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First Lensman
by E. E. Smith
Source: Standard EbooksOriginal: 104298,352 words~8.2 hours
Summary
Virgil Samms, the first individual to receive a Lens from the mysterious and powerful Arisians, works to create the Galatic Patrol to protect all adherents of Civilization from the threat of the Boskonians and their masters, the Eddorians.