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      Triplanetary

      by E.E. "Doc" Smith
      Published
      Jan 1948
      Main Genre
      Space Opera Space Opera
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      Series
      The Lensman Book 1

      About This Book

      War of the galaxies

      Eddore and Arisia fought desperately to control the Universe. The ultimate battleground was a tiny, backward planet in a remote galaxy--Earth.

      And only a few Earthmen knew of the titanic struggle--and of the strange, decisive role they were to play in the war of the super- races.

      Here is the beginning of -Doc" Smith's famous Lensman series--the first of the celebrated novels that set a pattern for science fiction.

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      Genres & Themes

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      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Science Fiction Space Opera

      Characters & Occupations

      Aliens

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