Masters of the Vortex Author:E.E. Doc Smith "A churning nuclear fireball, appearing out of nowhere, bringing utter destruction - and countless numbers of them were menacing planets throughout the Galaxy! — "Storm" Cloud, nucleonic genius, set out in his ship Vortex Blaster to track and destroy the mysterious vortices - and embarked on a saga of adventure, discovery and confliuct among the ... more »far stars that could only have been told by the incomparable "Doc" Smith." (Cover art by Jack Gaughan)« less
This book is set in the Lensman universe after Children of the Lens, but it deals with other 'powers of the mind' issues. It is a good read all by itself. New characters are introduced and developed.