The supposedly benevolent Arisians decide (using their advanced powers of precognition) that Earth cannot be protected until the time is right, and allow Atlantis, Rome and finally, the United States, to fall to the forces of the Eddorians. The virtuous and altruistic Arisians and the vile, power-hungry Eddorians, mutually antagonistic alien races, are introduced. Triplanetary starts at the beginning of the universe, and unfortunately starts somewhat slowly. The list of later fiction that owes a debt to the themes and forms of this series is long and impressive: Green Lantern, Babylon 5, Star Trek, and even Star Wars among others owe much to E.E. Triplanetary is the first book in the classic Lensman series, the Space Opera that to a great extent defined the format.
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