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The Fleet of the Springers arrives,
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This review is from: The Fleet of the Springers (Perry Rhodan #22) (Mass Market Paperback)
Book # 22 of this Space Opera continues the first huge story arc, which began in book # 21 "The Cosmic Decoy", and concludes in Book # 41, "The Earth Dies".
These mega-stories are called "bands" in the original German. This band deals with the first true encounter between the fledgling fleet of Terra and the might of the galactic empire. Cadet Tifflor, captured by the Springers in "episode" # 21, now faces even more peril. Although his rescuers from Terra apparently have shown up to reclaim him and his crew, so have even more of the Springer ships. A battle ensues with Perry Rhodan and some of his starfleet, against about 30 woefully undermatched Springer vessels. Although Rhodan prevails against the Springer fleet, Tifflor and a few of his crew manage to escape their captors during the battle and take a small ship to a nearby icy planet that can barely sustain human life. Meanwhile, Rhodan and Krest escape from a Springer trap aboard one of the Springer derelicts. Rhodan, knowing that he needs more information about the Springer threat to Terra, allows Tifflor and his remaining crew to stay on the icy planet that Julian discovered, although he sends a message to Tifflor and his crew so that they know they are not alone in this adventure. Next "episode" - Number 23 - "Peril of the Ice Planet". I've never been this impressed by a series. I'm reminded of old cliffhanger serials like "Buck Rodgers" or "Flash Gordon" when reading these marvelous books. This series is still being published in Germany and is now well over 2,000 stories. It's too bad American publishers stopped after only about 120 books. I had to learn to speak, read, and write German in order to continue reading Perry Rhodan. This book contains another editorial, another science fiction movie section, and another letters column. There are also extra stories - one continuing adventure, similar to a serial, and some "Shock Shorts" - continuing a series of SF short stories at the end of each book. Although these stories have nothing to do with Perry Rhodan, they are worth looking at. It's well worth reading the entire Rhodan series.
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