A review by danlemke
Triplanetary by E.E. "Doc" Smith

4.0

I enjoyed the beginning much more than the rest of the story. As it turns out, Smith reworked much of the novel upon republication to fit it within his Lensman series, so the part I enjoyed the most was the reworked bit while the rest of the story just seemed fair.

Smith displays his obvious influence on the sci-fi genre in fine form here. Some of the early vignettes read an awful lot like Heinlein, and elements of "grand science fiction" (rather than hard science fiction) are in full display. As a fan of the show Babylon 5 I appreciate the recognizable influence this novel (and its series) had on that show.