E. E. Smith 4 hr 40 min read

'Storm' Cloud is the only man who can destroy the ravening nuclear vortices that strike and kill at random, and his hunt for their source leads to a discovery of shattering importance.

E. E. 'Doc' Smith's 1960 novel, set in his beloved Lensman universe, follows the Vortex Blaster on a saga of superscience and adventure. Bold, inventive golden-age SF. Read it for grand space opera starring a lone specialist against forces of pure cosmic destruction.

In its time

Published in 1960, during the 1960s, new wave revolutionizes the genre.

Reading it

4 hr 40 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).