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Title: Second Stage Lensmen Title Record # 1201
Author: Edward E. Smith
Date: 1953-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Lensman
Series Number: 5
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
User Rating: 8.60 (5 votes) Including variants and translations: 8.75 (8 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations Serializations
Year Title
1953 Second Stage Lensmen [as by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.]
1965 Second Stage Lensmen [as by E. E. Smith]
1970 Second Stage Lensmen [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
1973 Second Stage Lensman [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
2017 Second-Stage Lensmen [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
2023 Second Stage Lensmen [as by E. E. Smith, Ph.D.]
Year Language Title
1961Translated by Botho Rainer Doddenhof
German Das zweite Imperium [as by E. E. Smith]
1969Translated by Rafael Zavala.
Spanish El espía interplanetario [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
1969 German Das zweite Imperium
1976Translated by Richard Chomet.
French Le Surfulgur [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
1981Translated by Eurico Fonseca
Portuguese A Lei do Espaço [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
1993Translated by Annarita Guarnieri
Italian I nuovi Lensmen [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
Year Title
1941 Second Stage Lensmen (Part 1 of 4) [as by E. E. Smith, Ph.D.]
1941 Second Stage Lensmen (Part 2 of 4) [as by E. E. Smith, Ph.D.]
1942 Second Stage Lensmen (Part 3 of 4) [as by E. E. Smith, Ph.D.]
1942 Second Stage Lensmen (Part 4 of 4) [as by E. E. Smith, Ph.D.]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
2 2018 Retro Hugo Best Novel

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Astounding Science-Fiction, November 1941 1941-11-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar
164
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Hubert Rogers Checkmark
Astounding Science-Fiction, December 1941 1941-12-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar
164
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Hubert Rogers Checkmark
Astounding Science-Fiction, January 1942 1942-01-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
132
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag Hubert Rogers Checkmark
Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1942 1942-02-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
132
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag Hubert Rogers Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1953-00-00 Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. Fantasy Press  
$3.00?$: US dollar
308
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Ric Binkley Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1953-00-00 Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. Nelson  
C$3.75?C$: Canadian dollar
308
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Ric Binkley  
The History of Civilization 1955-00-00 Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. Fantasy Press      
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Das zweite Imperium 1961-00-00 E. E. Smith Balowa / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Balowa Das galaktische Imperium #5) 276   268
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Das zweite Imperium 1962-03-02 E. E. Smith Moewig (Terra #217) 217
DM 0.70?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
64
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
novel Karl Stephan Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1965-11-00 E. E. Smith Pyramid Books X-1262
$0.60?$: US dollar
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1966-07-00 E. E. Smith Pyramid Books X-1262
$0.60?$: US dollar
271+
[1]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1967-11-00 E. E. Smith Pyramid Books X-1262
$0.60?$: US dollar
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1968-05-00 E. E. Smith Pyramid Books X-1262
$0.60?$: US dollar
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Jack Gaughan Checkmark
El espía interplanetario 1969-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Organizacion Editorial Novaro (Joyas de Bolsillo #354)   MXN 9.00 367
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Das zweite Imperium 1969-09-00 Edward E. Smith Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3713/3714) 3713/3714
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
237
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Second Stage Lensmen 1970-03-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Pyramid Books 511-02169-075
$0.75?$: US dollar
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1970-03-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Pyramid Books 511-02169-075
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1972-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith W. H. Allen 0-491-00543-1
£1.80?£: UK pound
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Ken Reilly  
Second Stage Lensmen 1972-02-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Pyramid Books T-2169
$0.75?$: US dollar
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1972-10-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Pyramid Books 0-515-02169-5 / N2169
$0.95?$: US dollar
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1973-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Panther 0-586-03846-9
£0.35?£: UK pound
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Chris Foss Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1973-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Panther 0-586-03846-9
£0.35?£: UK pound
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Chris Foss Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1973-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Panther 0-586-03846-9
£0.35?£: UK pound
