Exodus der Generationen

Perry Rhodan Lemuria #3

by Andreas Brandhorst

Perry Rhodan has discovered a huge space ship, an ark in space, carrying a population of humans who set out on their journey 55,000 years ago, from Earth - Lemurians, the legendary forefathers of mankind.

A virus, prepared by the creator of the arks long ago, sends Perry Rhodan into a coma and takes him on a mental journey 55,000 years into the past. Rhodan finds out there are more arks than he has known about - he becomes a witness to the birth of the arks of the stars...

Genres: Science Fiction

366 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 2004

Reviews

[EmBe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Der erste Gastroman von Andreas Brandhorst im Perry Rhodan-Universum. Wieder geht es um eines der Generationsraumschiffe, das die Lemurer losgeschickt haben Richtung Zentrum der Milchstraße. Typisch für Brandhorst spielen ungewöhnlich geformte und begabte Geschöpfe eine Rolle, hier sind es Mutanten, geboren auf einem dieser Schiffe.
Durchaus spannend.
Wieder mit einem Nachwort von Hartmut Kasper, dieses Mal zum Thema relativistische Raumfahrt und Zeitdilation. Außerdem noch eine Risszeichenung der "Sternenarche", die in diesem Roman eine Rolle spielt.

[Dale Rosso · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is nice to be able to read Perry once again in English. with the majority of the 2,500 plus book series only being available in German this 6 book entry in the series is very welcome. with this story I enjoyed reading about how the generation ships were first built and why. Now I am looking forward to discovering who Levian Parron is and if and how he may tie in with The Immortal Unknown.

[Harvey Lange · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still great after 48 years!

Fantastic story telling. If you don't get too OCD about some of the translation issues, and the occasional misspelled word, then you'll love the third installment of the Lemurian series.

I've been reading the English language version of the Perry Rhodan books since 1975. I own them all. I own a copy of the movie. A fantastic read.

[Sven Fesser · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bisher stärkster Teil der Reihe. Endlich kommt etwas Zug rein, aber man erfährt auch etwas Background. Schön geschrieben zudem auch noch.

[Gracchus · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have finished “Perry Rhodan, Exodus to the Stars, Lemuria 3” by Andreas Brandhorst. Translated by Dwight R. Decker. The Perry Rhodan series is the most extensive ongoing tale in human history. Perry Rhodan has been mentally connected to a device with memories of the so-called 12th hero. He learns about the history of the Star-Seekers. That history dates back 50,000 years. A team reconnoiters an asteroid to help shipwrecked people. Hereby, the team develops artifacts, meets old acquaintances, and has been under fire. The novel yielded insights with epic dimensions. The fates of the protagonists interested me.

[Artur Coelho · Rating 3 out of 5]

Duas linhas narrativas entrelaçam-se neste episódio. Alguns dos companheiros de aventura de Rhodan investigam um misterioso asteróide, que alberga uma base automatizada esquecida cuja inteligência artificial tem como missão exterminar toda a vida não-humana, como artefactos nunca desactivado de uma guerra esquecida. É a parte da narrativa pensada para dar acção ao episódio, mas não funciona, tornando-se intrusiva no desenvolvimento da saga.

Entretanto, Rhodan mergulha num coma profundo, sob efeito de um antigo chip de memória lemuriano. Através deste expediente narrativo somos levados à antiga lemuria e aos primórdios da sua era espacial. Ficamos a conhecer o segredo das naves geracionais, e o porquê da sua criação, sob influência de um personagem imortal que aparece misteriosamente e consegue convencer a civilização lemuriano que a Diáspora pelas estrelas é a única forma de assegurar a sua sobrevivência face a uma tremenda e ainda desconhecida ameaça alienígena. É-nos dado a entender que este personagem ou vem do futuro ou conhece o futuro, introduzindo um elemento de laço temporal que já tinha sido intuído no episódio anterior, com um personagem fugaz que, adormecido durante séculos numa nave lemuriana, é também um velho companheiro de Perry Rhodan.