"They came from an alien time continuum with the sole intention of subjugating the Lensmen and ruling the entire galaxy and everything in it. But the Lensmen had no intention of letting that happen. Voted one of the two best science fiction series of all time, coming in behind only Asimov’s Foundation series. Collected together in one binding for the very first time are all six Lensman novels and the final book of Lensman short stories for 7 complete books with over eleven hundred pages and six hundred thousand words of pulse-pounding science fiction adventure. This epic space opera covers more than 3000 years of human evolution and their desperate fight for freedom. Included Triplanetary First Lensman Galactic Patrol Gray Lensman Second Stage Lensmen Children of the Lens The Vortex Blaster "