First Lensman · Character
Ossmen
Venerian Lensman and alien ally.
minor
Also known as Ossmen, the Venerian, Ossmen the Venerian
First appearance: xv
Ossmen shows up with force in The Bennettan Arsenal and the Shadowing of Ossmen. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The Venerian operative who retrieves the package from the lake and swallows it, leading the Patrol to a Boskonian building.
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In The Bennettan Arsenal and the Shadowing of Ossmen: The Venerian operative who retrieves the package from the lake and swallows it,…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Core Lensman founders
- Protagonist
- Alien scientists and delegates
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when Kinnison, having just witnessed the unresolved murder of his…
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