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Children of the Lens: A Positronic Book
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781515461647
Publisher: Positronic Publishing
Published: Aug 18 2023
Pages: 178
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In Children of the Lens, the Lensman saga reaches its final and most expansive phase-where the struggle for the universe itself passes into the hands of a new generation.
The children of Kimball Kinnison and Clarissa MacDougall are not merely heirs to the Lensman legacy; they are something unprecedented. Trained from birth, gifted with extraordinary mental powers, and guided by ancient intelligences beyond human comprehension, they stand at the forefront of a conflict that dwarfs all previous wars. The enemy they face is no longer confined to empires or galaxies, but threatens the very structure of intelligent life across the cosmos.
E. E. Doc Smith pushes space opera to its ultimate scale, weaving vast fleets, unimaginable technologies, and battles fought on levels both physical and mental. Yet beneath the spectacle lies a deeper question: what happens when power evolves beyond the institutions created to control it? As the final confrontation approaches, the fate of countless civilizations depends on whether the next step in evolution can wield its strength wisely.
Children of the Lens is not merely a sequel, but a culmination-bringing the Lensman universe to a decisive and unforgettable conclusion that helped define the outer limits of science fiction imagination.
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