ONE MAN DISCOVERED THE TRUTH
—The Fall of Rome, the Wars that racked the world, mass murder andhorror....
Men thought they were historical accidents, "human nature."
But each one was a move in a Universe-wide battle—and the men whosuffered and died were the big chessmen.
Finally, one man discovered the truth—and faced his strange destinyin the ultimate struggle for control of the Universe.
First of the Famous Lensman Series
NOVELS OF SCIENCE FICTION
by
"DOC" SMITH
The Lensman series
TRIPLANETARY
FIRST LENSMAN
GALACTIC PATROL
GRAY LENSMAN
SECOND STAGE LENSMAN
CHILDREN OF THE LENS
MASTERS OF THE VORTEX
The Skylark series
THE SKYLARK OF SPACE
SKYLARK THREE
SKYLARK OF VALERON
SKYLARK DU QUESNE
TRIPLANETARY
E.E. "DOC" SMITH
PYRAMID BOOKS NEW YORK
TRIPLANETARY
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Fantasy Press edition published 1948
Pyramid edition published August 1965
Eighth printing, January 1973
Copyright 1948 by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.
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