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First Lensman
E. E. Smith
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The Secret Planet. No human had ever landed on the hidden planet of Arisia. A mysterious space barrier turned back both men and ships. Then the word came to Earth, "Go to Arisia!", Virgil Samms of the Galactic Patrol went--and came back with the Lens, the strange device that gave its wearer powers no man had ever possessed before. Samms knew the price of that power would be high. But even he had no idea of the ultimate cost, and the weird destiny waiting for the First Lensman.
First Lensman is the sequel to Triplanetary, and the second book of E.E. "Doc" Smith's classic Lensman series.
The Secret Planet. No human had ever landed on the hidden planet of Arisia. A mysterious space barrier turned back both men and ships. Then the word came to Earth, "Go to Arisia!", Virgil Samms of the Galactic Patrol went--and came back with the Lens, the strange device that gave its wearer powers no man had ever possessed before. Samms knew the price of that power would be high. But even he had no idea of the ultimate cost, and the weird destiny waiting for the First Lensman.
First Lensman is the sequel to Triplanetary, and the second book of E.E. "Doc" Smith's classic Lensman series.
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"Tough ... and you're right, of course, in your stand that we'll have to have Lensmen from as many different solar systems as possible on the Galactic Council or the thing won't work at all. So damned much jealousy—which is one reason why we're here in New York instead of out at The Hill, where we belong—we've found that out already, even in such a small and comparatively homogeneous group as our own system—the Solarian Council will not only have to be made up mostly of Lensmen, but each and every inhabited planet of Sol will have to be represented—even Pluto, I suppose, in time. And by the way, your Mr. Saunders wasn't any too pleased when you took Knobos of Mars and DalNalten of Venus away from him and made Lensmen out of them—and put them miles over his head."
"Oh, I wouldn't say that ... exactly. I co. . . Read More
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Title: First Lensman
Series: Lensman, Book 2
Author: "Doc" E. E. Smith
Genre: Science Fiction
Smith continues his epic Lensman series in First Lensman. The Arisians are continuing to monitor and influence the development of four different races in the galaxy, specifically interested in the human race fr
Supreme Council Scandal! Minions Fail to Win Simple War! "This bizarre and trifling setback will not hinder our domination of all life in this universe." - The Eddorian Bugle.
Re-reading this classic series from my youth. It's been a real trip down memory lane. This is book #2 of 6.
This book, like a
Although a fairly direct sequel to "Triplanetary," which is now almost universally regarded as the opening salvo in E. E. "Doc" Smith's famed Lensman series, Book 2, perhaps misleadingly titled "First Lensman," was actually the last of the six books comprising this most famous of all Golden Age spac
Some two thousand million years ago, when the Coalescence occurred - the event which was to make each of the two interpassing galaxies teem with planets - the Arisians were already an ancient race; so ancient that they were even then independent of the chance formation of planets. The Eddorians, it
My expectations on sitting down to this book were not high. The previous Doc Smith book I'd read was not that impressive and had a bunch of casual racism, even though it was, for the time period, not too bad for how it depicted women.
Note: The rest of this review has been withheld due to the changes
Classic space opera, and very possibly the canonical example of the genre, as massive fleets assemble to create and defend civilization, whilst a hero is elevated to god like powers and abilities, and a new force to save the universe if established. No, this is not star wars, its Lensmen! Sadly, how