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Lensman books in order

E. E. "Doc" Smith

Lensman is a series of 7 books by E. E. "Doc" Smith: 255 pages in the one with a known length, about 5 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

7
books
255
pages in 1 of them
5 hours
to read that one
10 days
at 30 minutes a day
Triplanetary 1934 length not known
Children of the Lens 1947 length not known
2 First Lensman 1950 length not known
3 Galactic Patrol 1937 4.7 h
4 Gray Lensman 1939 length not known
5 Second Stage Lensmen 1953 length not known
The History of Civilization 1961 length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. Triplanetary 1934 length not known

  2. Children of the Lens 1947 length not known

  3. 2

    First Lensman 1950 length not known

  4. 3

    Galactic Patrol 1937 4.7 h

    From back cover of Jove/HBJ paperback February 1979: terror from space The pirates of Boskone raided at will, menacing the whole structure of interstellar civilization.

  5. 4

    Gray Lensman 1939 length not known

  6. 5

    Second Stage Lensmen 1953 length not known

  7. The History of Civilization 1961 length not known

How much is left

After Triplanetary about 5 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After Children of the Lens about 5 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After book 2, First Lensman about 5 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 4 hours 41 minutes

1 of 7 books, 255 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

10 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.