Triplanetary
| First published | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Pyramid Books |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Novel |
| Catalog ID | T-2174 |
| Cover art | Jack Gaughan |
| Pages | 240 |
| Price | $0.75 |
Notes
Triplanetary (1948) divides the story into "Book One: Dawn", "Book Two: The World War", and "Book Three: Triplanetary". "Dawn" and "The World War" are new material. The Triplanetary section is revised and expanded from Triplanetary (1934). The 1934 version has 57,952 words while the revised/expanded version is 61,979 words. The entire novel, including the "Dawn" and "The World War" sections is 92,566 words. Overall, the new material and changes were to tie Triplanetary into the Lensman universe and is the first of two prequel novels for the series. The second prequel is The First Lensman published in 1950.
sixth printing
Printed in the US
External Links
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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1970 | Pyramid Books | Paperback | Novel | T-2174 | Jack Gaughan | 240 |
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2005 | ibooks | Paperback | Novel | Raul Carvajal | 240 | |
| Triplanetary | 2010 | Project Gutenberg | eBook | Novel | 32706 | |||
| Triplanetary, First in the Lensman Series | 2011 | LibriVox | digital audio download | Novel | ||||
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2013 | Spastic Cat Press | Trade Paperback | Novel | 236 | ||
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2014 | Armchair Fiction | Trade Paperback | Novel | Jack Gaughan | 224 | |
| Triplanetary | 2017 | Project Gutenberg Canada | eBook | Novel | 1405 |
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | D. R. Smith | Fantasy Review, August-September 1948 |
| 1948 | P. Schuyler Miller | Astounding Science Fiction, October 1948 |
| 1948 | The Editor | Startling Stories, November 1948 |
| 1949 | Sam Moskowitz | Fantastic Novels Magazine, July 1949 |
| 1949 | Frederik Pohl | Super Science Stories, July 1949 |
| 1953 | Joseph H. Crawford, Jr. & James J. Donahue & Donald M. Grant | '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel |
| 1966 | P. Schuyler Miller | Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, July 1966 |
| 1998 | Don D'Ammassa | Science Fiction Chronicle, #197 May-June 1998 |
| 1998 | Tom Easton | Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 1998 |