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Perry Rhodan #73
Renegades of the Future
Science-Fiction
154 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1972
About the author
Kurt Mahr
645 books5 followersKurt Mahr was the pen name of Klaus Mahn (Klaus Otto Mahn), a German science fiction writer famous for his contributions to the Perry Rhodan franchise.
He was known among the writing staff as 'The Physicist', due to his original profession, which also allowed him to give a greater degree of scientific accuracy to his literary work.
He was killed in an accident in Florida in 1993, aged 59.
He was known among the writing staff as 'The Physicist', due to his original profession, which also allowed him to give a greater degree of scientific accuracy to his literary work.
He was killed in an accident in Florida in 1993, aged 59.
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May 27, 2021
This was my first experience with German pulp sci-fi legend Perry Rhodan. The way the book was organized, you definitely felt this series was aimed at children who read comic books. You will see footers at the end of the chapter that tell you the titles of Perry Rhodan adventures to come.
I thought Perry Rhodan was a secondary character, who I really wasn't that interested in. Granted, I'm coming into this series 64 issues late, and the writers are probably pulling from other corners of the galaxy to ensure the longevity of the series. But I didn't get the sense that this was my next Tarzan or Doc Savage or Richard Blade. I did quite like the climax on the desert planet, though.
It was a VERY short read. If you were looking to kill some time on a flight or something, then sure pick this one up. I would try another Perry Rhodan book after this one, but it would have to be much better than this before I could do a third. 2.5 Stars.
I thought Perry Rhodan was a secondary character, who I really wasn't that interested in. Granted, I'm coming into this series 64 issues late, and the writers are probably pulling from other corners of the galaxy to ensure the longevity of the series. But I didn't get the sense that this was my next Tarzan or Doc Savage or Richard Blade. I did quite like the climax on the desert planet, though.
It was a VERY short read. If you were looking to kill some time on a flight or something, then sure pick this one up. I would try another Perry Rhodan book after this one, but it would have to be much better than this before I could do a third. 2.5 Stars.
December 2, 2018
Myrtha VII (Grautier) becomes a strategic base for the Solar Imperium because it is projected that within a very short period of time a connection (rift) with the Druuf Universe will occur in this region of the space.
On October 3, 2042, Gunter Chellish, who has been placed in command of a Gazelle since the establishment of the solar military base on Grautier, is taken prisoner by three deserters, Oliver Roane, Walter Suttney and Ronson Lauers. These three belong to the original colonists of the planet, but they were also former followers of Hollander and his “Nature Philosophers”. They had remained at the military base on Grautier without any real incentive. Chellish, as pilot of the Gazelle, is forced by them to leave Grautier. They intend to contact the Arkonides in order to provide them with secret information regarding the position of the Earth. The Gazelle makes an emergency start and quickly disappears into hyperspace. As a result, Chellish is unable to give the alarm. When he learns the news, Perry Rhodan is very worried that the Arkonides could discover the position of the Earth.
The three deserters oblige Chellish to take the Gazelle close to a star situated twenty-five thousand light-years from Grautier. During this time Perry Rhodan initiates a vast operation which begins combing space to recover the Gazelle. Chellish perceives that the destination of Suttney and his partners is close to Latein-Oor, a star around which is located an Arkonide fleet. He guesses that his captors want to contact this Arkonide fleet in order to hand them the galactic coordinates of the Earth. Trying to win time, he provokes a breakdown in the Gazelle, making use of a moment when he is only supervised by Roane.
Roane warns his two accomplices that he suspects Chellish of causing this breakdown but they do not believe him. Wanting to take advantage of the disagreement between his three adversaries, Chellish tries to overpower them in a fight. But he looses and ends up being stunned. Upon awakening, Suttney obliges him to repair the damage to the Gazelle. He gets to work under the surveillance of Roane and, by a ruse, succeeds in inflicting a strong electric discharge on him. With Roane now unconscious, Chellish is able to put the anti-detection system of the Gazelle out of action.
During this time, the surveillance of space continues for the missing Gazelle, particularly by Mullon, the good friend of Chellish.
