E. E. "DOC" SMITH: Ultimate Sci-Fi Collection
By E. E. Smith
Length149h 20m
About this audiobook
E. E. "Doc" Smith's "Ultimate Sci-Fi Collection" encapsulates the quintessence of early science fiction, showcasing his groundbreaking space operas that established timeless narrative dynamics within the genre. Fusing imaginative world-building with intricate plots, this collection features his iconic Lensman and Skylark series, characterized by their grand scale and a sense of cosmic adventure. Smith's prose reflects the optimism and technological advancements of the early 20th century, pushing the boundaries of both storytelling and scientific imagination, thus influencing generations of writers and creators within the sci-fi domain. E. E. Smith, often hailed as the 'father of space opera,' emerged from a background rich in scientific education and engineering. His works were deeply inspired by the scientific advancements of his time, as well as his personal experiences during World War I, which instilled in him a fascination with the potential of technology. Smith's pioneering narratives not only bridged the gap between fantasy and realism but also infused deeper philosophical concepts into the genre, elevating science fiction from mere pulp to a framework for exploring complex societal themes. "Ultimate Sci-Fi Collection" is a must-read for anyone intrigued by the evolution of science fiction. Smith's visionary storytelling offers readers both a nostalgic journey and an insightful glimpse into the genre's roots. Whether a long-time fan or a newcomer, this anthology reveals the depth and ingenuity of a writer who redefined the boundaries of speculative fiction, providing a captivating experience that bridges past and future in thrillingly imaginative ways.
Audiobook details
GenreScience Fiction, Literary Classics
Length149 hrs 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 15, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
163CHAPTER I. The Occurrence of the Impossible
2CHAPTER 1. ARISIA AND EDDORE
164CHAPTER II. Steel Becomes Interested
3CHAPTER 2. THE FALL OF ATLANTIS 1. EDDORE
165CHAPTER III. Seaton Solves the Problem of Power
4CHAPTER 3. THE FALL OF ROME 1. EDDORE
166CHAPTER IV. Steel Liberates Energy—Unexpectedly
5CHAPTER 4. 1918
167CHAPTER V. Direct Action
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6CHAPTER 5. 1941
168CHAPTER VI. The Object-Compass at Work
7CHAPTER 6. 19—?
169CHAPTER VII. The Trial Voyage
8CHAPTER 7. PIRATES OF SPACE
170CHAPTER VIII. Indirect Action
9CHAPTER 8. IN ROGER'S PLANETOID
171CHAPTER IX. Lost In Space
10CHAPTER 9. FLEET AGAINST PLANETOID
172CHAPTER X. The Rescue
11CHAPTER 10. WITHIN THE RED VEIL
173CHAPTER XI. Through Space Into the Carboniferous
12CHAPTER 11. NEVIAN STRIFE
174CHAPTER XII. The Mastery of Mind Over Matter
13CHAPTER 12. WORM, SUBMARINE, AND FREEDOM
175CHAPTER XIII. Nalboon of Mardonale
14CHAPTER 13. THE HILL
176CHAPTER XIV. Nalboon Unmasked
15CHAPTER 14. THE SUPER-SHIP IS LAUNCHED
177CHAPTER XV. The Escape from Mardonale
16CHAPTER 15. SPECIMENS
178CHAPTER XVI. An Osnomian Marriage
17CHAPTER 16. SUPER-SHIP IN ACTION
179CHAPTER XVII. Bird, Beast, or Fish?
