The Skylark of Space
E. E. Smith
Duke Classics
<p>The first entry in the wildly popular Skylark series of science fiction novels, <i>The Skylark of Space</i> recounts the exploits of protagonist Dick Seaton as he competes against his nemesis, Marc "Blackie" DuQuesne, to be the first to build a technologically sophisticated spacecraft based on Seaton's recent scientific discovery.</p>