Second Stage Lensman
Cover art by Chris Foss (Panther Science Fiction, 1973).
Second Stage Lensman is also known as Second Stage Lensmen.
Second Stage Lensman was serialized in 4 parts in Astounding Science-Fiction between 1941 and 1942.
Kimball Kinnison and the other three second stage lensmen from other races take on higher and higher Boskonian bad guys.
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E. E. Smith (1890–1965), also Edward Elmer Smith, Ph.D., E. E. "Doc" Smith, Doc Smith, "Skylark" Smith, and (to family) Ted, was a food engineer (specializing in doughnut and pastry mixes) and early science fiction author who wrote the Lensman series and the Skylark series, among others. He is sometimes referred to as the father of Space Opera.
Lensman
Lensman consists of seven books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series Lensman Universe
Related series Lensman (omnibus editions)
