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Title: Children of the Lens Title Record # 1202
Author: Edward E. Smith
Date: 1954-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Lensman
Series Number: 6
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations Serializations
Year Title
1954 Children of the Lens [as by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.]
1966 Children of the Lens [as by E. E. Smith, Ph.D.]
1970 Children of the Lens [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
1987 Children of the Lens [as by E. E. Smith]
Year Language Title
1961ⓘTranslated by Botho Rainer Doddenhof
 German Das Erbe der Lens [as by E. E. Smith]
1969ⓘTranslated by Thomas Schlück
 German Das Erbe der Lens
1978ⓘTranslated by Richard Chomet
 French Les enfants du joyau [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
1982ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca
 Portuguese Os filhos do cosmos [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
1993ⓘTranslated by Annarita Guarnieri
 Italian I figli della Lente [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
Year Title
1947 Children of the Lens (Part 1 of 4)
1947 Children of the Lens (Part 2 of 4)
1948 Children of the Lens (Part 3 of 4)
1948 Children of the Lens (Part 4 of 4)

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 1947 1947-11-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 164
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".
 mag Hubert Rogers Checkmark
Astounding Science Fiction, December 1947 1947-12-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 164
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".
 mag Alejandro Checkmark
Astounding Science Fiction, January 1948 1948-01-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 164
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".
 mag Rogers Checkmark
Astounding Science Fiction, February 1948 1948-02-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 164
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".
 mag Alejandro Checkmark
Children of the Lens 1954-00-00 Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. Fantasy Press  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 293
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Ric Binkley Checkmark
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 Erbe der Lens 1961-00-00 E. E. Smith Balowa / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Balowa Das galaktische Imperium #6) 284
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 269
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel  
Das Erbe der Lens 1962-03-30 E. E. Smith Moewig (Terra #222) 222
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
Children of the Lens 1966-02-00 E. E. Smith, Ph.D. Pyramid Books X-1294
$0.60?$: US dollar
 253+
[2]
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
Children of the Lens 1966-07-00 E. E. Smith, Ph.D. Pyramid Books X-1294
$0.60?$: US dollar
 255
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
Children of the Lens 1967-04-00 E. E. Smith, Ph.D. Pyramid Books X-1294
$0.60?$: US dollar
 253+
[2]
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
Children of the Lens 1967-09-00 E. E. Smith, Ph.D. Pyramid Books X-1294
$0.60?$: US dollar
 255
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  
Children of the Lens 1968-05-00 E. E. Smith, Ph.D. Pyramid Books X-1294
$0.60?$: US dollar
 255
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
Das Erbe der Lens 1969-11-00 Edward E. Smith Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3716/3717) 3716/3717
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 238
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 Karl Stephan Checkmark
Children of the Lens 1970-04-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Pyramid Books T-2195
$0.75?$: US dollar
 253+
[2]
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
Children of the Lens 1970-04-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Pyramid Books T-2195
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
 253+
[2]
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
Children of the Lens 1972-04-00 E. E. Smith, Ph.D. Pyramid Books T2195
$0.75?$: US dollar
 255
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
Children of the Lens 1972-09-11 E. E. 'Doc' Smith W. H. Allen 0-491-00563-6
£1.80?£: UK pound
 255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Ken Reilly Checkmark
Children of the Lens 1973-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Panther 0-586-03847-7
£0.35?£: UK pound
 255
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
Children of the Lens 1973-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Panther 0-586-03847-7
£0.35?£: UK pound
 255
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
Children of the Lens 1973-11-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Pyramid Books 0-515-03251-4
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 255
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
Children of the Lens 1975-09-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Pyramid Books 0-515-03251-4
$1.25?$: US dollar
 255
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
Children of the Lens 1976-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Panther 0-586-03847-7
£0.50?£: UK pound
 255
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
Children of the Lens 1976-06-00 Edward E. Smith Pyramid Books 0-515-03251-4 / V3251
$1.25?$: US dollar
 253+
[2]
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
Children of the Lens 1977-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Panther 0-586-03847-7
£0.65?£: UK pound
 255
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
Children of the Lens 1977-10-00 Edward E. Smith Jove / HBJ 0-515-04612-4
$1.50?$: US dollar
 253
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
Les enfants du joyau 1978-04-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Albin Michel (Albin Michel - Super-Fiction #26) 2-226-00463-7   250
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 Peter Jones  
Children of the Lens 1979-05-00 Edward E. Smith Jove / HBJ 0-515-05326-0
$1.75?$: US dollar
 255
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
Children of the Lens 1982-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Panther 0-586-03847-7
£1.50?£: UK pound
 255
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
Os filhos do cosmos 1982-00-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #302)     213
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
António Pedro?Antonio Pedro
  
Children of the Lens 1982-07-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Berkley Books 0-425-05462-4
$2.50?$: US dollar
 253
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
Children of the Lens 1983-04-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Berkley Books     255
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  
Children of the Lens 1987-00-00 Edward E. Smith Berkley Books 0-425-10034-0
$2.95?$: US dollar
 255
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  
Children of the Lens 1987-06-00 E. E. Smith Berkley Books 0-425-10034-0
$2.95?$: US dollar
 255
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
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  
Children of the Lens 1997-08-00 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Ripping Publishing 1-899884-21-1
£5.99?£: UK pound
 355
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 Warren Palmer , Neil Stuart Lawson  
Children of the Lens 1998-12-00 Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. Old Earth Books 1-882968-14-X
$15.00?$: US dollar
 xvi+
293
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
Children of the Lens 2002-00-00 Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. Old Earth Books 1-882968-14-X
$15.00?$: US dollar
 xvi+
293
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
Children of the Lens 2017-05-25 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-2036-2
£2.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 novel  
Children of the Lens 2017-10-27 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Faded Page 20171044
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 Ric Binkley Checkmark
Children of the Lens 2017-11-02 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Project Gutenberg Canada 1477
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
Children of the Lens 2018-11-24 Edward E. Smith Reading Essentials 978-1-77323-334-5
$0.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 novel Ric Binkley  
Children of the Lens 2019-04-04 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Gollancz / Orion (Golden Age Masterworks) 978-1-4732-2473-5
£8.99?£: UK pound
 viii+
293
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
Children of the Lens 2023-04-06 E. E. Smith Project Gutenberg 70483
$0.00?$: 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  
Children of the Lens 2023-08-18 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-6164-7
$19.99?$: US dollar
 178
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel  
Children of the Lens 2023-08-25 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-6165-4
$8.99?$: US dollar
 178
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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