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The Skylark of Space

by E. E. Smith

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First published: 1928
Pages: 218

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01 - The Occurrence of the Impossible
6:49
02 - Steel Becomes Interested
23:51
03 - Seaton Solves the Problem of Power
35:23
04 - Steel Liberates Energy Unexpectedly
29:44
05 - Direct Action
26:50
06 - The Object Compass at Work
30:32
07 - The Trial Voyage
30:44
08 - Indirect Action
17:39
09 - Lost in Space
43:55
10 - The Rescue
30:12
11 - Through Space into the Carboniferous
48:32
12 - The Mastery of Mind Over Matter
22:31
13 - Nalboon of Mardonale
35:07
14 - Nalboon Unmasked
32:53
15 - The Escape from Mardonale
37:20
16 - An Osnomain Marriage
40:24
17 - Bird, Beast, or Fish?
28:54
18 - The Invasion
29:13
19 - The Return to Earth
12:02

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About this book

The Skylark of Space is a founding classic of the space-opera tradition, written by E. E. Smith and first published in 1928. When the brilliant chemist Richard Seaton stumbles on a strange metal that can unlock almost limitless power, he builds a spaceship, the Skylark, and is soon racing his unscrupulous rival across the galaxy at unimaginable speeds. Their chase leads to distant solar systems, alien civilisations, and battles on a scale no earlier writer had attempted. Crude and breathless by later standards, the book thrilled a generation of readers and opened up interstellar adventure as a whole new field for science fiction.

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E. E. Smith

E. E. Smith (1890 to 1965), often called the father of space opera, was an American food chemist and science fiction writer. His Skylark and Lensman series set the pattern for the grand galactic adventure that dominated early science fiction.