The Gazelle makes a second transition through hyperespace. Since, the anti-detection system is now disconnected, the Gazelle’s transition can be easily detected and it is Mullon who has the luck to discover it and to signal its position to the Terran squadron. The Gazelle emerges several parsecs from Latein-Oor where it is soon joined by the Terran fleet. Suttney, ignoring the presence of the solar ships, sends a hypercom call to the Arkonide ships. These arrive quickly, but, noting the presence of the solar fleet, remains waiting at a distance. Suttney decides to land on a nearby planet: Tantalum, a desert world. Once landed, Suttney sends a homing signal to the Arkonides, a signal that is also received by the Terran ships. On his part, Rhodan makes contact with the Arkonides and threatens to open fire on them if they approach Tantalum to help the deserters. Suttney decides by prudence to leave the Gazelle with his accomplices. He destroys the cockpit and wounds Chellish in the leg with a beamer hoping that Chellish will be killed by his friends if a Terran ship happens to discover the Gazelle on the planet’s surface. Suttney leaves the Gazelle with Lauer and Roane carrying with them a microfilm indicating the coordinates of the earth which they still plan on giving to the Arkonides.
Suspecting the presence of Terran ships attracted by the hypertransition signal produced by the defective anti-detection system, Chellish endeavors to leave the Gazelle as soon as possible. He follows the trail of the three deserters, very slowly because of his wounded leg. His departure is justified because shortly afterwards the Gazelle is detected and destroyed by a Terran ship. On the side of the deserters, this destruction does not pass unobserved and, as a result, they realize how close the Terran fleet really is. An altercation explodes between Lauer and Suttney regarding a disagreement on how to negotiate the coordinates of the Earth with the Arkonides. Lauer ends up knocking Suttney out. He then makes contact with Rhodan, threatening to provide the coordinates of the Earth to the Arkonides by radio if a new Gazelle is not immediately provided to him in order to escape from the planet. Lauer does not have the time to put his threat into action because, in the meantime, Chellish has been able to catch up with them. Getting ahead of Lauer and Roane, he succeeds in rolling a large boulder on top of a ridge down on them thereby forcing them to fall into a ravine. He seizes their microcom and uses it to send an SOS. Immediately the Terrans come to rescue him, to capture Roane and to note the death of Lauer during his fall into the ravine. It is now 15 October 2042.
On October 3, 2042, Gunter Chellish, who has been placed in command of a Gazelle since the establishment of the solar military base on Grautier, is taken prisoner by three deserters, Oliver Roane, Walter Suttney and Ronson Lauers. These three belong to the original colonists of the planet, but they were also former followers of Hollander and his “Nature Philosophers”. They had remained at the military base on Grautier without any real incentive. Chellish, as pilot of the Gazelle, is forced by them to leave Grautier. They intend to contact the Arkonides in order to provide them with secret information regarding the position of the Earth. The Gazelle makes an emergency start and quickly disappears into hyperspace. As a result, Chellish is unable to give the alarm. When he learns the news, Perry Rhodan is very worried that the Arkonides could discover the position of the Earth.
The three deserters oblige Chellish to take the Gazelle close to a star situated twenty-five thousand light-years from Grautier. During this time Perry Rhodan initiates a vast operation which begins combing space to recover the Gazelle. Chellish perceives that the destination of Suttney and his partners is close to Latein-Oor, a star around which is located an Arkonide fleet. He guesses that his captors want to contact this Arkonide fleet in order to hand them the galactic coordinates of the Earth. Trying to win time, he provokes a breakdown in the Gazelle, making use of a moment when he is only supervised by Roane.
Roane warns his two accomplices that he suspects Chellish of causing this breakdown but they do not believe him. Wanting to take advantage of the disagreement between his three adversaries, Chellish tries to overpower them in a fight. But he looses and ends up being stunned. Upon awakening, Suttney obliges him to repair the damage to the Gazelle. He gets to work under the surveillance of Roane and, by a ruse, succeeds in inflicting a strong electric discharge on him. With Roane now unconscious, Chellish is able to put the anti-detection system of the Gazelle out of action.
During this time, the surveillance of space continues for the missing Gazelle, particularly by Mullon, the good friend of Chellish.
