the planets dominant amphibious race. Armed with technology that can extract iron atoms from anything it encountersrock, machinery, man-made structures, even human bloodthe Nevians set their sights on a rich lode of the precious element: the planet Earth. Descending on its unsuspecting target, the Nevian space-ship destroys the city of Pittsburgh and its defenseless inhabitants before heading home with three human specimens in its hold. Among them is Conway Costigan, an undercover intelligence operative for the Triplanetary Patrol. From deep within the bowels of the enemy ship, Costigan must do the impossible: find a way to defeat the Nevians before every man, woman, and child on Earth is annihilated. Known as the father of space opera, E. E. Doc Smith imagined remarkable future worlds and breathtaking intergalactic battles before the heyday of Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov, and decades before Star Wars and Star Trek became part of the popular culture. His best-known work, the Lensman series, was one of five finalists for the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. ** "TRIPLANETARY is the first of the six classic 'Lensman' books, long recognized as the greatest space opera ever written." -- John Clute "The Lensman books . . . are the books I cut my teeth on as a fan, and together they comprise one of the true milestones in science fiction literature." -- J. Michael Straczynski No single phrase can describe TRIPLANETARY, the first of the "Lensman" stories, the volume providing the background for the remaining novels in the series. It might be terned a Galactic Romance, or a Cosmological Fantasy -- but above all else it is a story. From the atomic age in Atlantis or a bloody Roman arena, you are borne to the watery world of Nevia, remote in space and time. You meet two incredible ancient races, the Arisians and the Eddorians, and you view the ancient conflict between these worlds. Test Search : Triplanetary / E. E. "Doc" Smith All Identifiers : amazon:B00INITSQI, goodreads:1300799, google:LGoQWc5dpocC, isbn:1499305311 Calc Series A (group): Lensman Series Number of Words in Auth: 4 Formats : EPUB ESN Combined : 01 ES Name : Lensman Series ES Cover Quality : ICBF Compare Author : eq Quick Search : E. E. "Doc" Smith Triplanetary Has Cover : Yes Uncomma Title 2 : Triplanetary Test Text Series Index: 1 Single Author : E. E. "Doc" Smith Raw Title : Triplanetary Sorted Author by LN, FN: Smith, E. E. "Doc" Torrent Summary : New Torrent Enter Series Index : 01 of 09 Calc Series Group : Lensman Series Title Length : 12 Title Parm A : Triplanetary Calc ESN Part 3 : 09 Any Num n Name : Series Calc ESI Combined : 01 of 09 ES Group : SIPZ_E Record ID : 630 Enter New Series (Calced): SIPZ_E.Lensman Series.Scifan.01 of 09..ICBF Test Compare Series to Entered: eq Uncomma Author : E. E. "Doc" Smith ES Genre : Scifan Calc New Series : Lensman Series.... Calc ESI Part 3 : 09 Calc ESN Part 1 : 01 Calc ESI Part 1 : 01 Calc ESN Part 2 : of Calc ESI Part 2 : of Num of Aut : 1 Lensman series, Book 1 of 7 Even back before the first bits of this story hit the newsstands, the folks who published it in Amazing Stories (January through April, 1934) knew they were on to something special. "We are sure that our readers will be highly pleased to have us give the first installment of a story by Dr. Smith. It will continue for several numbers and is a worthy follower of the Skylark stories which were so much appreciated by our readers. We think that they will find this story superior to the earlier ones. Dr. Smith certainly has the narrative power, and that, joined with his scientific position, makes him an ideal author for our columns." An awful lot has gone under the bridge since 1934, but you know, the folks at Amazing were on to something. Triplanetary really is all that special, and we're thrilled to offer it to you now anew. Amazon.com Review This is the first of E. E. "Doc" Smith's seven 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. Review HUGO Finalist for Best Science Fiction All-Time Series --Science Fiction Digest