A sweeping tale of intergalactic adventure In this prequel to the famous Lensman saga, battle is joined for the control of the universe. The Arisians, benevolent humanoids, who have declared themselves Guardians of Civilization, are waging a cosmic war against the Eddorians, a race of creatures who seek to control and enslave the sentient races in our galaxy. Now their battleground is a planet in a remote corner of the Milky Way: Earth.
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A sweeping tale of intergalactic adventure In this prequel to the famous Lensman saga, battle is joined for the control of the universe. The Arisians, benevolent humanoids, who have declared themselves Guardians of Civilization, are waging a cosmic war against the Eddorians, a race of creatures who seek to control and enslave the sentient races in our galaxy. Now their battleground is a planet in a remote corner of the Milky Way: Earth.
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The first thing to observe is that this edition is taken from the original 1934 magazine text. That in itself is not a problem (indeed, it's what I wanted), but the back-cover blurbs refer to the later novel edition, which Smith turned into the first volume of his "Lensman" series.
On the very first page of the story, a paragraph of text appears to be completely out of place - in fact, it's the caption for an illustration which is not reproduced. There are other blatant failures of copyediting in the first few pages.
In general, this book gives the impression a hasty copy-paste job which was never even looked over by a human being before printing.
lewis
Apr 27, 2007
the finest space opera ever written
Triplanetary is the first of a six volume series that has everything a science fiction fan will love. The catchword is cleverness. E. E. "Doc" Smith has written a saga that is extremely inventive both in technology and character development. Ray guns, space drives, offensive and defensive weapons, and best of all- the good guys vs. the bad guys. In Triplanetary we are introduced to the Arisians and the Eddorians and mankind, who atthis time only represents three planets. To combat crime, the Arisians introduce the "lens", to mankind It is a device worn on the wrist of the newly formed Galactic Patrol that enables ..... Well, you will have to read the series to find out. The only other series that even approaches the "Lensman", is the classic "Foundation" books by Isaac Asimov. Lots of smiles, loads of fun, the best space space battles you have ever read will begin the journey as you take the first step by reading "Triplaneatry".
