E.E. “Doc” Smith Books in Order
30 books are credited to E.E. “Doc” Smith, published between 1928 and 1985; 15 of them appeared after E.E. “Doc” Smith's death in 1965. The first book is The Skylark of Space (1928) and the newest is Revolt of the Galaxy (1985). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 1928–1985
- Pages on record
- 3,426 in 18 of 30 books
- Reading time
- 57–86 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,426 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 30 titles with a page count on record.
E.E. 'Doc' Smith was the writing name of Edward Elmer Smith (1890-1965), an American food engineer who specialised in doughnut and pastry mixes and wrote science fiction. The Lensman and Skylark books are the work Smith is known for, and Smith is sometimes called the father of space opera. The catalogue lists 30 titles dated between 1928 and 1985, from The Skylark of Space (1928) through Spacehounds of IPC (1931), Children of the Lens (1947), Triplanetary (1948) and Gray Lensman (1951). Family d'Alembert, Lord Tedric and Subspace are recorded as further sequences. Subjects include space opera, spaceships, space flight and space warfare.
How many E.E. “Doc” Smith books are there?
E.E. “Doc” Smith has 30 books, released between 1928 and 1985. 15 of them were published after E.E. “Doc” Smith's death in 1965. They include 5 separate series.
E.E. “Doc” Smith Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 E.E. “Doc” Smith books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119281592/4
- 21930–2/4
- 319311922/4
- 41934–2/4
- 519372372/4
- 61947–2/4
- 719483522/4
- 819502562/4
- 91951–2/4
- 101953–2/4
- 111960–2/4
- 121961–2/4
- 131965–2/4
- 1419651562/4
- 151965–2/4
- 1619761552/4
- 1719761592/4
- 1819771602/4
- 191977–2/4
- 2019781592/4
- 211978–2/4
- 22Appointment at Bloodstar / The Bloodstar ConspiracyFamily d'Alembert #61978 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/419781922/4
- 2319791602/4
- 2419801432/4
- 2519811672/4
- 2619811992/4
- 271983–2/4
- 2819832082/4
- 2919841862/4
- 3019851862/4
E.E. “Doc” Smith series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Family d'Alembert books in order 10 books
- Lensman books in order 10 books
E.E. “Doc” Smith books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Lensman books in order
7 books by E.E. “Doc” SmithSkylark in order
4 booksLord Tedric in order
4 booksE.E. "Doc" Smith Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Subspace in order
2 booksDo you have to read E.E. “Doc” Smith books in order?
You only need to read E.E. “Doc” Smith books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with E.E. “Doc” Smith
Start with the first book of the E.E. “Doc” Smith series you want to read: Family d'Alembert starts with The Imperial Stars (1976) and Lensman starts with Galatic Patrol (1937). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Skylark of Space (1928).
What is the newest E.E. “Doc” Smith book?
Revolt of the Galaxy (1985) is the newest E.E. “Doc” Smith book released so far.
Is there a new E.E. “Doc” Smith book coming?
No next E.E. “Doc” Smith book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards E.E. “Doc” Smith has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for E.E. “Doc” Smith. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame2004Won
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1966Shortlistedfor Skylark DuQuesne
E.E. “Doc” Smith at a glance
- Died
- E.E. “Doc” Smith died in 1965, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to E.E. “Doc” Smith are still being published after E.E. “Doc” Smith's death in 1965; the newest appeared in 1985.
- Release pace
- E.E. “Doc” Smith books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,426 pages across the 18 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 176 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most E.E. “Doc” Smith books, 8 of 30, were published in the 1970s.
What the E.E. “Doc” Smith books are about
23 of the 30 E.E. “Doc” Smith books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 14 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 14 of 23 books
- Space opera 7 of 23 books
- Fiction in English 3 of 23 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 3 of 23 books
- Space ships 3 of 23 books
- Space flight 2 of 23 books