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Second Stage Lensmen (The Lensman Series, Book 5) Paperback – November, 1998

by Edward E. Smith (Author)

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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 local Boskonian in every gesture, deed - and thought. He had to work his way up through the ranks of an alien enemy organization, right into the highest echelons of power. Then it would be he who issued the orders - orders that would destroy his own civilization…Edward Elmer Smith, also known as E.E. “Doc” Smith, was an early science fiction author who is sometimes referred to as the father of Space Opera. Smith’s novels are generally considered to be the classic space operas, and he is sometimes called the “first nova” of twentieth century science fiction. Smith expressed a preference for inventing fictional technologies that were not strictly impossible (so far as the science of the day was aware) but highly unlikely: “the more unlikely the better” was his phrase.--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Series: History of Civilization (Book 5)
Paperback
Publisher: Old Earth Books (November 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1882968131
ISBN-13: 978-1882968138
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
Average Customer Review: 20 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,045,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #97978 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy
- #98223 in Books > Literature & Fiction > United States

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Dated yarn, electronic edition could have used a proofread.

ByRichard J. Lettson July 4, 2017

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Review of the story: this is a story written almost 75 years ago in a time of different morals (no sex before marriage) and sex inequality (space ships wholly staffed by MEN, women occupying gendered roles as nurses and secretaries). It's a good yarn, and moves along at a good pace. The book is sometimes written in the nature of historical treatise and attempts to draw the reader in by having them agree with the facts as actually having happened.

As to this electronic edition itself: The editing of the scanned work could have done with some additional effort: a copyeditor/proofreader would have easily caught and corrected the odd digit appearing in a word or punctuation error. At one point search and replace had been used and 'th' had been replaced by 'di' (diis made it hard to read as die story. Thankfully diat stopped after a few pages so you did not have to learn die new language)

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Great book, too many typographical errors

ByHunter1955on July 30, 2017

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Second Stage Lensmen, along with the rest of the Lensman series is space opera at its best. I've read and re-read it many times since I was a young teenager.

Unfortunately, this edition is riddled with typographical errors and transcription mistakes to the extent that it distracts from the story. It's obvious that no effort was made to proofread the transcription before publication. These errors are the reason I did not give it 5 stars.

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wonderful

Bycyberscribeon July 28, 2017

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An old friend, glad it's back. He was the master of unencumbered narrative. He had a glorious disdain for mass, length, and time, but was an unexcelled story teller.