▁done ▁by ▁themselves , ▁but ▁without ▁its ▁accomplish ment ▁the ▁Edd ori ans ▁would ▁have ▁eventually ▁turned ▁the ▁t ide ▁and ▁be aten ▁the ▁Ar is ians . ▁ ▁The ▁Ar is ians ▁remove ▁themselves ▁from ▁the ▁Cos mos ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁Children ▁of ▁the ▁L ens ▁un in hib ited ▁in ▁their ▁future ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁guard ians ▁of ▁Civil ization . ▁ ▁Se qu els ▁Using ▁the ▁same ▁fict ional ▁universe , ▁but ▁not ▁concerning ▁the ▁central ▁plot , ▁Smith ▁wrote ▁the ▁Vor tex ▁Bl aster ▁stories , ▁including ▁" St orm ▁Cloud ▁on ▁De ka " ▁( J une ▁ 1 9 4 2 ) ▁and ▁" The ▁Vor tex ▁Bl aster ▁M akes ▁War " ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 9 4 2 ) ▁for ▁Com et ▁St ories ▁ ▁but ▁the ▁magazine ▁closed ▁after ▁publishing ▁Vor tex ▁Bl aster ▁( J uly ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁were ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁A ston ishing ▁St ories . ▁These ▁stories ▁and ▁later ▁add itions ▁were ▁collected ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁G nome ▁Press ▁as ▁The ▁Vor tex ▁Bl aster ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁later ▁repr int ed ▁by ▁Py ram id ▁Books ▁as ▁Masters ▁of ▁the ▁Vor tex ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁They ▁are ▁set ▁in ▁between ▁Second ▁Stage ▁L ens man ▁and ▁Children ▁of ▁the ▁L ens . ▁ ▁In ▁" Lar ger ▁Th an ▁Life ", ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Smith ▁written ▁by ▁Robert ▁Hein lein