Triplanetary
“Doc” E.E. Smith pretty much invented the space opera genre, and Triplanetary is a good and well-known example. Physics, time, and politics never stand in the way of a plot that gallops ahead without letup.
Having earned a PhD in chemical engineering, it’s understandable that the heroes of Smith’s story are all scientists. He didn’t want to be constrained by the limits of known science, however, so in his hands the electromagnetic spectrum becomes a raw material to be molded into ever-more amazing and lethal forms, and the speed of light is no bar to traveling through the interstellar void.
Come enjoy this story of yesteryear, set in tomorrow, where real women ignite love at a glance, real men achieve in days what governments manage in decades, and aliens are an ever-present threat to Life-As-We-Know-It! (Summary by Mark F. Smith)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Science Fiction
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | 01 - Pirates of Space | Mark F. Smith |
00:41:13 |
| Play 02 | 02 - In Roger's Planetoid | Mark F. Smith |
00:36:52 |
| Play 03 | 03 - Fleet Against Planetoid | Mark F. Smith |
00:25:23 |
| Play 04 | 04 - Within the Red Veil | Mark F. Smith |
00:40:33 |
| Play 05 | 05 - Nevian Strife | Mark F. Smith |
00:39:54 |
| Play 06 | 06 - Worm, Submarine, and Freedom | Mark F. Smith |
00:15:20 |
| Play 07 | 07 - The Hill | Mark F. Smith |
00:27:09 |
| Play 08 | 08 - The Super-Ship Is Launched | Mark F. Smith |
00:13:59 |
| Play 09 | 09 - Specimens | Mark F. Smith |
00:10:14 |
| Play 10 | 10 - The Boise Acts | Mark F. Smith |
00:33:35 |
| Play 11 | 11 - Roger Carries On | Mark F. Smith |
00:33:32 |
| Play 12 | 12 - The Specimens Escape | Mark F. Smith |
00:38:48 |
| Play 13 | 13 - The Meeting of the Giants | Mark F. Smith |
00:28:47 |