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Perry Rhodan - English #5
The Vega Sector
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189 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1970
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December 29, 2025
An average SiFi adventure series. Recommended
August 7, 2022
A couple of years have passed since the events of last issue. The time the Lizard people, the Topsiders needed after the SOS to start their invasion. Oops, they also missed the Solar system by mistake and appeared in the Vega System instead. Which, we are told, is only a mistake of 3.4%.
They are called Topides in the translation for some reason. And funny enough, that to me, after having read about them 50 years ago the last time, seems just wrong to me .
Thora and Khrest think the armada in the Vega System are their own people and they insist to go there. But it turns out, the Lizards had only captured one Arkonide space ship. So Rhodan decides to steel that from them. And all this is quite exciting. Written by Scheer. Interestingly Thora observes that for Rhodan it is Humans uber alles. And yes, that was a criticism at the time that the series was kind of nazi ideology with Germans switched to Terrans. Not completely ridiculous.
7/10
The next episode where we are told how our Terran friends actually get the ship is unfortunately boring. Written by Mahr. Deringhouse fools the blue-skinned Ferrons by using some blue berries to paint his skin, if you can believe that. And did no one find it strange that PR would have a ten year old girl in his service?
5/10
They are called Topides in the translation for some reason. And funny enough, that to me, after having read about them 50 years ago the last time, seems just wrong to me .
Thora and Khrest think the armada in the Vega System are their own people and they insist to go there. But it turns out, the Lizards had only captured one Arkonide space ship. So Rhodan decides to steel that from them. And all this is quite exciting. Written by Scheer. Interestingly Thora observes that for Rhodan it is Humans uber alles. And yes, that was a criticism at the time that the series was kind of nazi ideology with Germans switched to Terrans. Not completely ridiculous.
7/10
The next episode where we are told how our Terran friends actually get the ship is unfortunately boring. Written by Mahr. Deringhouse fools the blue-skinned Ferrons by using some blue berries to paint his skin, if you can believe that. And did no one find it strange that PR would have a ten year old girl in his service?
5/10
January 26, 2020
Finally a nice 3 year time jump, to get past some of the boring but necessary infrastructure work. And we get to go to a new solar system and make new allies.
April 14, 2020
After 4 books (8 novellas worth) of set up, we get a 3 year time skip that finally see some actual space opera action... After spending 3 years building up his base on Earth and Venus, and starting the Earth's space fleet (2 fighters so far)... the Third Power detects a fleet of ships invading the nearby Vega system.
Turns out they are the Topides.. Lizard like aliens that, while not as bad as the Mind Snatchers, are ruthless invaders that could easily overrun Earth.. if they jumped to the correct system. Perry and co, get embroiled in the war, and end up with some fantastic opportunities in the bargain.
There's some real dramatic tension for some of this one.. but only briefly. Things get pretty easy pretty quickly, even though all hope for a small moment seemed lost. After a great set up that went on too long and started to repeat itself, it's great to get back to new ideas and situation.
There was quite a bit of time in the first book with techno-babble to try to explain the pretend science which I could have done without, but overall my favorite since the first.
Turns out they are the Topides.. Lizard like aliens that, while not as bad as the Mind Snatchers, are ruthless invaders that could easily overrun Earth.. if they jumped to the correct system. Perry and co, get embroiled in the war, and end up with some fantastic opportunities in the bargain.
There's some real dramatic tension for some of this one.. but only briefly. Things get pretty easy pretty quickly, even though all hope for a small moment seemed lost. After a great set up that went on too long and started to repeat itself, it's great to get back to new ideas and situation.
There was quite a bit of time in the first book with techno-babble to try to explain the pretend science which I could have done without, but overall my favorite since the first.
August 17, 2025
Three years pass and Perry Rhodan and crew finally leave our solar system, fight aliens, rescue aliens, and steal a battleship!
September 10, 2025
Haha what sheer nonsense. I love it.
Can't give more than 3 stars, because, come on ...
But it is what is expected. Nostalgia, and easy to enjoy.
Can't give more than 3 stars, because, come on ...
But it is what is expected. Nostalgia, and easy to enjoy.
January 1, 2014
Começo a perceber o porquê que há quem goste tanto de Perry Rhodan. Quando a série entra em modo space opera com batalhas espaciais, wow. É surpreendente e mexe com aquele sentido quase adolescente de aventura empolgante. Não compensa a imensa palha que tem que se ler nos momentos mais entediantes da série, aturar o fascismo alastrante inerente ao carácter da personagem principal, nem se torna referência de alta qualidade. Mas é bem divertida e cheia daquelas vastas vistas galácticas de grande aventura que deixam deliciados os fãs de FC. Mesmo aqueles que não o confessam em publico, afirmando o gosto pelo lado mais erudito do género.
