Project Gutenberg 2022-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 378 Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer) 1890 1965 Smith, Edward Elmer Smith, Doc Smith, Edward E. Smith, E.E. Gray Lensman $aUnited States :$bStreet & Smith Publications, Inc.,$c1939. Lensman 4. Produced from Astounding Science Fiction October, November, December 1939, January 1940 Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Lensman Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Gray Lensman" by E. E. Smith is a science fiction novel written in the late 1930s. The story centers around Kimball Kinnison, a Galactic Co-ordinator and Gray Lensman, who plays a crucial role in the Boskonian War as he navigates the complexities of intergalactic crime and law enforcement. The narrative promises a blend of action, adventure, and speculative technology as it explores the expansive universe Smith has created. The opening portion introduces the reader to the unique concept of the Lens, a powerful tool that bestows its wearer with extraordinary abilities and authority within the Galactic Patrol. Kinnison's journey is set against a backdrop of escalating conflict with the Boskonians, a force threatening civilization within the galaxy. The prologue elaborates on the background of the Galactic Patrol, the significance of the Lens, and introduces various characters, including Kinnison and his allies, as they engage in a struggle against organized crime in space. The detailed world-building and the exploration of themes such as duty, sacrifice, and the clash between good and evil set the stage for an epic tale of cosmic proportions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220608144252smith 1939 US Reading ease score: 72.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Space warfare -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 632659 2025-07-27T12:23:37.825125 text/html 606531 2024-10-19T02:52:24 text/html 3008536 2025-07-27T12:23:46.712123 application/epub+zip 3017624 2025-07-27T12:23:40.208092 application/epub+zip 447291 2025-07-27T12:23:38.733126 application/epub+zip 3733142 2025-07-27T12:23:51.580068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3711689 2025-07-27T12:23:45.837096 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 606154 2025-07-27T12:23:36.227129 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 586314 2024-10-19T02:52:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16369 2025-07-27T12:23:51.735019 application/rdf+xml 29319 2025-07-27T12:23:39.262100 image/jpeg 4662 2025-07-27T12:23:39.024103 image/jpeg 4184970 2025-07-27T12:23:38.021138 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia