"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 |
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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."
Publication history
editThis story appeared in:
- The magazine Analog, June 1978
- Takeoff, a collection of short fiction and poems by Randall Garrett, 1980
- Shaggy B.E.M. Stories, an anthology edited by Mike Resnick, 1988
External links
edit- Backstage Lensman title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database