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Home / Authors / E.E. “Doc” Smith E.E. “Doc” Smith American author E.E. “Doc” Smith, best known for the Lensman and Skylark space opera series, pioneered the genre of science fiction. His works have sold millions of copies and earned him a posthumous Hugo Award. This page provides the E.E. “Doc” Smith books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
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1928 The Skylark of Space POoSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1930 Skylark Three POoSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1931 Spacehounds of IPC POoE"SSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1934 Skylark of Valeron POoSB · 3 Buy ↗ 1937 Galatic Patrol POoLB · 1 Buy ↗ 1947 Children of the Lens POoLB · 2 Buy ↗ 1948 Triplanetary POoLB · 3 Buy ↗ 1950 First Lensman POoLB · 4 Buy ↗ 1951 Gray Lensman POoLB · 5 Buy ↗ 1953 Second Stage Lensman POoLB · 6 Buy ↗ 1960 Masters of the Vortex POoLB · 7 Buy ↗ 1961 Masters Of Space POoE"SSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1965 Subspace Explorers POoSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1965 The Galaxy Primes POoE"SSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1965 Skylark Duquesne POoSB · 4 Buy ↗ 1976 The Imperial Stars POoFdB · 1 Buy ↗ 1976 Stranglers' Moon POoFdB · 2 Buy ↗ 1977 The Clockwork Traitor POoFdB · 3 Buy ↗ 1977 Getaway World POoFdB · 4 Buy ↗ 1978 Lord Tedric POoLTB · 1 Buy ↗ 1978 The Purity Plot POoFdB · 5 Buy ↗ 1978 Appointment at Bloodstar / The Bloodstar Conspiracy POoFdB · 6 Buy ↗ 1979 The Space Pirates POoLTB · 2 Buy ↗ 1980 Alien Realms POoLTB · 3 Buy ↗ 1981 Black Knight of the Iron Sphere POoLTB · 4 Buy ↗ 1981 Planet of Treachery POoFdB · 7 Buy ↗ 1983 Subspace Encounter POoSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1983 Eclipsing Binaries POoFdB · 8 Buy ↗ 1984 The Omicron Invasion POoFdB · 9 Buy ↗ 1985 Revolt of the Galaxy POoFdB · 10 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Lensman Books 7 books · 1937–1960
01 Galatic Patrol 1937 Buy ↗ 02 Children of the Lens 1947 Buy ↗ 06 Second Stage Lensman 1953 Buy ↗ 07 Masters of the Vortex 1960 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Subspace Books 2 books · 1965–1983
01 Subspace Explorers 1965 Buy ↗ 02 Subspace Encounter 1983 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Lord Tedric Books 4 books · 1978–1981
02 The Space Pirates 1979 Buy ↗ 04 Black Knight of the Iron Sphere 1981 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Skylark Books 4 books · 1928–1965
01 The Skylark of Space 1928 Buy ↗ 03 Skylark of Valeron 1934 Buy ↗ 04 Skylark Duquesne 1965 Buy ↗ Publication Order of E.E. "Doc" Smith Standalone Novels 3 books · 1931–1965
01 Spacehounds of IPC 1931 Buy ↗ 02 Masters Of Space 1961 Buy ↗ 03 The Galaxy Primes 1965 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Family d'Alembert Books 10 books · 1976–1985
01 The Imperial Stars 1976 Buy ↗ 02 Stranglers' Moon 1976 Buy ↗ 03 The Clockwork Traitor 1977 Buy ↗ 05 The Purity Plot 1978 Buy ↗ 06 Appointment at Bloodstar / The Bloodstar Conspiracy 1978 Buy ↗ 07 Planet of Treachery 1981 Buy ↗ 08 Eclipsing Binaries 1983 Buy ↗ 09 The Omicron Invasion 1984 Buy ↗ 10 Revolt of the Galaxy 1985 Buy ↗