The Skylark of Space is considered to be one of the earliest novels of interstellar travel and the first example of space opera.
Smith started work on The Skylark of Space in 1913, though it was not published until 1928, making the work arguably the first Space Opera, and certainly the first major one.
The Skylark of Space is considered to be one of the earliest novels of interstellar travel and the first example of space opera.
We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.
Brilliant government scientist Richard Seaton discovers a remarkable faster-than-light fuel that will power his interstellar spaceship, The Skylark.
The first entry in the wildly popular Skylark series of science fiction novels, The Skylark of Space recounts the exploits of protagonist Dick Seaton as he competes against his nemesis, Marc "Blackie" DuQuesne, to be the first to build a ...
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But DuQuesne’s attempt to destroy Seaton and Crane sends the three men out into deep space, where their struggle to persevere leads to an epic tale of intergalactic space battles. “With the exception of the works of H. G. Wells, ...
The Skylark of Space
The Skylark of Space
We know so little about intra-atomic forces, that this story, improbable as it will appear in spots, will read commonplace years hence, when we have atomic engines, and when we have solved the riddle of the atom.
The Skylark of Space is the first and one of the best space operas ever written.
We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.
The Skylark of Space
THE ORIGINAL SPACE OPERA:In a fortuitous laboratory accident, crack scientist Richard Seaton has unlocked the secret of atomic energy.
The novel begins with the accidental discovery, in a Government laboratory in Washington D. C., of a form of clean nuclear power.
Dick Seaton accidentally discovers a workable space drive in combining pure copper with a newly discovered element "X." Having failed to re-create the effect, Seaton realizes that the missing component is a field generated by DuQuesne's ...