Lensman Saga

The Lensman Saga is a series of six novels written by American author E. E. Smith, and published over three decades. It is recognized as influential in the science fiction subgenre of "space opera".E.E. Smith - Encyclopædia Britannica - Retrieved 22 March 2024 
==Series==
This list is written in the series' internal chronological order, though it was not written nor meant to be experienced in said fashion.
*Triplanetary
*First Lensman
*Galactic Patrol
*Grey Lensman
*Second Stage Lensmen
*Children of the Lens
== Reception ==
=== Contemporary ===
A reviewer for Galaxy Magazine noted the influence of Smith's novels, but ultimately dismissed them as juvenalia and fairy tales, in deference to Isaac Asimov's "Foundation" series.Galaxy’s 5-Star Shelf - Galaxy Science Fiction Volume 7 #2 - Published November 1953 - Page 79 - Retrieved 22 March 2024
===Retrospective===
James Davis Nicoll stated any audiobook renditions of the series would require English actor Brian Blessed to narrate them to adequately portray their scopes and stakes.a thousand lances of energy intolerable - James Nicoll - 31 January 2015 - James Davis Nicoll - Retrieved 17 June 2024
David Avallone discussed the importance of the series to the space opera subgenre, complimenting their readability, but criticising characterisation and claiming that Edgar Rice Burroughs's characters were more psychologically complex.Pulp Today 40: Galactic Patrol and the origins of Space Opera - David Avallone - 25 February 2021 - YouTube - Retrieved 13 June 2024
==Adaptations and influence==
===Influence===
J. Michael Straczynski, creator of the televsion series "Babylon 5", cited the Lensman series among other science fiction epics as inspiration for writing his own epic-length series.There was never one in particular; I grew up reading the Lensman books, and Childhood's End, Martian Chronicles, Dune and other huge sagas, so it was more a sense of "I wanna do something big like that." - J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski - 21 September 2019 - Twitter - Retrieved 22 March 2024
===Cancelled film adaptation===
Straczynski signed a contract alongside director Ron Howard to write a film based on the series. Straczynski later stated that Universal Pictures had looked at the prospective cost alongside the name value of the series and had opted not to go forward with the project.Interviews: J. Michael Straczynski Answers Your Questions - samzenpus - 2 April 2014 - Slashdot - Retrieved 22 March 2024
==Links==
*Lensman series on Wikipedia
*Lensman on TV Tropes
==References==
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