William B. Ellern

William B. Ellern (born November 30, 1933) is a science fiction author, who in July 1965 asked for, and received, permission from E. E. Smith to extend the Lensman series of novels. In 1976 New Lensman was published, containing a chapter called Moon Inspector, based on a piece called Moon Prospector which Ellern had written for the April 1966 issue of Analog.