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Originally Posted by fjtorres
I dunno, my preferred alternate universe Doc Smith wouldn't have bothered with Vortex Blaster or any more Lensmen; prequel, sequel or side-quel. 
I *would*have liked to see what he intended for Tedric and the d'Alemberts (although Goldin did a fine job) and I really would have liked to see him dig deeper into Blackie DuQuesne. Easily his best character in the Skylark mythos. Lots of fun for his money-grubbing and self-delusion. In a universe without Seaton *he* would've been top dog, the anti-hero savior. No way could Smith have even tried it in the 30's but later in life...
So no, let's not retcon Skylark DuQuesne away. |
Blackie!!! My Hero! Always out-numbered and out-resourced, but nearly winning every time. He even grew up at the end of
Skylark DuQuense... and won!!! But
Skylark Duquense just wasn't as good a read as the first three Skylarks...
But I really, really, wanted to read the true final ending of the Lensman saga...
Children of The Lens was no more the final ending that any of the earlier books of the main quadrilogy...
(By the bye, I have a copy of the E.E. Smith Concordance....I'm that into the early pulp S/F)