E. E. ’Doc’ Smith 
Second Stage Lensmen 

Kim Kinnison was Number One of his time. To him fell the incredible assignment of infiltrating the inner circle of Boskone. Kinnison’s deadly job was to become a loyal Boskonion in every gesture, thought, and deed. He had to work himself up through the ranks of an enemy alien organization, into the highest echelons of power – until it was he who would be issuing the orders that would destroy his own civilization!