On Jan 17, 4:15 pm, Joseph DeMartino  wrote:
> On Jan 15, 11:37 pm, "Nicole Massey"
 wrote:
>
> > ...to wondering how much of the saga of the Lensman you're going
to cover in
> > the script you're working on. I'm not looking for specifics, just wondering
> > if it'll be limited mostly to Triplanetary...
>
> I should note that "Triplanetary" itself was written as a stand-alone
> novel *before* the Lensmen books were conceived (1934), and only later
> re-written to serve as a sequel to the larger story.
>
> Seehttp://tinyurl.com/yk7eck4
>
> The books were originally written as three novels serialized in
> "Astounding Stories" maganzine:
>
> Seehttp://tinyurl.com/5y6zas
>
> "Galactic Patrol" was completed in 1938, "Gray
Lensman" in 1940 and
> "Second Stage Lensman" in 1942.   Each of the novels was written in
> such a way as to suggest that it was the end of the story, and that
> may have been Smith's intention.  But the popularity of each story
> demanded a follow-up.
>
> Six years later Smith added the concluding chapter, "Children of the
> Lens."
By all accounts, "Children of the Lens" was always intended as part of
the story, but was delayed by the war. (According to RAH, Smith also
outlined a then-unpublishable followup.)
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