Triplanetary by E.E. “Doc” Smith
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“Doc” E.E. Smith pretty much invented the space opera genre, and Triplanetary is a good and well-known example. Physics, time, and politics never stand in the way of a plot that gallops ahead without letup. Having earned a PhD in chemical engineering, it’s understandable that the heroes of Smith’s story are all scientists. He didn’t want to be constrained by the limits of known science, however, so in his hands the electromagnetic spectrum becomes a raw material to be molded into ever-more amazing and lethal forms, and the speed of light is no bar to traveling through th...
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- 01 – Pirates of Space
- 02 – In Roger’s Planetoid
- 03 – Fleet Against Planetoid
- 04 – Within the Red Veil
- 05 – Nevian Strife
- 06 – Worms, Submarines, and Freedom
- 07 – The Hill
- 08 – The Super-Ship Is Launched
- 09 – Specimens
- 10 – The “Boise” Acts
