From: MarkLFischer at aol.com
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 01:30:58 EST
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Old School
To: WSFAlist at WSFA.org
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

In a message dated 3/30/2005 11:59:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
omni at omniphile.com writes:

>the Lensman series was 5 if my memory at this hour is  still
>working.

There are six:

Triplanetary
First Lensman
Galactic Patrol
Gray Lensman
Second-Stage Lensman
Children of the Lens

And a seventh, if you consider "Masters of the Vortex" part of the  series.
It's set in the same universe, but is otherwise unrelated.

"Doc" Smith was one of the first SF writers I was exposed to in my youth,
and while I acknowledge his shortcomings, his stuff is FUN, which is often more
important to me than literary merit.

Cordwainer Smith has been mentioned a couple of times...anyone who hasn't
been turned on to his beautiful work has been missing out.

Mark