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5.0 out of 5 stars
Perry Rhodan returns to America after 25 years!, March 8, 2007
This review is from: Perry Rhodan Lemuria Vol. 1: Star Ark (Perry Rhodan) (FPR75001) (Paperback)
For we fans who have waited PATIENTLY for this day, it has FINALLY arrived! The longest-running sci-fi series in the WORLD is back in print...IN ENGLISH!
Fan Pro picked a great point in the PR story arc to re-introduce PR to a new generation of readers.
The story reminds me a bit of Harlan Ellison's 'Phoenix without Ashes', the novel that the 1973 TV series 'The Starlost' was loosely based.
The crew of a mining ship is surrepticiously transporting the leader of the Solar Imperium, Perry Rhodan, into the territory of the Akons, in hopes of forging new alliances. They discover a generation ship launched over 10,000 years ago, traveling with a 'cloak', only after one of the mothership's mining pods disappears. What they find on-board is only the beginning of this small saga within the grand scheme of the Rhodan Universe, now at 2422 (Jan 2008) issues and going strong!
The translator did a fanatastic job porting it from the native German and the editors earned their pay.
PLEASE DON'T STOP!!!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perry Rhodan returns to the U.S. with a bang!, January 19, 2007
This review is from: Perry Rhodan Lemuria Vol. 1: Star Ark (Perry Rhodan) (FPR75001) (Paperback)
Whether you're already a fan of the "Perry Rhodan" science fiction series from its U.S. edition in the 1970's or whether you've never heard of "Perry Rhodan" but enjoy a good space adventure story, buy this book! It is the first of a six-part series called "Lemuria" and features both a vision of humankind's future in space while also revealing ancient secrets about Earth's past. As a long-time fan, I generally read the Perry Rhodan series in its German original and am just thrilled that it's finally back in the U.S.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Some good, some bad, March 24, 2010
This review is from: Perry Rhodan Lemuria Vol. 1: Star Ark (Perry Rhodan) (FPR75001) (Paperback)
Having just received the book and read only a couple chapters I have to say that I like what Ive seen very much. Ive been a huge fan of Perry Rhodan for long time.
If it was just the story, Id give this a 5, however, its the physical book itself that prevents it. The type is far to light and the binding is so close to the printed word that Im a little afraid of stretching it to far in the open position. To me, its just a very poor product design that I hope will not impact my enjoyment of the story itself.
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