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Summary: Boskone looses again!
Review: Read the 1950's original and the series is GREAT! I have re-read this series so much that the covers are all taped together. The son and daughters of the Kinneson line have finally grown into the heritage that Arisia has foretold for them and succeed despite Eich's best efforts. A great read for all
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Summary: The climax to my favorite sci-fi series of all time!
Review: The salvation of the galaxy is at hand! The eons old plan of the Arisian's is coming to fruition at last. You don't see science fiction novels penned with this type of unabashed romantic writing style any more! As you can tell by my e-mail address, I'm a big-time "Lensmen" series fan.
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Summary: Outstanding conclusion of the Lensman series
Review: This book introduces the five children (Kit Kinnison and his sisters) who will lead the final battle against the evil Eddorians. As always, E.E. Smith's dialog is dated, (when was the last time you did a flit?) but that only adds to the charm of the story. It seems in his time, there were only men and girls, and everyone smoked cigarettes.This story is the slam-bang conclusion of the series in which ever greater powers of good and evil are called into action. My only criticism is that in this book Kimball Kinnison's time is past, and he remains on center stage too long. Once the most powerful man in Civilization, even he is no match for an Eddorian. In the previous two books, his adventures were the deeds of a superhuman second-stage Lensman. But now he seems almost irrelevant, as his far more powerful kids have to protect him. The attitude is, well, we'd better keep an eye on Dad - he's too feeble-minded to know we're actually fighting Eddore. A priceless scene occurs when Clarissa Kinnison introduces one of her daughters to the evil matriarch of Lyrane II. The villainess thinks as she attacks, "Ah, the daughter is younger and less experienced. She will be easy prey." Oops! The last fifty pages are worth rereading over and over, as the combined forces of good slug it out with the last bastion of evil in the galaxy. It is the climax of six novels, and it does not disappoint. Enjoy the slang and the hokey dialog, as most modern writers don't have the jets to swing this load.
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Summary: THE PINNACLE OF A GREAT SCIENCE FICTION EPIC
Review: This is the best of the Lensman series and I have read it so many times for pure enjoyment and imagination that I can almost recite it from memory. It is an absolute must for readers who like to speculate on the evolution of mental powers.
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