E. E. "Doc" Smith: Ultimate Sci-Fi Collection gathers the foundational space operas that helped define American science fiction's grand scale: interstellar travel, cosmic warfare, super-scientific invention, and heroic conflict staged across galaxies. Smith's prose is exuberant, kinetic, and unapologetically expansive, privileging momentum, technological wonder, and moral clarity over psychological subtlety. Read in its pulp-magazine context, the collection reveals the emergence of genre c...

The Lensman Series is among the foundational epics of American space opera, a vast chronicle of interstellar policing, psychic evolution, and cosmic war. From Triplanetary to Children of the Lens, Smith imagines civilizations shaped by the ancient struggle between Arisia and Eddore, culminating in the heroic career of Kimball Kinnison and the Lens-bearing Galactic Patrol. Its prose is vigorous, declarative, and technologically exuberant, reflecting the pulp magazines in which it first flou...

The Galactic Patrol's Lensmen are the most feared peacekeepers in the Galaxy. The "Lens," a telepathic jewel matched to the ego of its wearer, is the ultimate weapon in the war against the merciless pirate Boskone and his forces of lawlessness. The only problem is the Galactic Patrol isn't sure how to capitalize on the Lens' incredible powers, but new graduate Kimball Kinnison is determined to learn. Taking command of the experimental fighting ship, the Brittania, Kinnison and his crew set...

In 'The Greatest Works of E. E. Smith,' readers are taken on a journey through the visionary and imaginative world created by the author. Known for his pioneering works in the science fiction genre, Smith's unique blend of adventure, technology, and cosmic exploration captivates readers with its intricate world-building and action-packed plots. His literary style, characterized by vivid descriptions and detailed scientific explanations, transports readers into a universe where anything is ...

First Lensman chronicles the founding of the Galactic Patrol by Virgil Samms, the first sentient being in our cosmos to wear the "Lens", a unique badge of authority which is actually a form of "pseudo-life" that grants telepathic powers to the defenders of Civilization.

This is the first in the great Skylark series - a voyage to the ends of the Universe!

On the starship Procyon, Barbara "Bobby" Warner turns a moment of takeoff into a display of fearless athletic grace, revealing she is no pampered passenger but a woman with confidence, independence, and hidden strength. That impression deepens when First Officer Carlyle Deston, guided by a baffling hunch, meets her in the passenger lounge and experiences an immediate, overwhelming psychic bond that feels like destiny. Their connection is instant, mutual, and impossible to ignore: she is th...

In a future where scientists can watch the currents of time but fear to alter them, Prime Physicist Skandos makes a reckless choice: he intervenes in the distant past to prevent civilization's collapse. His target is Tedric, a fearless blacksmith in a brutal age ruled by priests, sacrifice, and the false god Sarpedion, whose cult keeps Lomarr weak and obedient. Tedric is no mere craftsman; he is a practical rebel who wants better steel, better armor, and the means to strike back at tyranny...

In the rigid empire of Tellurian Pharmaceuticals, science and profit have fused into something far colder than mere ambition. Dr. Ezekiel Stonely's radiation-grown "clear quill" proves that a revolutionary crop can be produced at astonishing speed and without traceable evidence, but the real breakthrough is the secrecy surrounding it. On the industrial world of Deka, hydroponic farms, laboratories, animal enclosures, and hidden disposal systems form a vast covert machine, while Graves and ...

The Ultimate Sci Fi Collection brings together over 50 of the greatest science fiction masterpieces ever written!Featuring:JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, by Jules VerneTWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, by Jules VerneTHE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, by Jules VerneFROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON, by Jules VerneAROUND THE MOON, by Jules VerneOFF ON A COMET, by Jules VerneDOCTOR OX’S EXPERIMENT, by Jules VerneTHE STEAM HOUSE, by Jules...

Triplanetary is a foundational space-opera narrative in which planetary politics, engineered cataclysm, and privateering intrigue expand into cosmic history. In its book form, revised to stand at the threshold of the Lensman sequence, it follows Conway Costigan and Clio Marsden while framing their peril against the ancient contest between Arisia and Eddore. Smith's prose is headlong, technophilic, and grand, blending scientific exposition with melodramatic velocity; its importance lies not...

Space Duel to the Death. Somewhere among the galaxies was the stronghold of Boskone - a network of brilliant interplanetary criminals whose mania for conquest threatened the future o all civilization. But Where? Boskanian bases dotted the universe - shielded by gigantic thought-screens that defied penetration. It was up to Lensman Kim Kinnison, using his fantastic mental powers, to infiltrate the Boskonian strongholds and learn the location of the enemy's Grand Base - and smash it forever!...