First Lensman
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| First Lensman | |
 Dust-jacket from the first edition |
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| Author | Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. |
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| Illustrator | A. J. Donnell |
| Cover artist | A. J. Donnell |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Lensman series |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Fantasy Press |
| Publication date | 1950 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 306 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| Preceded by | Triplanetary |
| Followed by | Galactic Patrol |
First Lensman is a science fiction novel and space opera by author Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.. It was first published in 1950 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 5,995 copies. Although it is the second novel in the Lensman series, it was the last written.
[edit] Plot introduction
The novel concerns the founding of the Galactic Patrol by Virgil Sammms, the first sentient being in our cosmos to wear the "Lens", a unique pseudo-life badge of authority which grants telepathic powers to the defenders of civilization.
[edit] Publication history
- 1950, USA, Fantasy Press, Pub date 1950, Hardback
- 1955, UK, Boardman Books, Pub date 1955m Hardback
- 1961, Germany, Zimmermann, Pub Date 1961, Hardback, as Die ersten Lensmen
- 1964, USA, Pyramid Books, Pub date 1964, Paperback
- 1997, UK, Ripping Publishing ISBN 1-899884-13-0, Pub date July 1997, Paperback
- 1997, USA, Old Earth Books ISBN 1-882968-10-7, Pub date November 1997, Paperback
[edit] References
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 237.
- Brown, Charles N.; William G. Contento. The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998). Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent, 397. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.
