Second Stage Lensmen
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| Second Stage Lensmen | |
 Dust-jacket from the first edition |
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| Author | Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. |
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| Illustrator | Ric Binkley |
| Cover artist | Ric Binkley |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Lensman series |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Fantasy Press |
| Publication date | 1953 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 307 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| OCLC | 1225493 |
| Preceded by | Gray Lensman |
| Followed by | Children of the Lens |
Second Stage Lensmen is a science fiction novel by author Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.. It was first published in book form in 1953 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 4,934 copies. It is the fifth book in Smith's Lensman series. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Astounding beginning in 1941.
[edit] Plot introduction
Lensman Kimball Kinnison with his fiancée, Clarissa MacDougall, and other second stage Lensmen of the Galactic Patrol conquer the Boskonians of the Second Galaxy.
[edit] Publication history
- 1941, USA, Astounding, Pub date November 1941, serialized magazine publication in 4 parts
- 1953, USA, Fantasy Press, Pub date 1953, Hardback
- 1961, Germany, Zimmermann, Pub Date 1961, Hardback, as Das zweite Imperium
- 1965, USA, Pyramid Books, Pub date 1965, Paperback
- 1997, UK, Ripping Publishing ISBN 1-899884-16-5, Pub date July 1997, Paperback
- 1998, USA, Old Earth Books ISBN 1-882968-13-1, Pub date December 1998, 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., 239.
- 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, 398. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.