The Gazelle makes a second transition through hyperespace. Since, the anti-detection system is now disconnected, the Gazelle’s transition can be easily detected and it is Mullon who has the luck to discover it and to signal its position to the Terran squadron. The Gazelle emerges several parsecs from Latein-Oor where it is soon joined by the Terran fleet. Suttney, ignoring the presence of the solar ships, sends a hypercom call to the Arkonide ships. These arrive quickly, but, noting the presence of the solar fleet, remains waiting at a distance. Suttney decides to land on a nearby planet: Tantalum, a desert world. Once landed, Suttney sends a homing signal to the Arkonides, a signal that is also received by the Terran ships. On his part, Rhodan makes contact with the Arkonides and threatens to open fire on them if they approach Tantalum to help the deserters. Suttney decides by prudence to leave the Gazelle with his accomplices. He destroys the cockpit and wounds Chellish in the leg with a beamer hoping that Chellish will be killed by his friends if a Terran ship happens to discover the Gazelle on the planet’s surface. Suttney leaves the Gazelle with Lauer and Roane carrying with them a microfilm indicating the coordinates of the earth which they still plan on giving to the Arkonides.
Suspecting the presence of Terran ships attracted by the hypertransition signal produced by the defective anti-detection system, Chellish endeavors to leave the Gazelle as soon as possible. He follows the trail of the three deserters, very slowly because of his wounded leg. His departure is justified because shortly afterwards the Gazelle is detected and destroyed by a Terran ship. On the side of the deserters, this destruction does not pass unobserved and, as a result, they realize how close the Terran fleet really is. An altercation explodes between Lauer and Suttney regarding a disagreement on how to negotiate the coordinates of the Earth with the Arkonides. Lauer ends up knocking Suttney out. He then makes contact with Rhodan, threatening to provide the coordinates of the Earth to the Arkonides by radio if a new Gazelle is not immediately provided to him in order to escape from the planet. Lauer does not have the time to put his threat into action because, in the meantime, Chellish has been able to catch up with them. Getting ahead of Lauer and Roane, he succeeds in rolling a large boulder on top of a ridge down on them thereby forcing them to fall into a ravine. He seizes their microcom and uses it to send an SOS. Immediately the Terrans come to rescue him, to capture Roane and to note the death of Lauer during his fall into the ravine. It is now 15 October 2042.
September 29, 2022
Dieser Roman ist eigentlich nur erträglich, wenn man die Logik-Lücken mutwillig wegignoriert - und weil der Schreibstil an sich durchaus ansprechend ist. Die Handlung aber läuft offensichtlich ohne Gnade wie auf Schienen der Vorgabe hinterher - auch wenn das an manchen Stellen keinerlei Sinn ergibt.
Chellish handelt ohne echte Bedrohung ihm gegenüber völlig willfährig, als er die Gazelle startet - warum gibt er Vollgas und lässt die Gazelle entkommen, wenn er doch der Einzige ist, der sie steuern kann? Er kann sie überall hin steuern, selbst abstürzen lassen - was hätten die Entführer tun sollen?
Bei der Reparatur im Inneren des Schiffes gelangt Chellish an eine geladene Waffe, als er Lauer austrickst und ihn mit einem Stromschlag betäubt. Statt die Waffe zu nutzen und zu versuchen, seine Entführer zu überwältigen, liefert er sich seinen Entführern völlig ohne Gegenwehr wieder aus.
Auf Tantalus behauptet Lauer, er könne alle Befehle Rhodans über Funk und Interkom mithören und droht mit dem unmittelbaren Verrat der Position der Erde, falls Rhodan einen Angriff befehlen sollte - ein angebliches Patt. Er hat Glück, denn offenbar haben Rhodan das Schreiben und alle anderen Besatzungsmitglieder das Lesen oder direkte Sprechen ohne Interkom verlernt - sonst hätte das so nicht geklappt.
Insgesamt eine ganz schwache Phase des Zyklus. 1/5 Sterne.
Chellish handelt ohne echte Bedrohung ihm gegenüber völlig willfährig, als er die Gazelle startet - warum gibt er Vollgas und lässt die Gazelle entkommen, wenn er doch der Einzige ist, der sie steuern kann? Er kann sie überall hin steuern, selbst abstürzen lassen - was hätten die Entführer tun sollen?
