
NOVELS OF SCIENCE FICTION - by - "DOC" SMITH
TRIPLANETARY - E.E. "DOC" SMITH
TO ROD
BOOK ONE DAWN
BOOK TWO THE WORLD WAR
BOOK THREE TRIPLANETARY
In a universe where whole galaxies are still forming, two solitary civilizations rise – the humanoid Arisians of the first galaxy and the alien Eddorians of the second. Both have survived for billions of years, watching their suns age and their worlds change, while a rare galactic encounter begins to draw the two systems together. The opening of the story recounts how each race struggles to preserve its culture, moving planets and mastering forces that ordinary beings can only dream of.
Against this backdrop, a young Arisian engineer named Arisia discovers a looming menace from the Eddorians and is thrust into a desperate race to safeguard her world. The narrative blends hard‑science speculation with high‑flown adventure, showing how ancient technologies clash with nascent societies. Listeners are drawn into a vast, lyrical vision of early space warfare and the fragile hope that one civilization might prevail.
Language
en
Duration
~9 hours (535K characters)
Series
Lensman 1.
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
Jun 6, 2010
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1890–1965
A pioneer of big, high-energy science fiction, this American writer helped define the grand scale of space opera with the Skylark and Lensman stories. His tales of faster-than-light travel, vast interstellar conflict, and larger-than-life heroes shaped the genre for generations.
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