Spacehounds Of IPC by Edward E. Smith $8 Ace Books (1966) This space epic is stamped with E. E. "Doc" Smith's unique style; a buff, brainy hero and his female counterpart battle everything from perfumed plants to spacegoing aliens. Attitudes toward women are much more equal than 1931 attitudes, which was when it was written, but still a bit cringe-inducing by mainstream standards. Other aspects of the book are still killer fabulous. Smith lavishes a lot of love on the battle descriptions, and the reader can almost smell the ozone. In general, and within the fairly outrageous sci fi plot devices, Smith has a great grasp on physics. This knowledge comes through when Steve and Nadia build a power generator - from scratch. His Venus, Mars, and Titan natives are crafted to suit their environments and among the best alien visions in the sci fi realm even by today's standards. He and the reader always know what acceleration the rockets are feeling. He kept track of energy expenditures, even if he made up fictional units to describe them. He shows nostalgic love for vacuum tubes, which, of course, are a key component of all his fictional communication devices (and in 1931 were the mainstay of electronics). This book doesn't categorize well in today's market and is an early sci fi classic. Lovely green cover art by Ed Valigursky. The interior art piece is not credited, but has Jack Gaughan's "JG" on it. . Overall Excellent Condition, Does Not Appear To Have Been Read, Excellent Spine, Pages Look Excellent, Minor Shelf Wear On Book Corners . . . #spacehoundsofipc #edwardesmith #eesmith #paperbacksciencefiction https://www.instagram.com/p/B3mNFrtAZIP/?igshid=l8kkq8iqkq4j
