"Backstage Lensman" is a short story by Randall Garrett, a parody or pastiche of the Lensman series of E.E. 'Doc' Smith. It was first written in 1949, lost and then rewritten in 1978.
"Backstage Lensman" | |
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Short story by Randall Garrett | |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Science fiction |
Publication | |
Published in | Analog Science Fiction and Fact |
Publication type | Magazine |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Publication date | June 1978 |
Series | Lensman |
Garrett claimed that "Doc read the first version of 'Backstage Lensman' and laughed all through the convention. It was his suggestion that I call the spaceship Dentless rather than Dauntless."
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