LENSMAN Boxed Set (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Triplanetary, First Lensman, Galactic Patrol, Second Stage Lensmen & The Vortex BlasterBy E. E. Smith
Length73h 13m
About this audiobook
The LENSMAN Boxed Set gathers E. E. "Doc" Smith's foundational space-opera sequence, a vast chronicle of interstellar conflict, psychic evolution, and civilizational destiny. Moving from Triplanetary origins to the superhuman struggles of the Lens-bearing guardians, the series combines martial adventure, cosmic scale, and technological exuberance with the pulpy momentum of early twentieth-century magazine fiction. Its prose is declarative, heroic, and extravagantly imaginative, placing it at the center of the Golden Age tradition that helped define galactic science fiction. Smith, a food chemist by training and one of the genre's earliest architects, brought to fiction both scientific enthusiasm and an engineer's delight in systems, weapons, and escalating problems. Writing for readers of Astounding and earlier pulp venues, he transformed the frontier adventure into a universe-spanning moral drama. His background in applied science and his fascination with organization, hierarchy, and disciplined competence strongly shaped the Lensman mythos. This boxed set is recommended for readers interested in the origins of modern science fiction, especially those who wish to see where later space operas learned their scale, velocity, and confidence. Though stylistically of its era, it remains historically indispensable and often thrilling.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreScience Fiction
Length73 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26CHAPTER 18. THE SPECIMENS ESCAPE
2Introduction
27CHAPTER 19. GIANTS MEET
3Historical Context
28First Lensman
4Synopsis (Selection)
29CHAPTER 1
5Triplanetary
30CHAPTER 2
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6BOOK ONE
31CHAPTER 3
7CHAPTER 1. ARISIA AND EDDORE
32CHAPTER 4
8CHAPTER 2. THE FALL OF ATLANTIS 1. EDDORE
33CHAPTER 5
9CHAPTER 3. THE FALL OF ROME 1. EDDORE
34CHAPTER 6
10BOOK TWO
35CHAPTER 7
11CHAPTER 4. 1918
36CHAPTER 8
12CHAPTER 5. 1941
37CHAPTER 9
13CHAPTER 6. 19—?
38CHAPTER 10
14BOOK THREE
39CHAPTER 11
15CHAPTER 7. PIRATES OF SPACE
40CHAPTER 12
16CHAPTER 8. IN ROGER'S PLANETOID
41CHAPTER 13
17CHAPTER 9. FLEET AGAINST PLANETOID
42CHAPTER 14
18CHAPTER 10. WITHIN THE RED VEIL
43CHAPTER 15
19CHAPTER 11. NEVIAN STRIFE
44CHAPTER 16
20CHAPTER 12. WORM, SUBMARINE, AND FREEDOM
45CHAPTER 17
21CHAPTER 13. THE HILL
46CHAPTER 18
22CHAPTER 14. THE SUPER-SHIP IS LAUNCHED
47CHAPTER 19
23CHAPTER 15. SPECIMENS
48CHAPTER 20
24CHAPTER 16. SUPER-SHIP IN ACTION
49EPILOGUE
25CHAPTER 17. ROGER CARRIES ON
50Galactic Patrol
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