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Chris Foss  
Second Stage Lensmen 1973-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Panther 0-586-03846-9
£0.35?£: UK pound
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Chris Foss Checkmark
Second Stage Lensman 1973-10-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Pyramid Books 0-515-03172-0
$0.95?$: US dollar
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1975-01-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Pyramid Books 0-515-03172-0
$1.25?$: US dollar
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Le Surfulgur 1976-10-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Albin Michel (Albin Michel - Super-Fiction #18) 2-226-00361-4   249
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Second Stage Lensman 1976-11-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Pyramid Books 0-515-03172-0
$1.25?$: US dollar
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1977-06-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Panther 0-586-03846-9
£0.60?£: UK pound
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Chris Foss Checkmark
Second Stage Lensman 1977-10-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Jove / HBJ 0-515-04614-0 / A4614
$1.50?$: US dollar
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 1978-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Panther 0-586-03846-9
£0.75?£: UK pound
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Chris Foss Checkmark
A Lei do Espaço 1981-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #288)      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
novel  
Second Stage Lensmen 1981-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Panther 0-586-03846-9
£1.25?£: UK pound
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Second Stage Lensman 1982-07-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Berkley Books 0-425-05461-6
$2.50?$: US dollar
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel David B. Mattingly Checkmark
Second Stage Lensman 1983-03-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Berkley Books 0-425-05461-6
$2.50?$: US dollar
270
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel David B. Mattingly  
Second Stage Lensmen 1984-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Panther 0-586-03846-9
£1.95?£: UK pound
254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Chris Foss Checkmark
Second Stage Lensman 1987-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Berkley Books 0-425-07637-7
$2.75?$: US dollar
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Second Stage Lensman 1987-04-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Berkley Books 0-425-09787-0
$2.95?$: US dollar
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Il Secondo Impero: Lensmen III 1993-04-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #130)  
Lit 24,000?Lit: Italian lira
x+
266
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni David B. Mattingly  
Second Stage Lensman 1997-07-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Ripping Publishing 1-899884-16-5
£5.99?£: UK pound
361
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Neil Stuart Lawson , Warren Palmer  
Second Stage Lensmen 1998-12-00 Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. Old Earth Books 1-882968-13-1
$15.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
307
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel Ric Binkley Checkmark
Chronicles of the Lensmen, Volume 2 1999-05-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Science Fiction Book Club 0-7394-0262-5 / 20163
$15.98?$: US dollar
xi+
730
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni John Berkey Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 2002-00-00 Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. Old Earth Books 1-882968-13-1
$15.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
307
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel Ric Binkley Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 2007-08-14 Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. Books in Motion      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
novel Checkmark
Second-Stage Lensmen 2017-05-25 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Gateway / Orion (Golden Age Masterworks) 978-1-4732-2035-5
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
Second Stage Lensmen 2017-10-25 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Project Gutenberg Canada 1476
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 2018-12-01 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Reading Essentials 978-1-77323-112-9
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel Jack Gaughan  
Second-Stage Lensmen 2019-03-07 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Gollancz / Orion (Golden Age Masterworks) 978-1-4732-2472-8
£8.99?£: UK pound
x+
303
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel Tithi Luadthong Checkmark
Second Stage Lensmen 2023-04-07 E. E. Smith, Ph.D. Project Gutenberg 70494
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
The Lensman Super Pack 2023-05-10 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Positronic Publishing (Positronic Super Pack #54) 978-1-5154-6085-5
$39.99?$: US dollar
1182
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Lensman Super Pack 2023-05-10 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Positronic Publishing (Positronic Super Pack #54) 978-1-5154-6086-2
$34.99?$: US dollar
1182
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni  
Second Stage Lensmen 2023-08-18 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-6160-9
$19.99?$: US dollar
176
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Second Stage Lensmen 2023-08-18 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-6161-6
$9.99?$: US dollar
176
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel  
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