18CHAPTER 17. ROGER CARRIES ON
180CHAPTER XVIII. The Invasion
19CHAPTER 18. THE SPECIMENS ESCAPE
181CHAPTER XIX. The Return to Earth
20CHAPTER 19. GIANTS MEET
182CHAPTER I. DuQuesne Goes Traveling
21CHAPTER 1
183CHAPTER II. Dunark Visits Earth
22CHAPTER 2
184CHAPTER III. Skylark Two Sets Out
23CHAPTER 3
185CHAPTER IV. The Zone of Force Is Tested
24CHAPTER 4
186CHAPTER V. First Blood
25CHAPTER 5
187CHAPTER VI. The Peace Conference
26CHAPTER 6
188CHAPTER VII. DuQuesne's Voyage
27CHAPTER 7
189CHAPTER VIII. The Porpoise-Men of Dasor
28CHAPTER 8
190CHAPTER IX. The Welcome to Norlamin
29CHAPTER 9
191CHAPTER X. Norlaminian Science
30CHAPTER 10
192CHAPTER XI. Into a Sun
31CHAPTER 11
193CHAPTER XII. Flying Visits—Via Projection
32CHAPTER 12
194CHAPTER XIII. The Declaration of War
33CHAPTER 13
195CHAPTER XIV. Interstellar Extermination
34CHAPTER 14
196CHAPTER XV. The Extra-Galactic Duel
35CHAPTER 15
197Epilogue
36CHAPTER 16
1981. Doctor Duquesne’s Ruse
37CHAPTER 17
1992. Plan Xv 218
38CHAPTER 18
2003. Duquesne Captures A Battleship
39CHAPTER 19
2014. A World Is Destroyed
40CHAPTER 20
2025. Thought—a Sixth-order Wave
41EPILOGUE
2036. Mind Versus Matter
42CHAPTER 1. Graduation
2047. Duquesne Visits Norlamin
43CHAPTER 2. In Command
2058. Into The Fourth Dimension
44CHAPTER 3. In the Lifeboats
2069. Master Of Earth
45CHAPTER 4. Escape
20710. Captured!
46CHAPTER 5. Worsel to the Rescue
20811. Hyper-land
47CHAPTER 6. Delgonian Hypnotism
20912. Reunion
48CHAPTER 7. The Passing of the Overlords
21013. The Return To Space
49CHAPTER 8. The Quarry Strikes Back
21114. Wanted—a Planet
50CHAPTER 9. Breakdown
21215. Valeron
51CHAPTER 10. Trenco
21316. Within The Chloran Dome
52CHAPTER 11. Grand Base
21417. Quedrin Radnor Retaliates
53CHAPTER 12. Kinnison Brings Home the Bacon
21518. Valeron Versus Chlora
54CHAPTER 13. Maulers Afloat
21619. To The Rescue
55CHAPTER 14. Unattached
21720. The First Universe Is Mapped
56CHAPTER 15. The Decoy
21821. Dunark Takes A Hand
57CHAPTER 16. Kinnison Meets the Wheelmen
21922. Trapping The Intellectuals
58CHAPTER 17. Nothing Serious at All
22023. The Long, Long Ride
59CHAPTER 18. Advanced Training
2211. S.O.S.
60CHAPTER 19. Judge, Jury, and Executioner
2222. Llurdi and Jelmi
61CHAPTER 20. Mac Is a Bone of Contention
2233. Free (?)
62CHAPTER 21. The Second Line
2244. Llurdi and Fenachrone
63CHAPTER 22. Preparing for the Test
2255. Combat!
64CHAPTER 23. Tregonsee Turns Zwilnik
2266. Of Disembodied Intelligences
65CHAPTER 24. Kinnison Bores from Within
2277. Duquesne and Klazmon
66CHAPTER 1. PRIMARY BEAMS
2288. Industrial Revolution
