The Skylark of Space
(category: science fiction, space opera)book 1 of Skylark by
E. E. "Doc" Smith
published by Panther Books, 1974, first published in 1928read in August 2009 (and before, way back, many times)
Agamedes' rating: 8 out of 10
Agamedes' opinion:
What can I say?! It’s great! I’ve read this book so many times... and enjoyed it every time. The men build the spaceships and fight the fights, the women look gorgeous and make neatly triangular sandwiches. Clothes, of course, are optional. Definitely a book of its time. This is space opera supreme! I love the way that they deal with travel at the speed of light: “Nothing can go that fast... Einstein’s Theory is still a theory... And theories are modified to fit facts. Hokay.” ... And off they go, at many times the speed of light. Take that, Einstein!
2 comments:
March 2015: I've read it yet again. And it's still great fun !
February 2018: And yet again -- and *still* enjoyed it :-)
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