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    The Vortex Blaster
    The Vortex Blaster
    The Vortex Blaster
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    The Vortex Blaster

    By E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJan 1, 1972
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    • 1/5
      Man has been fooling about with nuclear power and now all civilisation is threatened by nuclear vortices. Only one man, Storm Cloud the Vortex Blaster, can save the galaxy from FRANKENSCIENCE!Smith of course mucks it up but this is by far the best of the Lensman series. It lacks the disjointedness of Triplanetary, though having been assembled from short stories there is an episodic nature. It also lacks Kimball Kinnison. The hero is actually quite likable - at least he doesn't deliberately murder uncounted billions of innocents and feel justified.
    • 3/5
      This is supposed to be another Lensman series novel, but it really isn't. Its not nearly as good as the Lensman books, and its odd place as a single novel makes it feel out of place and incomplete.
    • 4/5
      Fun as always - I find Kimball Kinnison boring, so I read the first three Lensmen stories and this one. Somehow Storm isn't as bad, even though he develops amazing power...maybe because there isn't a PURPOSE for it (or the Purpose is relatively minor and doesn't tie him up forever). Hmmm, dunno. It's very sexist of course - hey! There's a bit missing from this edition (Pyramid 1970) - where Helen points out she can outshoot Joe! Hmmmph. Need to hunt up a _better_ edition, then - one that's the full story. And I wonder what else is missing...

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