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Children of the Lens

Lensman Series, Book 6

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Children of the Lens

By: E. E. Doc Smith
Narrated by: Reed McColm
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 Twenty years have passed since the events in Second State Lensman. Kimball Kinnison and his wife, Clarrissa, now have five children - the "Children of the Lens". As the offspring of generations of selected matings, they are the most brilliant and capable minds in the universe. Their mission: to conclude the Boskonian war.

Children of the Lens is the sixth and concluding volume of the classic Lensman series, long recognized as the greatest space opera ever written.

Hi-fi sci-fi: listen to more in the Lensman series.©2006 The Estate of E. E. "Doc" Smith and Virginia Kidd, Inc. (P)2006 Books in Motion. This recording is produced by arrangement with The Estate of E. E. "Doc" Smith and Virginia Kidd, Inc. Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera

Critic Reviews

"The most towering figure in science fiction, thanks to the enormous scope of his novels." (Isaac Asimov)
"If you wish to understand the roots of modern science fiction, you have to read the Lensman saga." (Allen Steele)
"A finalist for a special Hugo Award for All-Time Best Series, 'Lensman' is considered by many sf heads to be the greatest of the space operas and clearly a source for such successors as Star Trek and Star Wars." ( Library Journal)
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the first space opera series I ever read, and possibly the first one ever written. set in the far future, but written in the 1940s. a fascinating world where faster than light travel exists but "computers" are people that are good with slide rules. where space pirates get blasted without mercy, unless they're women, because men don't fight women. where any intergalactic problem can be solved with a can-do attitude and a few good space men.

i love the scale and scope of this universe.

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Although you could see that the story need to conclude, no new ideas were introduced to the plot in this book. Some new characters were introduced but played similar roles to the old.

The sibilance in the narrator's voice becomes a little wearing after a while, too.

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