Gray Lensman is a science fiction novel by author E. E. Smith. It was first published in book form in 1951 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 5,096 copies. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Astounding in 1939. Gray Lensman is the fourth book in the classic Lensman series and the second to focus on the adventures of Lensman extraordinaire Kimball Kinnison. While the novel is colored by 1930s sensibilities, it remains an exciting space opera complete with lantern jawed heroes, bizarre aliens, scheming villains, and colossal space battles. In this, the fourth Lensman book, the path to the final conflict between the Arisians and the Eddorians is set.
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