Triplanetary: A Tale of Cosmic Adventure (Lensman Series, Book 1)

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Summary: Good vs Evil on a Galactic Scale!
Review: The first of the Lensman series, this book introduces us to the struggle between the Arisians and the Eddorians to see who will inherit the galaxy. An extremely well written book. It is slightly dated, but rarely do you get to read a series with such an 'epic' feeling as this. A great read, along with the rest of the series. An essential buy for all sci-fi nuts!

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Summary: Excellent- ***** AAA+++
Review: The first of the Lensmen series. Space Opera at its very finest and the very first of the searlized storylines!! Before Buck Rogers, Before Star Trek- and I'll bet the starship Chicago could eat the NCC-1701 for lunch,,,and have a snack for dinner!

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Summary: Excellent- ***** AAA+++
Review: The first of the Lensmen series. Space Opera at its very finest and the very first of the searlized storylines!! Before Buck Rogers, Before Star Trek- and I'll bet the starship Chicago could eat the NCC-1701 for lunch,,,and have a snack for dinner!

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Summary: Grateful for new copies of this SF classic!
Review: The Lensman series by E.E. "Doc" Smith is one of the seminal works in science fiction. I read it years ago and my old copies were getting dog-eared. I'm really glad Old Earth Books made the effort to reprint them, complete with classic covers. The books are worth it just for the inventive slang! Dated but fascinating.

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Summary: Great for boys of all ages.
Review: The Lensman series is a wonderful adventure for adolescent boys (and girls of like mind). Purple prose, BEMs,and the whitest & blackest of hats abound. I loved it in 1959 (age 12) and so have multiple nephews since. I wasn't hurt by the pseuod-science and neither were they.

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Summary: Say NO to The Force and The Federation, support Lensmen.
Review: The Lensman series is not for the xenophobic. If you want an epic saga, rich characters, human or otherwise, and devasting weaponry, pick up the first volume of this series and hang on to your imagination, it may get away from you! After reading "Triplanetary", you'll be sucked into this space saga like no other. I last read this series ten years ago and I am excited it is being reprinted. The "Lensman" series is for the most instense sci-fi fan, young, old and anywhere in-between. Do yourself a favor and read it.

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Summary: This is the best sf series
Review: The lensmen series is one of my all time favorites. It includes alot of hard science but also some deep philosphy. Periodically, I re-read them and every time I do I find something new. I highly recommend these books to anyone interested in SF.

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Summary: A bit Dull
Review: The series was good not great (a solid B). I enjoyed the Super Hero concept of the Lensman, but I did not find the story very interesting and it went on and on. I kept waiting for something (anything) to get resolved. For most of the story I was very conscious that I was reading. I had to push myself just to get through it. It was better after I was finished. It is the kind of series that a die-hard SF fan has to read once. But I could not in good conscience recommend the series to a friend.

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Summary: White Supremacy!!
Review: The white race is not only better than all other races on earth, they're actually better than all other races everywhere in the Galaxy!! Bravo for them.

Fighting past that and the grade school dialogue, the stories are fast paced and quite enjoyable. It is pure pulp fiction and at times you almost have to stop reading to catch your breath. Its ok that the science isnt perfect, you have to excuse these things reading a book that's over 50 years old, and my only problems are the blatant racism and sexism that pervade throughout the series. Without those problems I would have given it 5 stars.

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Summary: The very best of the best
Review: This book is the greatest first book of the greatest Space Opera ever written. I read it in the 7th grade- 30 years ago. Space Opera doesn't get any better than 1937 thru 1949- the years all 6 of these books were orginally written. I've waited 18 years for these to be printed again cause I lost my orginals