Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823
EAN num: 9780586039472
ISBN number: 0586039473
Label: Panther
Manufacturer: Panther
Page Count: 208
Printing Date: August 08, 1974
Publishing house: Panther
Sale Popularity Level: 2630758
Studio: Panther
Other books you might be interested in perusing:
Editor's Notes and Comments:
Product Description:
In this exhilarating sequel to The Skylark of Space, momentous danger again stalks genius inventor and interplanetary adventurer Dr. Richard Seaton. Seaton’s allies on the planet Kondal are suffering devastating attacks by the forces of the Third Planet. Even worse, the menacing and contemptuous Fenachrones are threatening to conquer the galaxy and wipe out all who oppose them. And don’t forget the dastardly machinations of Seaton’s arch-nemesis, DuQuesne, who embarks on a nefarious mission of his own. Against such vile foes and impossible odds, how is victory possible?
Featuring even more technological wizardry, alien worlds, and all-out action than its predecessor, Skylark Three is hailed by many as the imaginative high point of the Skylark series.
A pioneer of the space opera, E. E. 'Doc' Smith (1890–1965) profoundly influenced the development of American science fiction. Smith’s books include the classic Lensman series. Jack Williamson is the author of numerous classic novels, including The Humanoids and Terraforming Earth. He has been inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
User popularity level:
Rated by buyers -
So, here we are in Skylark three and everything is bigger, better, and badder. Doc Smith did believe in leaving his readers breathless!
Richard Seaton is still fighting off his arch-enemy, DuQuesne, and is now also fighting off the Fenachrone. It is a good thing that he has some new allies.
The fact that this book was written over 75 years ago does show in places, but the problems with this datedness are not overwhelming.
I recomend the book.
Rated by buyers 
-
I was attracted to the Aegypan edition of Skylark Three by the vintage cover art. When the book arrived, however, I was very disappointed by the poor print quality. The text throughout looks like it was run off on an old dot-matrix printer that was nearly out of ink. You'd get better resolution and contrast reading it on a PC or PDA. I'm kicking myself for not having ordered the Bison Books edition, which Amazon indicates is still avaiable--and is cheaper, too. Will probably end up returning this poor copy.
Rated by buyers 
-
If our reality is socially constructed as some postmodernists now suggest, the Skylark series reflects both the era and the society it was written in. Assuming that we have a better world view yesterday is, frankly, arrogant. Suspending imagination and jumping into this well-written SF adventure will not only delight the readers in a well-turned story, but inform them about the thinking that prevailed during a very first half of the 20th century and, perhaps, provide some insight into our society today. The reader will also recognize the sheer genius and insight of "Doc" Smith. I introduced them quietly to my son, to find him captivated by the stories like I was. The label "space opera," I think, does not do these books (or the Lensmen Series) justice. Explore them on your own as one might read classics from another era.
Rated by buyers -
I was glad I read "Skylark of Space," because it led to this. And this rocks. Forget the science that sometimes gets a little off track... there are concepts in this book that you see over and over in sci-fi afterward. Watch "Star Trek," and you'll come across E. E. "Doc" Smith.
The atomic drive that runs on copper... yes, copper. The metal of power. I guess it would sound like a giant arc welder, wouldn't it? Like the ships in the "Flash Gordon" and "Buck Rogers" serials... I wonder. Flash and Buck definitely owe something to Richard Seaton, the overlord of an entire galaxy.
Force fields, tractor beams, energy weapons of every variety, ships the size of Star Destroyers, grey holes, warp travel...
You've gotta read this.
Rated by buyers 
-
This was the second book in E.E.Smith's very first series, and it's pure thirties pulp, quite good of it's period, but then the period happily tolerated segregation. Smith hit his stride with this one, it is Space Opera with all the stops out on the organ. New ships are invented one week, in mass production by the end of the month, and obsolete within six months, the weapons so irresistible that battle seem to be a clash of heavily armed eggshells. Geocide is a casual tactic. Every thing is so black-and-white in Smith's writing, the humans are boy scouts in space, and most of the rest seem to be slaverin' B.E.M's after aw wimminfolks.
Frankly, skip this one and try Skylark DeQuesne, written about 30 years after the rest, when Smith had calmed down a bit, and his palatte had a few more colours other than black,white . . . oh and purple
Find other books like this one:
