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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
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Subject: "Chronicles of the Lensmen, Volume 1 (Triplanetary, First Lensman,
 Galactic Patrol)" by E. E. "Doc" Smith
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:42:47 -0500
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"Chronicles of the Lensmen, Volume 1 (Triplanetary, First Lensman, 
Galactic Patrol)" by E. E. "Doc" Smith
  
https://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Lensmen-Triplanetary-Lensman-Galactic/dp/1568658044/

Book number one of a two book space opera science fiction series.  I 
read the well printed and well bound hardback published by the Science 
Fiction Book Club in 1998 that I bought used from Amazon recently.  In 
fact, I was inspired by Heinlein's "The Pursuit of the Pankera" that I 
read recently to read this book.  I have ordered book two of the series 
and will read it soon.
  
https://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Pankera-Parallel-Novel-Universes/dp/1647100291/

This book actually consists of three books published by E. E. "Doc" 
Smith.  "Triplanetary" was published in 1948.  "First Lensmen" was 
published in 1950.  And "Galactic Patrol" was published in 1950.  The 
books are dated by time with what was normal in the 1930s and 1940s is 
no longer normal for our times other than a minimal segment of the 
United States society.

"Triplanetary" starts off with a detailed conflict between the Arisians 
in our galaxy and the Eddorians in a second galaxy over two thousand 
million years ago.  The two galaxies are colliding over and incrdible 
period of time and the two races are conflicting for control of the 
merged galaxy.  Also detailed is the various time periods on Earth and 
other planets that the Eddorians destroyed in order to maintain their 
supposed supremacy over the galaxies.  They even caused a nuclear 
conflict between Atlantis and her colonies.

"First Lensmen" is the story of the Arisians contacting the Virgil Samms 
to become the first Lensman and spread the Lens technology among 
individuals who are deserving of the technology.  Other technologies are 
rapidly advanced such as multiple light year speeds of space travel 
using inertialess generators.

"Galactic Patrol" is the story of the various conflicts between the 
Eddorian supported space pirates and the Arisian supported Lensmen. 
Most of the book is about Rod Kinnison's various exploits to expose and 
destroy the space pirates that are plaguing the commerce of the galactic 
free planets.

My rating:  5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating:  4.4 out of 5 stars (82 ratings)

Lynn