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Sci Fi Focus   >   Encyclopedia   >   E. E. "Doc" Smith
Edward Elmer Smith, phD. (1890-1965) was an American science fiction author best known for his Skylark and Lensman series which were the first modern Space Operas.

Remarkably, in the 1930s, he foreshadowed modern military concepts including AWACS, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and Stealth. In The Skylark of Space (originally written 1915-1920 with Mrs Lee Hawkins Garby) he also described a Cold Fusion process, almost identical to the one described by Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons in 1989.

Robert A. Heinlein noted that E. E. Smith's supposedly unrealistic heroes, were remarkably like E. E. Smith himself and his wife. Heinlein even began to suspect that Smith might be a superman of some sort, when Smith improvised a process for testing a car: by driving at high speeds, pressing their heads against roof columns, and listening for chassis squeaks using bone conduction!

Smith was an extremely influential science fiction author (many of his original ideas have been so frequently re-used by other authors that they have become clichés - though of course they weren't clichés when Smith first wrote them!). Additionally his Lensman series is said to have inspired both Spacewar (one of the first computer video games, originally developed in 1962), and George Lucas (who went on to create Star Wars).


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First Lensman

By E.E. "Doc" Smith

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First Lensman
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Chronicles of the Lensmen, Volume 1 (Triplanetary, First Lensman, Galactic Patrol )

By E. E. "Doc" Smith

Science Fiction Book Club
Hardcover (709 pages)

Chronicles of the Lensmen, Volume 1 (Triplanetary, First Lensman, Galactic Patrol )
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First three books in one - Interplanetary - First Lensman - Galactic Patrol This book collects the first half of the first - and one of the most famous --space epics of all time. With these books "Doc" Smith laid the foundation for all science fiction to come, crediting what David Weber "the great archetypes of the genre".

The Second E. E. 'Doc' Smith Omnibus: The Galaxy Primes; The Robot Nemesis & Other Stories; Spacehounds of I.P.C.

By E. E. Smith

PageTurner
Released: 2009-04-14
Kindle Edition

The Second E. E.  Doc  Smith Omnibus: The Galaxy Primes; The Robot Nemesis & Other Stories; Spacehounds of I.P.C.
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Two Classic SF Novels and the Only eBook Collection of Smith's Short Stories. The first ship to the stars is crewed by two men and two women with incredible mental powers and incredible sexual drives--the Galaxy Primes. They will need both to survive what they find. Then real all the great E. E. Smith stories available for eBook publication from the rarely reprinted Robot Nemesis, to his two heroic fantasy novelette about Lord Tedric, the mighty warrior, to The Vortex Blaster and Subspace Survivors. Finally, join the crew of the Arcturus as they battle space pirates, enemy aliens, and their own inner passions--and still get the job done! Here is a not to be missed omnibus edition of three full length sf books!

The Works of E. E. "Doc" Smith

By E. E. Smith

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The Works of E. E. "Doc" Smith
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The Galaxy Primes
Masters of Space
The Skylark of Space
Skylark Three
Spacehounds of IPC
Subspace Survivors
Triplanetary
The Vortex Blaster

The Skylark of Space and Other Works by E.E. "Doc" Smith (Halcyon Classics)

By E. E. Smith

Halcyon Press Ltd.
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The Skylark of Space and Other Works by E.E. "Doc" Smith (Halcyon Classics)
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This Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains eight novels and short stories by E.E. "Doc" Smith, an early pioneer in the science fiction genre. His novel THE SKYLARK OF SPACE and its immediate sequel SKYLARK THREE are among the first works dealing with interstellar travel.

THE SKYLARK OF SPACE is the first book in the Skylark series and pits the hero, Dick Seaton, against Marc DuQuesne. The story is not only in the technology, although there is a lot of that, but in the contrast in characters of Seaton and DuQuesne. Seaton is the honest scientist, making his discoveries for the good of mankind, and sharing knowledge and cooperating with other like-minded people. DuQuesne is in it only for himself and he will go to any lengths to ensure that he gets what he wants and wins in the end.

This ebook is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.


Contents:

The Skylark of Space
Skylark Three
Masters of Space
Spacehounds of IPC
Subspace Survivors
The Galaxy Primes
Tripanetary
Vortex Blaster

Children Of The Lens (Lensman Series #6)

By Edward E. ("Doc") Smith

Berkley
Mass Market Paperback (253 pages)

Children Of The Lens (Lensman Series #6)
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First Lensman (Lensman Series #2)

By E.E. "Doc" Smith

Berkley
Paperback (252 pages)

First Lensman (Lensman Series #2)
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In the not too distance future, while fleets of commercial space ships travel between the planets of numerous solar systems, a traveler named Virgil Samms visits the planet Arisia. There he becomes the first wearer of the Lens, the almost-living symbol of the forces of law and order. As the first Lensman, Samms helps to form the Galactic Patrol, a battalion of Lensmen who are larger than life heroes. These solders are the best of the best, with incredible skills, stealth, and drive. They are dedicated and incorruptible fighters who are willing to die to protect the universe from the most horrific threat it has ever known. Read by Reed McColm. 10 CD's 11 Hrs.

The E. E. 'Doc' Smith Omnibus: The Skylark of Space; Skylark Three; Triplanetary

By E. E. Smith

PageTurner
Released: 2009-04-16
Kindle Edition

The E. E.  Doc  Smith Omnibus: The Skylark of Space; Skylark Three; Triplanetary
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The 3 Novels that Created Space Opera! Set off on the first science fiction voyage outside our solar system as Richard Seaton sets out to rescue his captured fiancee after a rogue scientist steals Seaton's unique spherical spaceship The Skylark. Then the enemies are forced to become allies when everyone becomes lost in an unfamiliar region of the galaxy and must fight their way back through primative planets and against alien fleets. As always with Smith, romance and action are equally mixed. The Seaton is forced back into action to stop a menace that threatens every civilized planet in the galaxy, but to do it he must create the greatest starship ever conceived. Finally read Triplanetary, the story that helped launch the Lensmen series. A brainy man and heroic woman fight against ruthless space pirates for life and love.

Master Of The Vortex

By E. E. "Doc" Smith

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Skylark Three

By E.E. Doc Smith

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