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| Cover by John Schoenherr. |
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
MASTERS OF THE VORTEX
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| Panther SF paperback, 1973. Cover painting by Chris Foss. |
"RUNAWAY FIREBALL!
A churning nuclear vortex, appearing out of nowhere, wreaking utter destruction - and countless numbers of them were menacing planets throughout the galaxy! 'Storm' Cloud, nucleonic genius, set out in his spaceship Vortex Blaster to track and destroy the mysterious vortices - and embarked on a saga of discovery and conflict among the far stars and the worlds of the Lensmen...
Masters Of The Vortex (original title: The Vortex Blaster) is the seventh and last self-contained novel in E. E. 'Doc' Smith's epic Lensman series, one of the all-time classics of adventurous, galaxy-spanning science fiction."
CHILDREN OF THE LENS
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| Panther SF paperback, 1979. Cover painting by Chris Foss. |
"Armageddon For The Universe
It was beginning to look as though no one could prevent the annihilation of the civilized Universe. For a weird intelligence was directing the destruction of all civilization from the icy depths of outer space. Kim Kinnison of the Galactic Patrol was one of the few men who knew how near the end was. And in the last desperate stratagem to save the universe from total destruction, he knew he had to use his children as bait for the evil powers of the hell-planet Ploor...
Children of The Lens is the sixth self-contained novel in E. E. 'Doc' Smith's epic Lensman series, one of the all-time classics of adventurous, galaxy-spanning science fiction."
SECOND STAGE LENSMAN
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| Panther SF paperback, 1973. Cover painting by Chris Foss. |
"Galactic Undercover Agent
Kim Kinnison, Number One man of his time, had faced challenges before - but rarely one as daunting as this. To him fell the perilous task of infiltrating the inner circle of Boskone, stronghold of galactic civilization's most deadly foe. Kinnison had to become a loyal Boskonian in every gesture, deed - and thought. He had to work his way up through the ranks of an alien enemy organisation, right into the highest echelons of power. Then it would be he who issued the orders - orders that would destroy his own civilization...
Second Stage Lensmen is the fifth volume in E. E. 'Doc' Smith's classic Lensman space-saga"
GREY LENSMAN
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| Panther SF paperback, 1972. Cover painting by Chris Foss. |
"Duel to the Death in Outer Space
Somewhere among the galaxies was the stronghold of Boskone - a network of brilliant space-criminals whose hunger for conquest threatened the continued existence of all known civilisation.
But where was this stronghold? Boskonian bases were scattered across the universe - shielded by gigantic thought-screens that defied perpetration. The best minds in the Galactic Patrol had tried. And failed. Now it was up to Lensman Kim Kinnison, using his fantastic powers, to infiltrate the Boskonian strongholds, find the location of the enemy's grand base - and smash it forever.
But Kinnison didn't know then that the power of the Boskone reached further than anyone had dreamed - into the Galactic Patrol itself...
Grey Lensman is the fourth novel in the 'Lensman' Series."
GALACTIC PATROL
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| Panther SF paperback, 1972. Cover painting by Chris Foss. |
"Terror of the Space Raiders!
The space-pirates of Boskone raided at will, menacing the whole structure of interstellar civilization. Masterminded by a super-scientist, their conquering fleets outgunned even the mighty space cruisers of the Galactic Patrol.
When Lensman Kim Kinnison of the patrol discovered the secret Boskonian base, it was invulnerable to outside attack. But where a battle-fleet would meet insuperable resistance, a single infiltrator might penetrate the Boskonian defences - if he had the guts to take on million-to-one odds - even with the future of the civilized universe riding on his shoulders...
Galactic Patrol is the third novel in the epic seven-volume Lensman series, a saga of galactic adventure in the great tradition of adventurous science fiction."
FIRST LENSMAN
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| Panther SF paperback, 1972. Cover painting by Chris Foss. |
"Secret Planet
No human being had ever landed on the hidden planet of Arisia. A mysterious barrier, hanging unseen in space, turned back all ships. Then the word came to Earth, inexplicably but compellingly:
'GO TO ARISIA!'
Virgil Samms, founder of the Galactic Patrol, went - and came back with the Lens, the strange device that gave its wearer powers no man had ever possessed before. Samms knew that the price of this power would be high. But even he had no idea of the ultimate cost - nor or the strange destiny awaiting the First Lensman...
FIRST LENSMAN is the second novel in the classic Lensman series, a galaxy-spanning saga of space adventure and one of the all-time classics of science fiction."
TRIPLANETARY
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| Panther SF paperback, 1972. Cover painting by Chris Foss. |
"Cosmic Conflict
In Triplanetary, battle is joined for control of the universe. The Arisians, benevolent humanoids who have declared themselves Guardians of Civilization, war with the Eddorians, shapeless, malevolent beings, hungry for power at any price. They fight on both physical and mental levels, wielding weaponry of inconceivable destructiveness.
And their battleground is a tiny planet in a remote galaxy; Earth. The swamping of Atlantis, the fall of Rome, the wars that rack the world and blaze through space - all may seem historical accidents to the men involved, but each in reality is a move in a savage universe-wide power struggle...
Triplanetary is the first volume in the famous Lensman series of novels, an epic saga of galactic adventure on the same magnificent scale as Isaac Asimov's classic FOUNDATION trilogy."
Monday, 16 August 2010
THE BICENTENNIAL MAN
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| Panther SF paperback, 1978. Cover painting by Chris Foss. |
"ROBOT AS REVOLUTIONARY
Andrew was one of Earth's first house robots - clean, smoothly designed and functional. But when Andrew started to develop special talents which exceeded the confines of his allotted positronic pathways, he abandoned his domestic duties in favour of more intellectual pursuits. As time passed, Andrew acquired knowledge, feelings and ambitions way beyond anything ever experienced by other mechanical men. And he found himself launched on to a career which would bring him fame, fortune - and danger. For a robot who wants to be human must also be prepared to die...
In The Bicentennial Man, Isaac Asimov returns to his first and most enduring love - robotics. The result is a brilliant book of first-class entertainment and mind-spanning ideas which confirms Asimov's supreme status as Grand Master of science fiction."
Contents:
The Prime Of Life
Feminine Intuition
Waterclap
That Thou Art Mindful Of Him
Stranger In Paradise
The Life And Times Of Multivac
The Winnowing
The Bicentennial Man
Marching In
Old-fashioned
The Tercentenary Incident
Birth Of A Notion
The Prime Of Life
Feminine Intuition
Waterclap
That Thou Art Mindful Of Him
Stranger In Paradise
The Life And Times Of Multivac
The Winnowing
The Bicentennial Man
Marching In
Old-fashioned
The Tercentenary Incident
Birth Of A Notion
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