by E.E. "Doc" Smith
"Immediately before the Coalescence began there was one,and only one, planetary solar system in the Second Galaxy; and, until the advent of Eddore, the Second Galaxy was entirely devoid of intelligent life"In "Triplanetary" by E. E. "Doc" SmithThere are only three real approaches to physics in SF:1....
Triplanetary is the first in the Lensman series. EE Smith was the father of the sub-genre 'space opera'. So says the cover. I really enjoyed the big sweeping operatic take - the stroll through human history up to present day, and shooting past to the future when humans have populated at least the so...