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E.E. “Doc” Smith Books in Order
Edward Elmer Smith was an American food engineer and science-fiction author, best known for the Lensman and Skylark series. He is sometimes called the father of space opera.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of E.E. “Doc” Smith's book series? E.E. “Doc” Smith has written 6 book series. The most notable is the E.E. "Doc" Smith Standalone series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by E.E. “Doc” Smith
- #1
Spacehounds of IPC(1931) - #2
Masters Of Space(1961) - #3The Galaxy Primes(1965)
- #4
Astounding Stories, October 1937(1937) - #5
Astounding Science Fiction, November 1941(1941) - #6
Astounding Stories, November 1937(2008) - #7
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume XIV(2018) - #8
Infinite Stars(2019) - #9
Comet: Stories of Super Time and Space(2021) - #10
Worlds of If Science Fiction, Vol. 11, No. 5, November 1961(2022)
- #1Imperial Stars, Stranglers' Moons, The Clockwork Traitor, Getaway World (By: Stephen Goldin) (0)(1976)
- #2Imperial Stars, Stranglers' Moons, The Clockwork Traitor, Getaway World (By: Stephen Goldin)
- #3
The Imperial Stars(1976) - #4
Stranglers' Moon(1976) - #5
The Clockwork Traitor(1977) - #6
Getaway World(1977) - #7
The Purity Plot(1978) - #8
Appointment at Bloodstar(1978) - #9
Planet of Treachery(1981) - #10
Eclipsing Binaries(1983) - #11
The Omicron Invasion(1984) - #12
Revolt of the Galaxy(1985)
- #1
Galatic Patrol(1937) - #2
Children of the Lens(1947) - #3
Triplanetary(1948) - #4
First Lensman(1950) - #5
Gray Lensman(1951) - #6
Second Stage Lensman(1953) - #7
Masters of the Vortex(1960)
- #1
Lord Tedric(1978) - #2
The Space Pirates(1979) - #3
Alien Realms(1980) - #4Black Knight of the Iron Sphere(1981)
- #1
The Skylark of Space(1928) - #2
Skylark Three(1930) - #3
Skylark of Valeron(1934) - #4
Skylark Duquesne(1965)
- #1
Subspace Explorers(1965) - #2
Subspace Encounter(1983)
About E.E. “Doc” Smith
Edward Elmer Smith was an American food engineer and science-fiction author, best known for the Lensman and Skylark series. He is sometimes called the father of space opera.
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