It was beginning to look as if no one could prevent the destruction of the Universe. For a strange intelligence was directing the destruction of all civilization from the icy depths of space. Kim Kinnison of the Patrol was one of the few men who knew how near the end was. And in the last desperate plan to save all life, he knew he had to use his children as bait in a desperate plan to prevent the destruction of the universe.

From the atomic age in Atlantis to a world remote in space and time, two incredible ancient races, the Arisians and the Eddorians, are in the midst of an interstellar war with Earth as the prize.

Second Stage Lensmen is the fifth of six classic "Lensman" books, long recognized as the greatest space opera ever written. This edition is a facsimile of the 1950 Fantasy Press first edition hardcover, hard to find and expensive when found.

The Galactic Patrol's Lensmen are the most feared peacekeepers in the Galaxy. The "Lens", a telepathic jewel matched to the ego of its wearer, is the ultimate weapon in the war against the merciless pirate Boskone and his forces of lawlessness.

Children of the Lens is the sixth and concluding volume of the six classic “Lensman” books, long recognized as the greatest space opera ever written.

Lensman Kimball Kinnison has attained the goal which every Lensman seeks, and so few attain, that of Unattached Lensman, a Lensman who is accountable to no one anywhere, completely independent, completely free. Further, he is learning how to fully use his

A traveler named Virgil Samms visits the planet Arisia. There he becomes the first wearer of the Lens, the almost-living symbol of the forces of law and order.

Written by Doc EE Smith, considered by modern luminaries such as Clark and Aasimov as one of the three great writers of early 20th century science fiction, alongside Heinlein and Weinbaum comes: Triplanetary! This is the original form of Dr EE Smiths Triplanetary, as presented in the January 1934 issue of Amazing Stories, before later revisions attempted to place it within his better known Lensman series. Described by Smith as a book "in which scientific detail would not be bothered about,...

A good many of us, who are now certain beyond a doubt that space travel will forever remain in the realm of the impossible, probably would, if a rocket that were shot to the moon, for instance, did arrive, and perhaps return to give proof of its safe arrival on our satellite, accept the phenomenon in a perfectly blasé, twentieth century manner. Dr. Smith, that phenomenal writer of classic scientific fiction, seems to have become so thoroughly convinced of the advent of interplanetary trave...

Triplanetary' by Edward E. Smith, first published in 1934 as a serial and revised in 1948 for book form, is a foundational work in the genre of space opera science fiction. It serves as a prequel to Smith’s famed Lensman series, setting the stage for one of the earliest and most influential interstellar sagas in science fiction history. The novel spans millennia, beginning with an epic cosmic conflict between two ancient alien races: the benevolent Arisians and the malevolent Eddorians. Th...

The story picks up immediately where Gray Lensman left off as Kimball and Clarissa are heading off to get ready for their impending marriage. Mentor of Arisia stops them by commanding Kim to "think" before he acts, and Kim, of course, immediately realizes that the Boskonian organization was probably not destroyed when Jarnevon was cracked between two other planets and still poses a grave threat to Civilization. The wedding is put on hold as Kinnison and the other Lensmen set about coming u...

"Skylark Thrее" is a thrilling sciеncе fiction novеl writtеn by Edward E. Smith, a pionееring author known for his contributions to thе spacе opеra gеnrе. This book is thе sеcond installmеnt in thе Skylark sеriеs. Thе story continuеs thе advеnturеs of Richard Sеaton and Martin Cranе, who in thе prеvious novеl, “Thе Skylark of Spacе, " dеvеlopеd a powеrful spacеcraft capablе of intеrstеllar travеl. In "Skylark Thrее, " thе duo еmbarks on an еpic journеy to еxplorе thе far rеachеs of thе uni...