Date: 18 Apr 89 01:33:01 PDT (Tuesday)
Subject: Author Lists: E. E. "Doc" Smith
From: jwenn@world.std.com (John Wenn)
To: SF-LOVERS%rutgers:EDU
Edited: 18-Oct-93

"Doc" Smith defines space opera.  Heroes are larger than life.  Villains
are blacker than space, and Weapons are humongously powerful.  And the
writing, frankly, sucked.  In all fairness, the best of "Doc" Smith
fairly good.  And if you are willing to overlook the prose, you get the
straight "sense of wonder" stuff, 180 proof.  I  have always preferred
his Lensmen series, since it gives maximum scope for his plots.

[C] == Story Collection.
[= ...] == Also known by this other title.

Smith, E(dward) E(lmer) "Doc"	(U.S.A., 5/2/1890-9/31/1965)	G
	(GoH World SF Con 1940)

Series
	Lensman
		Triplanetary (Fantasy Press, 1948)
		First Lensman (Fantasy Press, 1950)
		Galactic Patrol (Fantasy Press, 1950) [Golden Fantasy, 1957]
		Gray Lensman (Fantasy Press, 1951) [Gnome, 1961]
		Second Stage Lensman (fantasy Press, 1953)
		Children of the Lens (Fantasy Press, 1954)
		The Vortex Blaster (Gnome, 1960) [= Masters of the Vortex] [in same universe]

	Skylark
		The Skylark of Space (1946) [FFF, 1950] [rev. 1958] [1st edition, with Lee Hawkins Garby]
		Skylark Three (Fantasy Press, 1948)
		Skylark of Valeron (Fantasy Press, 1949)
		Skylark DuQuesne (1966)

The Best of E. E. Doc Smith (1975) [C]
The Galaxy Primes (1965)
The Masters of Space (1976)
Spacehounds of IPC (Fantasy Press, 1947)
Subspace Explorers (1965)

with Lloyd Arthur Eshbach [uncredited]
	Subspace Encounter (1983)

with Gordon Eklund
	Lord Tedric [based on notes left by Smith]
		Lord Tedric (1978)
		Lord Tedric: The Space Pirates (1979)
		Lord Tedric: Black Knight of the Iron Sphere (1979)
		Lord Tedric: Alien Realms (1980)
		Lord Tedric; Alien Realms (1980) [O/2N]

with Stephen Goldin
	The Family d'Alembert [based on notes left by Smith]
		Imperial Stars (1976)
		Stranglers' Moon (1976)
		The Clockwork Traitor (1976)
		Getaway World (1977)
		Appointment at Bloodstar (1978) [= The Bloodstar Conspiracy]
		The Purity Plot (1978)
		Planet of Treachery (1982)
		Eclipsing Binaries (1983)
		The Omicron Invasion (1984)
		Revolt of the Galaxy (1985)

Related Titles
David Kyle
	The Lensmen Series [sequels to E.E.Doc Smith's Lensmen Series]
		The Dragon Lensman (1980)
		Lensman from Rigel (1982)
		Z-Lensman (1983)

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