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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
1961Translated by Botho Rainer Doddenhof
German Das Erbe der Lens [as by E. E. Smith]
1969Translated by Thomas Schlück
German Das Erbe der Lens
1978Translated by Richard Chomet
French Les enfants du joyau [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
1982Translated by Eurico da Fonseca
Portuguese Os filhos do cosmos [as by E. E. 'Doc' Smith]
1993Translated 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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
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. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: CAD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: GBP
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. ISO code: GBP
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. ISO code: GBP
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. ISO code: CAD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: GBP
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: GBP
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: GBP
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
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. ISO code: GBP
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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 2007-08-15 Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. Books in Motion 978-1-4294-6492-5    
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
novel Checkmark
Children of the Lens 2007-08-15 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  
Children of the Lens 2017-05-25 E. E. 'Doc' Smith Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-2036-2
£2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 
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. ISO code: CAD
 
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. ISO code: CAD
 
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. ISO code: USD
 
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. ISO code: GBP
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. ISO code: USD
 
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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. ISO code: USD
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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