Gray Lensman
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| Gray Lensman | |
 Dust-jacket from the first edition with title misspelled[1] |
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| Author | Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. |
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| Illustrator | Ric Binkley |
| Cover artist | Hubert Rogers |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Lensman series |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Fantasy Press |
| Publication date | 1951 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 306 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| OCLC | 1051169 |
| Preceded by | Galactic Patrol |
| Followed by | Second Stage Lensmen |
Gray Lensman is a science fiction novel by author Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.. It was first published in book form in 1951 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 5,096 copies. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Astounding in 1939.
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[edit] Plot introduction
The novel concerns Kimball Kinnison who discovers that Helmuth is not the leader of the Boskonian forces. He penetrates the Boskonian drug running operation and locates the Eich masterminds, and destroys their planet.
[edit] Publication history
- 1939, USA, Astounding, Pub date October 1939, serialized magazine publication in 4 parts
- 1951, USA, Fantasy Press, Pub date 1951, Hardback
- 1961, USA, Gnome Press, Pub date 1961, Hardback
- 1962, Germany, Terra, Pub Date 1962, Hardback, as Die grauen Herrscher
- 1965, USA, Pyramid Books, Pub date 1965, Paperback
- 1997, UK, Ripping Publishing ISBN 1-899884-15-7, Pub date July 1997, Paperback
- 1998, USA, Old Earth Books ISBN 1-882968-12-3, Pub date December 1998, Paperback
[edit] Notes
- ^ Locke, George (1978). Science Fiction First Editions. London: Ferret Fantasy, Ltd., 51.
[edit] References
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 238.
- 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, 397-398. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.