67CHAPTER 2. WIDE-OPEN TWO-WAY
2299. Among The Jelmi
68CHAPTER 3. DEI EX MACHINA
23010. Jelmi on the Moon
69CHAPTER 4. MEDON
23111. Blotto
70CHAPTER 5. DESSA DESPLAINES, ZWILNIK
23212. Duquesne and the Jelmi
71CHAPTER 6. ROUGH-HOUSE
23313. Duquesne and Sennlloy
72CHAPTER 7. AMBUSCADE
23414. Seeker Sevance of Xylmny
73CHAPTER 8. CATEAGLES
23515. Duquesne’s Assassins
74CHAPTER 9. EICH AND ARISIAN
23616. The Chlorans
75CHAPTER 10. THE NEGASPHERE
23717. Ky-el Mokak the Wilder
76CHAPTER 11. HI-JACKERS
23818. Humanity Triumphant, Not Inc
77CHAPTER 12. WILD BILL WILLIAMS, METEOR MINER
23919. The Coup
78CHAPTER 13. ZWILNIK CONFERENCE
24020. Duquesne and Fenachrone
79CHAPTER 14. EICH AND OVERLORD
24121. Llanzlan Mergon
80CHAPTER 15. OVERLORDS OF DELGON
24222. The Geas
81CHAPTER 16. OUT OF THE VORTEX
24323. Re-setting of the Premier
82CHAPTER 17. DOWN THE HYPER-SPATIAL TUBE
24424. Duquesne and Sleemet
83CHAPTER 18. CROWN ON SHIELD
24525. Roman Candles
84CHAPTER 19. PRELLIN IS ELIMINATED
24626. The Talent
85CHAPTER 20. DISASTER
24727. Co-belligerents
86CHAPTER 21. AMPUTATION
24828. Project Rho
87CHAPTER 22. REGENERATION
24929. Duquesne to the rescue
88CHAPTER 23. ANNIHILATION
25030. Emperor
89CHAPTER 24. PASSING OF THE EICH
251I. CATASTROPHE
90CHAPTER 25. ATTACHED
252II. THE ZETA FIELD
91CHAPTER 1. Recalled
253III. DESTON THE DOWSER
92CHAPTER 2. Invasion Via Tube
254IV. ORGANIZATION OF THE LITTLE GEM
93CHAPTER 3. Lyrane the Matriarchy
255V. COUNTER-ORGANIZATION
94CHAPTER 4. Kinnison Captures
256VI. MAYNARD BUYS THE PACKAGE
95CHAPTER 5. Illona of Lonabar
257VII. PROJECT ENGINEER BYRD
96CHAPTER 6. Back to Lyrane
258VIII. THE BATTLE OF NEW YORK SPACEPORT
97CHAPTER 7. Wide-Open N-Way
259IX. RHENIA FOUR
98CHAPTER 8. Cartiff the Jeweler
260X. THE PARTY
99CHAPTER 9. Cartiff the Fence
261XI. PSIONTISTS
100CHAPTER 10. Bleeko and the Iceberg
262XII. HIGHER EDUCATION
101CHAPTER 11. Alcon of Thrale
263XIII. THE OUTPLANETS
102CHAPTER 12. Helen Goes North
264XIV. THE GENERAL STRIKE
103CHAPTER 13. In the Cavern
265XV. THE UNIVERSITY OF PSIONICS
104CHAPTER 14. Nadreck at Work
266XVI. STRATEGIC WITHDRAWAL
105CHAPTER 15. Klovia
267XVII. PUNSUNBY’S WORLD
106CHAPTER 16. Gannel Fights a Duel
268XVIII. HUNCHERS
107CHAPTER 17. Into Nth Space
269XIX. DOUBLE AGENT
108CHAPTER 18. Prime Minister Fossten
270XX. THE ELECTION
109CHAPTER 19. Gannel, Tyrant of Thrale
271XXI. THE BATTLE OF NEW RUSSIA
110CHAPTER 20. Gannel vs. Fossten
272I.
111CHAPTER 21. The Battle of Klovia
273II.
112CHAPTER 22. The Taking of Thrale
274III.
113CHAPTER 23. Attainment
275IV.
