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Title details for First Lensman by E.E. "Doc" Smith - Available

First Lensman

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by E.E. "Doc" Smith
Reed McColm
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In the not-too-distant future, while fleets of commercial space ships travel between the planets of numerous solar systems, a traveler named Virgil Samms visits the planet Arisia. There he becomes the first wearer of the Lens, the almost-living symbol of the forces of law and order. As the first Lensman, Samms helps to form the Galactic Patrol, a battalion of Lensmen who are larger-than-life heroes. These soldiers are the best of the best, with incredible skill, stealth and drive. They are dedicated and incorruptible fighters who are willing to die to protect the universe from the most horrific threat it has ever known.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Lensman

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    May 9, 2006

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • File size: 318028 KB
      • Duration: 11:02:33

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Originally serialized in the pulp magazine ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION STORIES in the 1940s and '50s, E.E. Smith's Lensman novels are science fiction classics. There is an odd synchronism between the style of the novel and the production style employed by Books In Motion. Both Smith's writing and Reed McColm's narration feature a confident, easygoing style reminiscent of the 1950s. The action revolves around Virgil Samms, the "First Lensman" of the title, as he travels the stars, guided by the interdimensional Arisians, to gather worthy individuals to serve in the Galactic Patrol of interplanetary guardians. Telepathically linked and imbued with other abilities by the lenses provided them by the Arisians, the lensmen battle corruption, piracy, and drug-smuggling throughout the universe. S.E.S. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

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