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Triplanetary was first serialized in Amazing Stories in 1934. After the Lensman series became popular, Smith took his Triplanetary story and turned it into the first of the Lensman series, using it as a prequel to give the back story for the protaganists in the Lensmen series. He added 6 new chapters, doubling it in size and it's really a different book from the serialized novel, being published 14 years after the first. It was put into Gutenberg just last year.The novel covers several episodes in an eons-long eugenics project of the super-intelligences of the Arisia. This alien race is breeding two genetic lines to become the ultimate weapon in Arisia's cosmic war with their arch enemy, the Eddore. The initial chapters cover the Kinnison genetic line during the fall of Atlantis and Nero's (Gharlane of Eddore) reign in Rome. These tales were inserted into the novel following the serialized release, along with chapters covering members of the Kinnison line in World Wars One, Two and Thr

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  1. 01 - Arisia and Eddore

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  2. 02 - The Fall of Atlantis

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  3. 03 - The Fall of Rome

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  4. Apr-18

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  5. May-41

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  6. 06 - 19—?

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  7. 07 - Pirates of Space

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  8. 08 - In Roger's Planetoid

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  9. 09 - Fleet Against Planetoid

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  10. 10 - Within the Red Veil

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  11. 11 - Nevian Strife

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  12. 12 - Worm, Submarine, and Freedom

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  13. 13 - The Hill

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  14. 14 - The Super-Ship Is Launched

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  15. 15 - Specimens

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  16. 16 - Super-Ship in Action

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  17. 17 - Roger Carries On

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  18. 18 - The Specimens Escape

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  19. 19 - Giants Meet

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Triplanetary was first serialized in Amazing Stories in 1934. After the Lensman series became popular, Smith took his Triplanetary story and turned it into the first of the Lensman series, using it as a prequel to give the back story for the protaganists in the Lensmen series. He added 6 new chapters, doubling it in size and it's really a different book from the serialized novel, being published 14 years after the first. It was put into Gutenberg just last year.The novel covers several episodes in an eons-long eugenics project of the super-intelligences of the Arisia. This alien race is breeding two genetic lines to become the ultimate weapon in Arisia's cosmic war with their arch enemy, the Eddore. The initial chapters cover the Kinnison genetic line during the fall of Atlantis and Nero's (Gharlane of Eddore) reign in Rome. These tales were inserted into the novel following the serialized release, along with chapters covering members of the Kinnison line in World Wars One, Two and Thr

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Triplanetary, First in the Lensman Series by E. E. “Doc” Smith has 19 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on January 2, 2026.

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Triplanetary was first serialized in Amazing Stories in 1934. After the Lensman series became popular, Smith took his Triplanetary story and turned it into the first of the Lensman series, using it as a prequel to give the back story for the protaganists in the Lensmen series. He added 6 new...

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Triplanetary, First in the Lensman Series by E. E. “Doc” Smith publishes daily, based on its 19 episodes since December 2025.

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