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Triplanetary

Edward E. Smith

First published January 1970
Type Novel
Series Lensman Universe › Lensman #1

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.

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Publications (9)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
January 1970 Cover Triplanetary Pyramid Books Novel 11
January 1970 Cover Triplanetary Pyramid Books Novel 11
February 2005 Cover Triplanetary ibooks Novel
April 2009 Cover The E. E. 'Doc' Smith Omnibus PageTurner Editions / Renaissance E Books Omnibus |3
June 2010 Triplanetary Project Gutenberg Novel
October 2011 Triplanetary, First in the Lensman Series LibriVox Novel
June 2013 Cover Triplanetary Spastic Cat Press Novel
February 2014 Cover Triplanetary Armchair Fiction Novel
February 2017 Triplanetary Project Gutenberg Canada Novel