First Lensman (Classic Lensman, Bk. 2)

恒星間航行が可能になるとともに、犯罪のスケールも拡大の一途をたどった。これに対処するために、太陽系評議会議長ヴァージル・サムズと公安委員長ロデリック・キニスンは三惑星連合部隊を再編し、銀河パトロール隊を創設しようと企図する。そして謎の惑星アリシアへ赴いたサムズは、人知を超えた働きをもつレンズを授かり、銀河系史上初のレンズマンとなった！これまでの４巻から時代を遡り、銀河パトロール隊黎明期に人類を襲った最大の危機が語り明かされる。

In First Lensman, the second book in the Lensman series, we find the benevolent super beings of Arisia ready to bestow the first "lens" on a human being (which, among other things, will give humans telepathic powers). The honor goes to Virgil Samms, who will ever after be known as the "First Lensman." But it's a title that he'll have to earn by establishing the Galactic Patrol, a group that is at once powerful and incorruptible, and will protect the universe from the evil and almost-unstoppable Eddorians. If that weren't tough enough, Samms must also dodge assassination attempts at home and help his second in command Rod "The Rock" Kinnison win the presidency of North America. And that's just the beginning of his troubles.