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Perry Rhodan - English #6
The Secret Of The Time Vault
From the outer fringes of space the reptilian aggressors came, bent on ravaging the distant world of Ferrol, in the path of their ultimate goal - Earth.
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While Perry Rhodan has been away Allan D. Mercant has succeeded in merging all the secret services of the Earth into the Terran Defense Federation (TDF). Arriving on Terra, Perry Rhodan mans the understaffed STARDUST II and its hunter fleet. Then a call for help arrives from the Wega system. The Topsiders have begun their attack on Rofus, where the Thort is exiled.
John Marshall, who checks out the Thort of the Ferrones, finds out that he is loyal to the Terrans, but concealing something about the material transmitters. The Ferrones did not manufacture them, for they are not capable of thinking in five dimensional terms. They were given to them by beings that live longer than the sun. There is also a reference to the hidden vault on Ferrol, which is locked with five-dimensional locks.
Perry Rhodan scents a secret that he must follow here. He suspects that the being, which lives longer than the sun, must have something to do with immortality.
By transmitters members of the Mutant Corps are sent to Ferrol in order to support the resistance fighters of the Sichas and the Ferrones, and arrange bloodless disorder among the Topsiders and their fleet.
Later, from the Ferrone scientist Lossoshér, Perry Rhodan learns the story of the beings that live longer than the sun and that they came from the tenth planet of Wega. As thanks for assistance, they left the Ferrones the transmitters and their construction plans, which were however secured by five-dimensional locks, so that only beings who could think five-dimensionally, and thus were mature enough, could copy them.
Arriving on Ferrol over the transmitter, Rhodan, Tschubai and Kakuta search for the vault, but find only an empty hall. However a five-dimensional field must be there, since Wuriu Sengu cannot penetrate it with his ability as a scout.
The Mutants successfully disturb the arrival of a delegation of the despot of Topsid. The Topsiders panic, and immediately leave Ferrol. They fly to the fortieth planet and settle there on the six moons, in order to make new plans for the conquest of the Wega system.
Rhodan receives the key formula with which the time vault can be opened from the Thort. He gives it to the STARDUST II's ship positronic to decipher. The result allows them to use the converted radio waves of the local star to access the field which locks the vault and shifts it into another time, thus making its contents invisible to the present. If the waves are interrupted, it should be possible to gain access to the contents of the vault.
Anne Sloane tries with Tanaka Seiko's assistance to divert the rays in the vault. Ras Tschubai is ready to jump into the vault, if Wuriu Sengu can see the contents. This succeeds, but Anne Sloane breaks down and Ras Tschubai is hurled through time, until Anne Sloane can divert the rays again and the vault reopens. Although the attempt was interrupted only for seconds, Ras felt several minutes pass by.
The capsule retrieved from the vault can be opened with a little effort, and as expected contains the construction plans for the material transmitters, as well as seven documents, which are to be decoded only by the Arkonides.
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While Perry Rhodan has been away Allan D. Mercant has succeeded in merging all the secret services of the Earth into the Terran Defense Federation (TDF). Arriving on Terra, Perry Rhodan mans the understaffed STARDUST II and its hunter fleet. Then a call for help arrives from the Wega system. The Topsiders have begun their attack on Rofus, where the Thort is exiled.
John Marshall, who checks out the Thort of the Ferrones, finds out that he is loyal to the Terrans, but concealing something about the material transmitters. The Ferrones did not manufacture them, for they are not capable of thinking in five dimensional terms. They were given to them by beings that live longer than the sun. There is also a reference to the hidden vault on Ferrol, which is locked with five-dimensional locks.
Perry Rhodan scents a secret that he must follow here. He suspects that the being, which lives longer than the sun, must have something to do with immortality.
By transmitters members of the Mutant Corps are sent to Ferrol in order to support the resistance fighters of the Sichas and the Ferrones, and arrange bloodless disorder among the Topsiders and their fleet.
Later, from the Ferrone scientist Lossoshér, Perry Rhodan learns the story of the beings that live longer than the sun and that they came from the tenth planet of Wega. As thanks for assistance, they left the Ferrones the transmitters and their construction plans, which were however secured by five-dimensional locks, so that only beings who could think five-dimensionally, and thus were mature enough, could copy them.
Arriving on Ferrol over the transmitter, Rhodan, Tschubai and Kakuta search for the vault, but find only an empty hall. However a five-dimensional field must be there, since Wuriu Sengu cannot penetrate it with his ability as a scout.
The Mutants successfully disturb the arrival of a delegation of the despot of Topsid. The Topsiders panic, and immediately leave Ferrol. They fly to the fortieth planet and settle there on the six moons, in order to make new plans for the conquest of the Wega system.
Rhodan receives the key formula with which the time vault can be opened from the Thort. He gives it to the STARDUST II's ship positronic to decipher. The result allows them to use the converted radio waves of the local star to access the field which locks the vault and shifts it into another time, thus making its contents invisible to the present. If the waves are interrupted, it should be possible to gain access to the contents of the vault.
