The LENSMAN Super Pack - E. E. "Doc Smith

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Résumé :
They came from an alien time continuum with the sole intention of subjugating the Lensmen and ruling the entire galaxy and everything in it. But the Lensmen had no intention of letting that happen. Voted one of the two best science fiction series of all time, coming in behind only Asimov's Foundation series. Collected together in one binding for the very first time are all six Lensman novels and the final book of Lensman short stories for 7 complete books with over eleven hundred pages and six hundred thousand words of pulse-pounding science fiction adventure. This epic space opera covers more than 3000 years of human evolution and their desperate fight for freedom. Included are:Triplanetary First Lensman Galactic Patrol Gray Lensman Second Stage Lensmen Children of the Lens The Vortex Blaster...

Biographie:
E. E. Doc Smith (Edward Elmer Smith, 1890-1965) was one of the foundational architects of modern science fiction and the creator of the space-opera tradition as it is still understood today. Trained as a chemical engineer, Smith brought a unique combination of scientific imagination and narrative escalation to his fiction, forever changing the scale at which science fiction stories could operate.He is best known for the Lensman series, a sweeping saga of galactic conflict that introduced concepts now taken for granted in the genre: universe-spanning wars, hierarchies of advanced intelligences, escalating cosmic stakes, and heroes entrusted with authority beyond conventional law. Long before such ideas became common, Smith envisioned civilizations locked in conflicts measured not in nations or planets, but in entire galaxies.Though his work first appeared in the pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s, Smith's influence extends far beyond that era. The Lensman series directly shaped later generations of science fiction writers and helped define the narrative DNA of space opera, from epic military SF to modern cinematic franchises. His stories are remembered not merely as early examples of the genre, but as the moment when science fiction discovered how big it could be....

Sommaire:
E. E. Doc Smith (1890-1965) is widely celebrated as the father of modern space opera. A trained food chemist who once worked on perfecting doughnut mixes, Smith transformed the world of science fiction with his epic tales of interstellar warfare, cosmic adventure, and retro rocketship battles.His two most famous sagas-the Skylark series and the Lensman series-defined the Golden Age of science fiction, thrilling readers of pulp magazines with their dazzling scope, relentless action, and sweeping imaginative scale. In the Lensman novels, Smith introduced the concept of a galactic police force, star-spanning wars, and super-science technology on a scale never before seen, directly influencing later works of epic science fiction.With their vast cosmic conflicts, larger-than-life heroes, and exuberant scientific speculation, Smith's novels remain foundational to the development of twentieth-century science fiction and continue to shape the traditions of modern space opera....