This classic science fiction novel by Edward Elmer Smith (""Doc Smith"") was first serialised in Amazing Stories in 1934. It is an episodic novel that covers a period of thousands of years and tells the story of super intelligences and their human breeding project. The two genetic lines they engineer are designed to be an ultimate weapon in the war with their arch-enemies, the Eddorians. Will they succeed? Find out in this epic work of space opera. This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Robert Sheckley. Each publication is complete with a short introduction to the history of science fiction.
Lensman Series
Embark on an epic journey across the cosmos in this sprawling science fiction saga. Witness the rise of powerful beings dedicated to safeguarding the galaxy from annihilation. The series delves into profound themes of destiny, free will, and the eternal struggle between good and evil among the stars. Prepare for a grand adventure filled with imaginative technology and complex moral quandaries.
Recommended Reading Order
First Lensman
- 484 pages
- 17 hours of reading
Reprint of EE 'Doc' Smith's classic Lensman Series, newly edited and annotated.
Galactic Patrol
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
A classic from the golden age of pulp science fiction, in print for the first time in years with a striking new look!
Galaktische Patrouille
- 236 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Grey Lensman
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Book four of one of the all-time classic series of adventurous, galaxy spanning science fiction: E. E. 'Doc' Smith's Lensman series
Second Stage Lensmen
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Kim Kinnison, Number One man of his time, had faced challenges before - but rarely one as daunting as this. To him fell the perilous task of infiltrating the inner circle of Boskone, stronghold of galactic civilization's most deadly foe. Kinnison had to become a loyal Boskonian in every gesture, deed and thought. He had to work his way up through the ranks of an alien enemy organization, right into the highest echelons of power. Then it would be he who issued the orders - orders that would destroy his own civilization . . . Second Stage Lensmen is the fifth self-contained novel in E. E. 'Doc' Smith's epic Lensman series, one of the all-time classics of adventurous, galaxy-spanning science fiction.
Children of the Lens
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
The sixth standalone novel in E.E. 'Doc' Smith's Lensman series - a must have for fans of classic science fiction
Wächter des Mahlstroms
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