A detecção de indicadores de saltos hiperespaciais na constelação Vega leva Rhodan e os arcónidas a partir para esse sector do espaço. Rhodan está curioso e suspeita que a armada detectada tenha como verdadeiro alvo a Terra mas tenha ido parar a Vega por engano, e os arcónidas estão animados pela esperança de se reencontrar com os seus semelhantes. Aparentemente só o portentoso império disporia de meios capazes de lançar tantos rastos no hiperespaço.
Em Vega tudo se altera. Rhodan mergulha em cheio numa batalha violenta entre os nativos do planeta Ferrol e os Topides, repteis alienígenas invasores. Os nativos, dispondo de tecnologias inferiores para batalhas no espaço estão a ser arrasados pelas naves tripuladas pelos répteis, mas a mistura de tecnologia terrestre e arcónida da nave de Rhodan, combinada com a capacidade estratégica do herói, inflige uma derrota momentânea aos invasores. É estabelecido contacto com os nativos do sistema, que vêem Rhodan como uma dádiva celeste, mas a chegada ao campo de batalha de um cruzador arcónida quase destrói os nossos heróis. Os arcónidas que acompanham Rhodan estão atónitos, espantados com a forma como uma das suas poderosas naves caiu em poder de uma espécie inimiga. Com o sistema invadido e as forças combinadas dos terrestres e nativos encostadas à parede, Rhodan aproveita uma promissora tecnologia de teletransporte para tentar apoderar-se da nave arcónida capturada pelos répteis. Mas... para saber o resto há que ler o episódio seguinte. A acção termina a meio, num ponto particularmente empolgante.
Dos livros da série que até agora já li este destaca-se por ser o mais divertido, em modo space opera assumida. Temos grandiosas batalhas espaciais, imensidões de naves em combate, espécies alienígenas sentientes em guerra e um encadeamento implacável de tropelias aventureiras.
A detecção de indicadores de saltos hiperespaciais na constelação Vega leva Rhodan e os arcónidas a partir para esse sector do espaço. Rhodan está curioso e suspeita que a armada detectada tenha como verdadeiro alvo a Terra mas tenha ido parar a Vega por engano, e os arcónidas estão animados pela esperança de se reencontrar com os seus semelhantes. Aparentemente só o portentoso império disporia de meios capazes de lançar tantos rastos no hiperespaço.
Em Vega tudo se altera. Rhodan mergulha em cheio numa batalha violenta entre os nativos do planeta Ferrol e os Topides, repteis alienígenas invasores. Os nativos, dispondo de tecnologias inferiores para batalhas no espaço estão a ser arrasados pelas naves tripuladas pelos répteis, mas a mistura de tecnologia terrestre e arcónida da nave de Rhodan, combinada com a capacidade estratégica do herói, inflige uma derrota momentânea aos invasores. É estabelecido contacto com os nativos do sistema, que vêem Rhodan como uma dádiva celeste, mas a chegada ao campo de batalha de um cruzador arcónida quase destrói os nossos heróis. Os arcónidas que acompanham Rhodan estão atónitos, espantados com a forma como uma das suas poderosas naves caiu em poder de uma espécie inimiga. Com o sistema invadido e as forças combinadas dos terrestres e nativos encostadas à parede, Rhodan aproveita uma promissora tecnologia de teletransporte para tentar apoderar-se da nave arcónida capturada pelos répteis. Mas... para saber o resto há que ler o episódio seguinte. A acção termina a meio, num ponto particularmente empolgante.
Dos livros da série que até agora já li este destaca-se por ser o mais divertido, em modo space opera assumida. Temos grandiosas batalhas espaciais, imensidões de naves em combate, espécies alienígenas sentientes em guerra e um encadeamento implacável de tropelias aventureiras.
October 17, 2015
This is the last Perry Rhodan book that would contain two Rhodan novels, at least for awhile. The events in this book take place about three years after the previous novel. Rhodan's New Power has grown in power and there seems to be some sort of unification taking place among the nations of Earth. We are introduced to a new alien race/adversary in the form of the lizard-like Topides. As well most of the action takes place in the Vega solar system, which the Topides have invaded thinking it is our system and the location of the Arkonide cruiser. In the course of this adventure Rhodan gains both a new Arkonide ship and a technological marvel unknown to the Arkonides. He is also presented with a mystery as this new technology could not have been invented by the natives of the Vegan system who are using it. The book ends with Rhodan returning to Earth but fully intending to return to the Vegan system to deal with the Topides. All in all some good SF adventure/action fiction.
February 16, 2009
I'd give this one 2 and a half stars. It's not as good as some of the others I've read but was interesting. I thought things came a bit easy for our intrepid heroes in this one. They've just got too many advantages over their foes and that takes away some of the drama.
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August 25, 20101ST BRITISH EDITION. BOOK 5 IN THE SERIES - ORIGINALLY GERMAN TRANSLATED BY WENDAYNE ACKERMAN.
June 10, 2009
I know I read quite a few more of this series, but I don't remember them well enough to rate them.
March 29, 2016
This book is a combo of Space Battle in the Vega Sector and Mutants in Action.
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