Children of the Lens (The Lensman Series, Book 6)

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Summary: Wow Wow Wow
Review: All six books went fast and furious...but what reading!!! Terrific stuff! Smith definitely had the jets to tell one of the best yarns in all of science fiction. All the other reviewers citing how later movies, series, and stories were influenced by these books...WERE RIGHT!!! One of the best science fiction series you will ever read. Period.

Rating:
Summary: Wow Wow Wow
Review: All six books went fast and furious...but what reading!!! Terrific stuff! Smith definitely had the jets to tell one of the best yarns in all of science fiction. All the other reviewers citing how later movies, series, and stories were influenced by these books...WERE RIGHT!!! One of the best science fiction series you will ever read. Period.

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Summary: under recoginized great clasic of all time in sci-fi lit.
Review: E.E. Smith layed more than a little of the foundation of true sci-fi novels/epocs in his work with the Lensman serries of books that are now being polished by newer hands,today. Tho technecally less astutely written in physics as larry niven..he more than out shines in emotionally depicted immages and heatfelt humanism/tender family ties than any contempory author now writing. All the paper touched by this fine author was inspired to greatness and to be cherrished. The craft of story telling gained wounderful heights through the hands of E.E. Smith.Publisher take note your missing out on many many new fans by being slow or stingy in reprintings!!!

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Summary: This is the best there is
Review: Galaxies wide adventure. This is the last book of the Lensman series. While the book can stand alone, the earlier Lensman books lead up to this conclusion where the combined mind powers of the Lensman children, together with super science manage to defeat the super villains for the victory of good over evil.
E.E. Smith wrote these books around the middle of the century, and some of the writing style appears less sophisticated than current authors. However, I enjoyed the extremely positive depiction of the human nature and future - similarly to what the author did this in the Skylark series. Highly recommended..

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Summary: conclusion?
Review: I fell this book was rushed. after devoting three books to the devolpment of one 2nd stage lensman, e.e. smith devolpes 5 in just one volume. too many loose ends. gray lensman was the best of the series

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Summary: A great read. The best Space Opera of all time.
Review: I first read this series in the 1970's, and repurchased them in the 1980's. The Science Fiction Book Club just released the whole series in a two volume set. However you can get a hold of these, get them. They are a great read. John W. Campbell did another series in the 40's as a great space opera but the lensman series is the best.

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Summary: A great read. The best Space Opera of all time.
Review: I first read this series in the 1970's, and repurchased them in the 1980's. The Science Fiction Book Club just released the whole series in a two volume set. However you can get a hold of these, get them. They are a great read. John W. Campbell did another series in the 40's as a great space opera but the lensman series is the best.

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Summary: This is the best there is
Review: I have read this series at least 4 times. If you like SCIFI, you will cherish these books and buy the whole collection (as I did).

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Summary: Lens is the ancestor of the Light Saber
Review: Not only did the lens series inspire a lot of science fiction books, but it also inspired a lot of movies. One can almost see the galactic "knights" carrying their "lens" weapon using a Force derived from a higher Plenum as being the direct inspiration for the Jedi Knights with their Life Sabers and (when not fighting with those Light Sabers) using a Force derived from the midichlorians in nature.

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Summary: Lens is the ancestor of the Light Saber
Review: Not only did the lens series inspire a lot of science fiction books, but it also inspired a lot of movies. One can almost see the galactic "knights" carrying their "lens" weapon using a Force derived from a higher Plenum as being the direct inspiration for the Jedi Knights with their Life Sabers and (when not fighting with those Light Sabers) using a Force derived from the midichlorians in nature.