114Acknowledgment
276CHAPTER I. The IPV Arcturus Sets Out for Mars
115Chapter 1. CATASTROPHE
277CHAPTER II. ——But Does Not Arrive
116Chapter 2. CLOUD BLASTS A VORTEX
278CHAPTER III. Castaways Upon Ganymede
117Chapter 3. CLOUD LOSES AN ARM
279CHAPTER IV. Ganymedean Life
118Chapter 4. "STORM” CLOUD ON DEKA
280CHAPTER V. Cantrell's Comet
119Chapter 5. THE BONEHEADS
281CHAPTER VI. A Frigid Civilization
120Chapter 6. DRIVING JETS ARE WEAPONS
282CHAPTER VII. The Return to Ganymede
121Chapter 7. THE BLASTER ACQUIRES A CREW
283CHAPTER VIII. Callisto to the Rescue
122Chapter 8. VESTA THE VEGIAN
284CHAPTER IX. The Sirius Takes a Hand
123Chapter 9. TROUBLE ON TOMINGA
285CHAPTER X. Among Friends at Last
124Chapter 10. JANOWICK
286CHAPTER XI. The Vorkul-Hexan War
125Chapter 11. JOAN THE TELEPATH
287CHAPTER XII. The Citadel in Space
126Chapter 12. VESTA PRACTICES SPACEAL
288CHAPTER XIII. Spacehounds Triumphant
127Chapter 13. GAMES WITHIN GAMES
289CHAPTER 1
128Chapter 14. VESTA THE GAMBLER
290CHAPTER 2
129Chapter 15. JOAN AND HER BRAINS
291CHAPTER 3
130Chapter 16. VEGIAN JUSTICE
292CHAPTER 4
131Chapter 17. THE CALL
293CHAPTER 5
132Chapter 18. CAHUITA
294CHAPTER 6
133CHAPTER 1. KIM AND KIT; GRAY LENSMEN
295CHAPTER 7
134CHAPTER 2. WORSEL AND THE OVERLORDS
296CHAPTER 8
135CHAPTER 3. KINNISON WRITES A SPACE-OPERA
297CHAPTER 9
136CHAPTER 4. NADRECK OF PALAIN VII AT WORK
298I
137CHAPTER 5. THE ABDUCTION OF A PRESIDENT
299II
138CHAPTER 6. TREGONSEE, CAMILLA, AND “X”
300III
139CHAPTER 7. KATHRYN ON GUARD
301IV
140CHAPTER 8. BLACK LENSMEN
302V
141CHAPTER 9. AN ARISIAN EDUCATION
303VI
142CHAPTER 10. CONSTANCE OUT-WORSELS WORSEL
304VII
143CHAPTER 11. NADRECK TRAPS A TRAPPER
305VIII
144CHAPTER 12. KALONIA BECOMES OF INTEREST
306IX
145CHAPTER 13. CLARRISSA TAKES HER L-2 WORK
307X
146CHAPTER 14. KINNISON-THYRON, DRUG RUNNER
308XI
147CHAPTER 15. THYRON FOLLOWS A LEAD
309XII
148CHAPTER 16. RED LENSMAN IN GRAY
310XIII
149CHAPTER 17. NADRECK VS. KANDRON
311Epilogue
150CHAPTER 18. CAMILLA KINNISON, DETECTOR
312I. Jules and Yvetta
151CHAPTER 19. THE HELL-HOLE IN SPACE
313II. The Brawl in the Dunedin Arms
152CHAPTER 20. KINNISON AND THE BLACK LENSMAN
314III. The Head
153CHAPTER 21. THE RED LENSMAN ON LYRANE
315IV. Banion the Bastard
154CHAPTER 22. KIT INVADES EDDORE; AND—
316V. Citizens of Earth
155CHAPTER 23. —ESCAPES WITH HIS LIFE
317VI. Storming the Castle
156CHAPTER 24. THE CONFERENCE SOLVES A PROBLEM
318VII. The Switch
157CHAPTER 25. THE DEFENSE OF ARISIA
319VIII. The Massagerie
158CHAPTER 26. THE BATTLE OF PLOOR
320IX. The Fortress of Englewood
159CHAPTER 27. KINNISON TRAPPED
321X. Bill, Irene and Edna
160CHAPTER 28. THE BATTLE OF EDDORE
322Tedric
161CHAPTER 29. THE POWER OF LOVE
323Lord Tedric
162EPILOGUE
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