Anne Sloane tries with Tanaka Seiko's assistance to divert the rays in the vault. Ras Tschubai is ready to jump into the vault, if Wuriu Sengu can see the contents. This succeeds, but Anne Sloane breaks down and Ras Tschubai is hurled through time, until Anne Sloane can divert the rays again and the vault reopens. Although the attempt was interrupted only for seconds, Ras felt several minutes pass by.
The capsule retrieved from the vault can be opened with a little effort, and as expected contains the construction plans for the material transmitters, as well as seven documents, which are to be decoded only by the Arkonides.
126 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published January 1, 1971
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April 16, 2020
This book marks a big change in the series from a publishing standpoint... just one chapter of the story is included (instead of 2, as the previous 5).. we have a new trade dress with the sub-heading 'Peacelord of the Universe', and new 'supplemental material'.
The extras definitely feel like filler.. there's a bit of an editorial about the series, and article about early 'scientifilms' (thank goodness we don't still try to say that!), and a comic book style letter column. There's also a few illustrations and even a character guide. If the illustrations were as good as the covers, maybe it'd be worth it. As is, it feels like an excuse to only put one story per book. Even with the filler, it's a pretty thin tome, clocking in at 126 pages.
The story is a direct continuation of the previous one, where Reg Bell uses the X-Men to mess with the lizard people and send them running with minimal conflict. They then convince the Thort (who turns out to be not as grateful as one would think) to open a secret vault in the basement of his palace that contains the secret of constructing teleporters. There are also some hints that the secret of eternal life that the Arkonides where looking for are in Vega somewhere, so that likely will be happening soon (I can't imagine the pace of the series continuing for too much longer as it is without addressing Perry and Reg getting too old).
The extras definitely feel like filler.. there's a bit of an editorial about the series, and article about early 'scientifilms' (thank goodness we don't still try to say that!), and a comic book style letter column. There's also a few illustrations and even a character guide. If the illustrations were as good as the covers, maybe it'd be worth it. As is, it feels like an excuse to only put one story per book. Even with the filler, it's a pretty thin tome, clocking in at 126 pages.
The story is a direct continuation of the previous one, where Reg Bell uses the X-Men to mess with the lizard people and send them running with minimal conflict. They then convince the Thort (who turns out to be not as grateful as one would think) to open a secret vault in the basement of his palace that contains the secret of constructing teleporters. There are also some hints that the secret of eternal life that the Arkonides where looking for are in Vega somewhere, so that likely will be happening soon (I can't imagine the pace of the series continuing for too much longer as it is without addressing Perry and Reg getting too old).
January 26, 2020
So the time vault in question comes at the end of the book, and the solution was... there.
February 27, 2023
The first book in the Perry Rhodan series I've read, and I feel for the most part, you'd be able to jump in anywhere in the series and not be lost.
As for the book itself, it is good old fashioned pulpy science fiction fun. A real page turner (I read start to finish in a day), and while it won't satisfy anyone looking for hard sci fi, if you are looking for star wars style space opera, you can't go wrong with this series.
As for the book itself, it is good old fashioned pulpy science fiction fun. A real page turner (I read start to finish in a day), and while it won't satisfy anyone looking for hard sci fi, if you are looking for star wars style space opera, you can't go wrong with this series.
November 9, 2015
This book launched a new era for Perry Rhodan in North America. First of this book only contained one Perry Rhodan novel whereas the previous books had contained two. At the same time though the books were to come out on a monthly basis, a schedule which they kept until the series was cancelled by Ace. This book also began the trend of including other material besides the PR novels. In this book we also find the beginnings of a column on Sci-Fi movies, and a letters column. My rating however is only for the Perry Rhodan novel itself. As for that novel it was very enjoyable. Rhodan and company return to the Vega System with two purposes in mind. To drive out the Topides and to find out more about the race which created the matter transmitters. As for the first they manage to drive the Topides from the main planet in the system to the far fringe of the system and the last planet where the invaders set up their new base. Thus they will be around for at least the next book. As for the second quest, Rhodan finds out more about the transmitter's creators, and manages to penetrate the vault which holds the blueprints. At the same time we have more questions now than answers. One other item to note. Starting with this book there were little notes at the end of chapters which gave the title of the story which would appear so many numbers from now. This is now annoying for the Rhodan fan as many of these books never got published in English.
August 18, 2015
Pure unadulterated pulp sci fi.
Wooden characters, chauvinistic stereotypes, absolutely no science, imagine Flash Gordon and Buck Rodgers.
Which just means that it is fun because it is so kitsch and so representative of it's era.
Wooden characters, chauvinistic stereotypes, absolutely no science, imagine Flash Gordon and Buck Rodgers.
Which just means that it is fun because it is so kitsch and so representative of it's era.
June 1, 2012
The biggest SF series of all time - these early ones are a bit old style
January 23, 2016
An average SiFi adventure series. Recommended
June 20, 2016
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