Bei der Reparatur im Inneren des Schiffes gelangt Chellish an eine geladene Waffe, als er Lauer austrickst und ihn mit einem Stromschlag betäubt. Statt die Waffe zu nutzen und zu versuchen, seine Entführer zu überwältigen, liefert er sich seinen Entführern völlig ohne Gegenwehr wieder aus.
Auf Tantalus behauptet Lauer, er könne alle Befehle Rhodans über Funk und Interkom mithören und droht mit dem unmittelbaren Verrat der Position der Erde, falls Rhodan einen Angriff befehlen sollte - ein angebliches Patt. Er hat Glück, denn offenbar haben Rhodan das Schreiben und alle anderen Besatzungsmitglieder das Lesen oder direkte Sprechen ohne Interkom verlernt - sonst hätte das so nicht geklappt.
Insgesamt eine ganz schwache Phase des Zyklus. 1/5 Sterne.
June 5, 2025
Another Grautier tale. There are three renegades threatening to give the coordinates of Earth away to the Robot regent of Arkon. Not surprisingly they fail in the end.
I must say that my sympathies are with them. And it is a pity that Mahr does not give their cause a bit more of credibility. After all fighting against a dictator cannot be wrong. Well, maybe living under a Robot regent would not be much of an improvement.
I must say that my sympathies are with them. And it is a pity that Mahr does not give their cause a bit more of credibility. After all fighting against a dictator cannot be wrong. Well, maybe living under a Robot regent would not be much of an improvement.
March 18, 2025
Dieser Kolonistenroman, der auch glaub der abschluss der kolonistenromane ist, war besser als der letzte Kolonistenroman. Ein paar coole Ideen sind auf jedenfall enthalten, wie z.b die Zeitungsberichte, die haben mir große freude bereitet.
Ansonsten ein okehes Abenteuer.
3,5
Ansonsten ein okehes Abenteuer.
3,5
July 31, 2022
Wenn man sich die Wiki-Seite von Perrypedia ansieht, lernt man dass dies das letzte Heft ist in dem die Hauptfiguren aus dem elenden Kolonisten-Handlungsstrang eine Rolle spielen. Irgendwie typisch. Jetzt wo man denkt dass man doch gerne mehr über diese Charaktere lesen möchte werden sie aus der Serie gebeamt. Nun ja, immerhin durften sie am Schluss in einer lesbaren Folge auftauchen, das ist ja auch schon mal was. Zwar wird der Vierteiler damit im Nachhinein keineswegs gerechtfertigt, aber dass sie die treibenden Kräfte in einem kleinen Action-Thriller der Auswirkungen auf die Haupthandlung hat sein dürften macht ihn beinahe schon wieder wett.
Weniger schön dagegen ist (mal wieder) wie Opposition im Perryversum dieser Zeit dargestellt wird. Sie liegt grundsätzlich falsch und wird als lächerlich präsentiert.
Weniger schön dagegen ist (mal wieder) wie Opposition im Perryversum dieser Zeit dargestellt wird. Sie liegt grundsätzlich falsch und wird als lächerlich präsentiert.
November 11, 2013
Oito mil terranos vivem em Fera Cinzenta, planeta do sistema Mirta. São degredados políticos que, sob a direção de Horace O. Mullon, conseguiram provar, após uma série de dificuldades, que, mesmo em condições adversas, estão aptos a sobreviver como colonos livres.
Acontece, porém, que os cálculos matemáticos revelam que, dentro de dez meses, o sistema Mirta sofrerá a superposição do outro plano temporal. Parte dos colonos é evacuada para Vênus, enquanto a outra passa a trabalhar na nova base espacial de Fera Cinzenta.
Entretanto, quando da seleção, os recrutadores falham...
E Os Três Desertores iniciam uma empresa sinistra...
Acontece, porém, que os cálculos matemáticos revelam que, dentro de dez meses, o sistema Mirta sofrerá a superposição do outro plano temporal. Parte dos colonos é evacuada para Vênus, enquanto a outra passa a trabalhar na nova base espacial de Fera Cinzenta.
Entretanto, quando da seleção, os recrutadores falham...
E Os Três Desertores iniciam uma empresa sinistra...
May 31, 2012
The biggest SF series of all time - these early ones are a bit old style
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