Lensman series

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science fiction book series space opera

The Lensman series is a classic space opera saga by E. E. "Doc" Smith, renowned for its galaxy-spanning conflicts, telepathic super-agents, and foundational influence on modern science fiction.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lensman series canonical 5
Lensman 1
Lensman series (serializations) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf science fiction book series ⓘ
space opera ⓘ
author E. E. "Doc" Smith ⓘ
awarded Hugo Award for Best Series ⓘ
surface form: Retro Hugo Award for Best Series
centralConcept Lens ⓘ
Lensman series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lensman
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
feature galaxy-spanning conflicts ⓘ
interstellar war ⓘ
psionic powers ⓘ
superhuman secret agents ⓘ
telepathic communication ⓘ
genre science fiction ⓘ
space opera ⓘ
hasAdaptation Galactic Patrol ⓘ
surface form: Galactic Patrol (comic strip)

Lensman: Secret of the Lens ⓘ
hasFandom science fiction fandom ⓘ
influenced Green Lantern ⓘ
Lensman: Secret of the Lens (anime film) ⓘ
Star Wars ⓘ
modern space opera ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literarySignificance foundational work of space opera ⓘ
influential in development of modern science fiction ⓘ
mainAntagonistOrganization Boskonian forces ⓘ
mainOrganization Galactic Patrol ⓘ
narrativeScope intergalactic ⓘ
notableCharacter Clarissa MacDougall ⓘ
Kimball Kinnison ⓘ
Nadreck ⓘ
Virgil Samms ⓘ
notableWork Children of the Lens ⓘ
First Lensman ⓘ
Galactic Patrol ⓘ
Gray Lensman ⓘ
Second Stage Lensmen ⓘ
Triplanetary ⓘ
originalPublicationMedium pulp magazine ⓘ
originalPublisher Astounding Stories of Super-Science ⓘ
surface form: Astounding Stories
powerSystem Arisian mental training ⓘ
Eddorian powers ⓘ
publicationPeriodStart 1934 ⓘ
publisher Fantasy Press ⓘ
Pyramid Books ⓘ
setting Milky Way ⓘ
surface form: Milky Way galaxy
theme eugenics ⓘ
evolution of intelligence ⓘ
good versus evil ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Golden Age of Science Fiction → notableWork → Lensman series ⓘ
Astounding Science Fiction → notableSeriesPublished → Lensman series ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lensman series (serializations)
Edward E. Smith → notableWork → Lensman series ⓘ
Edward E. Smith → hasSeries → Lensman series ⓘ
Edward E. Smith → hasFictionalUniverse → Lensman series ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lensman universe
Lensman series → centralConcept → Lensman series self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lensman
E. E. "Doc" Smith → notableWork → Lensman series ⓘ
E. E. "Doc" Smith → hasSeries → Lensman series ⓘ