Lensman

The Lensman series is a serial science fiction space opera by E. E. Smith. The series is significant because it was the first set of science fiction novels conceived as a series.

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The Lensman series was so innovative and successful at the time of its first publication that it was widely imitated, setting the themes followed by most of the space opera genre since. As a result, to a modern reader it may seem rather dated or clich?d. The modern reader may also feel that it is filled with sexist and racist stereotypes. The series' prose style has also been described as "overly ornate" by modern readers unused to the old pulp style.

Science fiction: Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology upon society and persons as individuals. In common with most fiction, science fiction is written mainly to entertain people. The borders of this genre are not well defined, and the...

Space opera: :For other meanings of this term see Space Opera (disambiguation)....

E. E. Smith: E. E. Smith, also Edward Elmer Smith, Ph.D., E.E. "Doc" Smith and Doc Smith (May 2, 1890 - August 31, 1965) was a science fiction author who wrote the Lensman series and the Skylark series, among others....