Title: First Lensman

Title: First Lensman Title Record # 1198
Author: Edward E. Smith
Date: 1950-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Lensman
Series Number: 2
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: The last book written in the Lensman series, serving as a bridge between Triplanetary and Galactic Patrol.

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Year	Title
1950	First Lensman [as by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.]
1964	First Lensman [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]

Year	Language	Title
1961^ⓘTranslated by Botho Rainer Doddenhof	German	Die ersten Lensmen [as by E. E. Smith]
1969^ⓘTranslated by Thomas Schlück (new but using the established title). DO NOT MERGE with previous title / translation.	German	Die ersten Lensmen
1973^ⓘTranslated by Richard Chomet	French	Le premier Fulgur [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
1979^ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca.	Portuguese	O planeta secreto [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
1991	Italian	Il primo Lensman [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
2018^ⓘTranslated by Thomas Schlück. This is the same translation as that published by Heyne under the byline Edward E. Smith.	German	Die ersten Lensmen [as by E. E. Smith]

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
4	2001 Retro Hugo	Best Novel

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
First Lensman	1950-00-00	Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.	Fantasy Press		$3.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	306	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	A. J. Donnell
First Lensman	1955-00-00	Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.	T. V. Boardman		9/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	306	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	H. Johns
The History of Civilization	1955-00-00	Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.	Fantasy Press				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Die ersten Lensmen	1961-00-00	E. E. Smith	Balowa / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Balowa Das galaktische Imperium #2)	246		269	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Die ersten Lensmen	1961-12-08	E. E. Smith	Moewig (Terra #204)	204	DM 0.70^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	64	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	novel	Johnny Bruck
First Lensman	1964-12-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	R-1114	$0.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	1966-07-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	X-1456	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	1967-04-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	X-1456	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	1967-09-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	X-1456	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	1968-05-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	X-1456	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
Die ersten Lensmen	1969-02-00	Edward E. Smith	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3705)	3705	DM 2.40^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	207	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
First Lensman	1970-01-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	T2172	C$0.75^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	1970-01-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	T2172	$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	1971-02-15	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	W. H. Allen	0-491-00147-9	£1.75^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	256	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Ken Reilly
First Lensman	1971-09-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	T-2172	$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	1972-10-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Panther	0-586-03779-9	£0.30^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Foss
First Lensman	1973-00-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Panther	0-586-03779-9	£0.35^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Foss
First Lensman	1973-02-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	0-515-02925-4	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	1973-02-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	0-515-02925-4	C$0.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
Le premier Fulgur	1973-05-14	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Albin Michel (Albin Michel - Science-Fiction #16)			249	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
First Lensman	1974-01-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	0-515-02925-4	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	1975-00-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Panther	0-586-03779-9	£0.40^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Foss
First Lensman	1975-04-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	0-515-02925-4 / N2925	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	1975-11-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	0-515-02925-4	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	1976-00-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Panther	0-586-03779-9	£0.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Foss
First Lensman	1976-06-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	0-515-02925-4	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	1977-06-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Pyramid Books	0-515-02925-4	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	1978-05-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Jove / HBJ	0-515-04687-6	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
O planeta secreto	1979-00-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #265)			240	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	A. Pedro
First Lensman	1979-05-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Jove / HBJ	0-515-05332-5	$1.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	1982-00-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Panther	0-586-03779-9	£1.25^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Foss
First Lensman	1982-07-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Berkley Books	0-425-05458-6	$2.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David B. Mattingly
First Lensman	1986-10-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Berkley Books	0-425-09053-1	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David B. Mattingly
La saga dei Lensmen	1991-05-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #117)		Lit 18,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	xvi+ 504	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	David B. Mattingly
First Lensman	1997-00-00	Edward E. Smith	Ripping Publishing	1-899884-13-0	£5.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	348	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
First Lensman	1997-11-00	Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.	Old Earth Books	1-882968-10-7	$15.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 306	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	A. J. Donnell
Chronicles of the Lensmen, Volume I	1998-06-00	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Science Fiction Book Club	1-56865-804-4 / 17820	$14.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	709	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	John Berkey
First Lensman	2002-00-00	Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.	Old Earth Books	1-882968-10-7	$15.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 306	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	A. J. Donnell
First Lensman	2005-05-01	Edward E. Smith	ibooks	1-4165-0429-X	$6.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	320	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
First Lensman	2007-08-14	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Books in Motion				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
First Lensman	2015-07-09	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	LibriVox		$0.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel	Jack Gaughan
First Lensman	2015-07-25	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Project Gutenberg	49525	$0.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The 10th Science Fiction Megapack	2015-08-06	ed. uncredited	Wildside Press (Megapack)	978-1-4794-0691-3	$0.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
The E. E. "Doc" Smith Megapack	2015-08-17	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Wildside Press (Megapack)	978-1-4794-0719-4	$0.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni	Luca Oleastri
First Lensman	2017-02-21	Edward E. Smith	Project Gutenberg Canada	1404	C$0.00^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
First Lensman	2017-05-25	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Gateway / Orion	978-1-4732-2032-4	£2.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Die ersten Lensmen	2018-02-07	E. E. Smith	Apex (Apex-Science-Fiction-Klassiker #14)	978-3-7438-5522-9	€6.99^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales	2018-12-21	uncredited	Musaicum Books		$0.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection	2018-12-21	uncredited	Musaicum Books / OK Publishing	978-80-272-4813-1	$0.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
First Lensman	2018-12-29	Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.	Fiction House Press	978-1-7928-8838-0	$14.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	320	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	A. J. Donnell
The Lensman Super Pack	2023-05-10	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Positronic Publishing (Positronic Super Pack #54)	978-1-5154-6085-5	$39.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	1182	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Lensman Super Pack	2023-05-10	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Positronic Publishing (Positronic Super Pack #54)	978-1-5154-6086-2	$34.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	1182	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
First Lensman	2023-07-20	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Positronic Publishing	978-1-5154-6121-0	$19.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	182	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
First Lensman	2023-07-20	E. E. 'Doc' Smith	Positronic Publishing	978-1-5154-6122-7	$9.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	182	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel

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Review by D. R. Smith (1950) in Science-Fantasy Review, Spring 1950
Review by Frederik Pohl (1950) in Super Science Stories, May 1950
Review by The Editor (1950) in Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1950
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1950) in Astounding Science Fiction, July 1950
Review by E. Everett Evans (1950) in The Fanscient, #12 Summer 1950
Review by Damon Knight (1950) in Worlds Beyond, January 1951, (1951)
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1951) in Other Worlds Science Stories, December 1951
Review by Joseph H. Crawford, Jr. and James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953) in '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel , reprinted in:
'333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel (1953)
Review by Lynn E. Catoe (1969) in UFOs and Related Subjects: An Annotated Bibliography, (1978)
Review [French] by
Alain Dorémieux^?Alain Doremieux
[as by Serge-André Bertrand] (1973) in Fiction, #236
Review by Baird Searles (1983) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 1983
Review by Gene DeWeese (1983) in Science Fiction Review, Spring 1983
Review by Don D'Ammassa (1998) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #197 May-June 1998
Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1998) in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 1998

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