Triplanetary

E. E. "Doc" Smith

Mar 2014 · Open Road Media

About this ebook

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 Earth’s sun, is running out of iron, the primary source of energy for the planet’s dominant amphibious race. Armed with technology that can extract iron atoms from anything it encounters—rock, machinery, man-made structures, even human blood—the 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.

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Ratings and reviews

True Science Fiction. Before many technological breakthroughs happened here was someone writing about the possibilities. That's called thinking ahead, pondering what the future might be before it is on the close horizon or already here.

I started reading the Lensman series back in the 60's. Still love them and reread them every now and then. Great characters, plenty of action and suspense written in the old "wholesome" style of the time. Highly recommended.

I had the whole series of the Lensmen books back in the 60's. They're page turning great space operas where the good guys all have a code and the women are spirited and don't fall for cowards.

About the author

DIVDIVE. E. “Doc” Smith (1890–1965) was an American science fiction author, often credited as the father of the space opera genre. Smith worked as a chemist and food engineer until a friend suggested that he use his speculations about interstellar travel to write a novel. His first book, The Skylark of Space, was initially rejected by many book publishers and magazines before being serialized in Amazing Stories magazine, where it met with huge success. He spent the ensuing four decades writing novels and stories and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2004. /div/div