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Yes, this is the original, fabled light saber of Star Wars. Not a random weapon, like a blaster, but something that requires skill to use properly.
Luke Skywalker is handed his father's light saber by Obiwan Kenobi, his father's teacher. Obiwan describes the weapon, piquing the interest of his young padawan:
Fritz Lieber had this idea forty years earlier; see the entry for rod of wrath from his 1943 story Gather Darkness.
See the entry for flashlight laser, which is essentially an indefinitely long light saber, from Ringworld, by Larry Niven. Niven mentions "light swords" in the book. See also the entry for Force-Field Penknife, from Foundation by Isaac Asimov. Comment/Join this discussion ( 5 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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