Triplanetary: A Tale of Cosmic Adventure (Lensman Series, Book 1)
human alien encounters, extraterrestrial beings, full length book
human alien encounters, extraterrestrial beings, full length book
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781882968091 (1882968093)
ASIN: 1882968093
Publish date: 1997-07
Publisher: Old Earth Books
Pages no: 287
Edition language: English
Kind of old fashioned and corny, but still fun to read. The author had trouble at times making his statements clear, but I kept reminding myself that he didn't have the shared lexicon of sci-fi that we enjoy today to rely on.
I've heard people rave about how Doc Smith's work was one of the early space operas and that it influenced many later science fiction masterpieces. This may be true, but I'm thinking that just because it was influential, doesn't mean I have to like it. And I don't much. It's been pointed out by othe...
The first book in the Lensman saga, actually an earlier book of Smith's retooled. A bit slow, but with some very cool ideas.
Did I finish this? Honestly, no. And I don't think I ever will. I got more than halfway done, which I think was an accomplishment, considering the writing. I understand that this is important in the sci-fi canon, and that it was a precursor to many other sci-fi developments. But it is basically pulp...
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