{"product_id":"first-lensman-9791043134357","title":"First Lensman","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): E. E. Smith\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Space Opera\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst Lensman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eE. E. Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst the backdrop of a secret war between two all-powerful alien races, \u003cstrong\u003eVirgil Samms\u003c\/strong\u003e of the \u003cstrong\u003eTriplanetary Service\u003c\/strong\u003e is selected by the seemingly omniscient Arisians to be the first bearer of the Lens. Only individuals deemed brave, virtuous, capable, and incorruptible can receive a Lens, which grants its user telepathy and other powers. With it, Samms seeks out other \"Lens worthy\" humans and aliens, with the goal of creating a \u003cstrong\u003eGalactic Patrol\u003c\/strong\u003e that will defend planets adhering to Civilization from corruption, vice, and piracy.\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Lensman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the second book in \u003cstrong\u003eE\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eE. Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e's Lensman series but was the last to be written. Unlike the rest of the series, it was never serialized, and was first published in \u003cstrong\u003e1950\u003c\/strong\u003e to help link Triplanetary with \u003cstrong\u003eGalactic Patrol\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eSmith\u003c\/strong\u003e's imaginative and bizarre alien races are on full display, as well as the constantly escalating space warfare that is the hallmark of the space opera genre.First Lensman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eE. E. Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst the backdrop of a secret war between two all-powerful alien races, \u003cstrong\u003eVirgil Samms\u003c\/strong\u003e of the \u003cstrong\u003eTriplanetary Service\u003c\/strong\u003e is selected by the seemingly omniscient Arisians to be the first bearer of the Lens. Only individuals deemed brave, virtuous, capable, and incorruptible can receive a Lens, which grants its user telepathy and other powers. With it, Samms seeks out other \"Lens worthy\" humans and aliens, with the goal of creating a \u003cstrong\u003eGalactic Patrol\u003c\/strong\u003e that will defend planets adhering to Civilization from corruption, vice, and piracy.\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Lensman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the second book in \u003cstrong\u003eE\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eE. Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e's Lensman series but was the last to be written. Unlike the rest of the series, it was never serialized, and was first published in \u003cstrong\u003e1950\u003c\/strong\u003e to help link Triplanetary with \u003cstrong\u003eGalactic Patrol\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eSmith\u003c\/strong\u003e's imaginative and bizarre alien races are on full display, as well as the constantly escalating space warfare that is the hallmark of the space opera genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Prairies Numeriques","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776365379735,"sku":"9791043134357","price":2176.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791043134357.webp?v=1777995817","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/first-lensman-9791043134357","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}