On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:22:10 GMT, Amy Guskin 
wrote:

>>> On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 19:42:15 -0400, thus spake Jan (in article 
>):
>
>> In article
, Methuselah
>> Jones says...
>>> 
>>> Carved in mystic runes upon the very living rock, the last words of
>>> jmsatb5{at}aol.com of rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated make plain: 
>>> 
>>>> 5) just closed the deal on another assignment which is
based on a very
>>>> influential series of SF books, 
>>> 
>>> Oooh! Could it be...Lensman?
>> 
>> Yep.  He announced it at ECCC and I reported it somewhere around
here. <<
>
>I really hope that there's more to this series than I got out of the first 
>book.  I mean, pee-yew.  I haven't had the will to go on yet, but I do have 
>the next three books already on hand.
>
>Amy

Amy,
Give them a go.  I don't know for sure how you will react, however,
unless you keep in mind that the series was written in the 30's, so
these now hackneyed (sp?) plot devices were just being seen for the
first time!  Actually, in some ways, it could be better to follow the
original publication order (Galactic Patrol, Gray Lensmen, 2nd Stage,
Children) and then read triplanetary and First Lensman, as you get the
surprises without the spoilers found in the first book.  Kinda like
seeing In the Beginning first before seeing the rest of B5...

Back in the dark ages (High School) a friend of mine and I had a bet-
which was better, Lensmen or LotR.  My friend won ;-)

Charlie
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