▁The ▁Number ▁of ▁the ▁Be ast ▁the ▁protagon ists ▁encounter ▁a ▁L ens man . ▁The ▁novel ' s ▁alternate ▁version , ▁The ▁P urs uit ▁of ▁the ▁P ank era ▁has ▁an ▁extended ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁L ens man ▁sequence . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Wolf – L und mark – M el otte ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁( First ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁L ens man ▁series , ▁re written ▁from ▁the ▁pre - L ens man ▁serial ▁version ) ▁L ens man ▁FA Q ▁originally ▁by ▁G har lane ▁of ▁Edd ore ▁▁▁ ▁* ▁Category : Nov el ▁series ▁Category : S cience ▁fiction ▁book ▁series ▁Category : Space ▁opera ▁nov els ▁Category : Nov els ▁adapted ▁into ▁com ics ▁Category : American ▁nov els ▁adapted ▁into ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁ 1 5 4 ▁( Sc ott ish ) ▁Regiment ▁is ▁a ▁regiment ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army ' s ▁Royal ▁Log istic ▁Corps . ▁It ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁Reserve . ▁Its ▁role ▁is ▁to ▁provide ▁general ▁transport ▁support ▁at ▁' third ▁line ' ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Army . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁formed ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 5 4 th ▁( L ow land ) ▁Regiment , ▁R CT ▁( Vol unte ers ) ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁The ▁initially ▁compr ised ▁just ▁ 2 2 1 ▁Squadron ▁and ▁ 2 2 2 ▁Squadron . ▁ 2 2 5 ▁Squadron ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9