"Triplanet" and "The First Lensman" are, respectively, the first and second books of the famous series by E. E. "Doc" Smith about the Lensmans, guardians of galactic security and order, carriers of the Concentrator Lens, which is designed to enhance their mental abilities. The series includes seven novels, which will be published in their entirety in this edition. The first two books of the epic tell the story of the million-year confrontation between two ancient and powerful races: the evil and cruel Eddorians, who are trying to create a giant empire in space, and the inhabitants of Arisia, the wise patrons of young civilizations emerging in the galaxy. For an immeasurable abyss of years, good has been fighting with evil, cruelty with humanism; but now the Earth enters this battle. The mighty fleet of her Galactic Patrol takes to the star paths, punishing evil and protecting the weak...