 Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. |
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| Illustrator | A. J. Donnell |
| Cover artist | A. J. Donnell |
| Language | English |
| Series | Lensman series |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Fantasy Press |
Publication date | 1950 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 306 |
| Preceded by | Triplanetary |
| Followed by | Galactic Patrol |
First Lensman is a space opera novel by American author E. E. Smith. It was first published in 1950 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 5,995 copies. It is, in terms of internal chronology, the second novel in the Lensman series, but the sixth (or fifth) written by Smith. (Smith had originally written Triplanetary as an unrelated work, but then rewrote it to fit into the series.)