This book is only the second book I have failed to finish in the last few years. This is Heinlein’s second novel, and that’s the problem — its clumsily written in a style which moves at a lethargic pace. Its also pretty badly dated, and possesses that creepy EE “Doc” Smith eugenics theme that is…
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Triplanetary
This is the first book in the EE Doc Smith Lensman series, a series which sweeps from pre-modern Atlantis all the way well into the future. Its pretty old, so some of the science is dangerously dated, but that’s not its biggest flaw. This book suffers from uncontrolled hyperbole, which I guess isn’t that unexpected…