Triplanetary (The Lensman Series Book 1)

Triplanetary is the first book in the Lensman series. The planet Nevia, located many light years from Earth's sun, is running out of iron, its primary energy source for the dominant amphibious race. The Nevians possess technology that can extract iron atoms from any material—rock, machinery, structures, and even human blood. They set their sights on Earth as a rich source of this element. A Nevian spacecraft descends on Earth, destroys Pittsburgh and its inhabitants, and departs with three human captives, including Conway Costigan, an undercover intelligence operative for the Triplanetary Patrol. From within the enemy ship, Costigan must find a way to defeat the Nevians before Earth's population is destroyed. E. E. "Doc" Smith is known as the "father of space opera." He created imaginative future worlds and intergalactic battles before the era of Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov, and decades before Star Wars and Star Trek. The Lensman series was one of five finalists for the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series. This ebook has been professionally proofread for accuracy and readability on all devices.