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First Lensman

Edward E. Smith

1950196 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1950
first published
  • 1972Panther · 256 pages · ENGISBN 9780586037799
  • 1978Jove Books · 252 pages · ENGISBN 9780515046878
  • 1997Old Earth Books · ENGISBN 9781882968107
  • 2016Lulu Press, Inc. · 196 pages · ENGISBN 9781329903814
  • 2006Books In MotionISBN 9781596074859
  • 2017IDB ProductionsISBN 9781776723171
  • 1997Ripping Publishing · 420 pages · ENGISBN 9781899884131
  • 2005I Books · 320 pages · ENGISBN 9781416504290

Lensman series, Book 2 of 7 In First Lensman, we find the benevolent super-beings of Arisia ready to bestow the first "lens" on a human being (which, among other things, will give humans telepathic powers). The honor goes to Virgil Samms, who will ever after be known as the "First Lensman." But it's a title that he'll have to earn by establishing the Galactic Patrol, a group that is at once powerful and incorruptible, and will protect the universe from the evil and almost-unstoppable Eddorians. If that weren't tough enough, Samms must also dodge assassination attempts at home and help his second-in-command, Rod "The Rock" Kinnison, win the presidency of North America. And that's just the beginning of his troubles.

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