Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer) 1890-1965 creator text utu 2015 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "First Lensman" by E. E. Smith is a space opera novel published in 1950. The story chronicles Virgil Samms, the first being chosen to wear the Lens—a telepathic badge of authority granted by the benevolent Arisians. As founding leader of the Galactic Patrol, Samms must recruit worthy Lensmen across alien worlds to defend Civilization against corrupt politicians, drug traffickers, and space pirates. All leads converge toward a single enemy, culminating in massive space battles and a desperate political campaign to secure humanity's future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lensman Release date is 2015-07-25 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Science fiction Space warfare -- Fiction Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Outer space -- Exploration -- Fiction Space security -- Fiction Psychic ability -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49525 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49525 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134134.0 49525