Spybot!

Perry Rhodan

by Clark Darlton

A robot with two brains, for ill use or good. Someone knows the answer. Perry better hurry before a war breaks out.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

Unknown Binding

First published November 2, 1962

About the author

Pen name of German science fiction author Walter Ernsting.

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Atlan and Rhodan team up to find the saboteur.

[Liedzeit Liedzeit · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of Rhodan's mutants, Jost Kulman, is picked up from the planet Swoofon. He brings along an alien animal that looks like a Dachshund called Muzzel. And Muzzel soon becomes Pucky's friend.
Typical Darlton humor. Which means, not really funny.

Now, it turns out one of the two must be a Spy. A bit thin for a detective story. But still, at least it is something different. And I liked the fact that it is Atlan who solves the “mystery”.

This was written in 1962. So maybe one should not be surprised that Darlton puts quotes around “computer language”. And the robot regent of Arkon, we learn, weighs two million tons or so.

Normally I do not bother to read the other stuff they put in the books to fill the pages. But here there is a nice poem by Forrest Ackerman (the guy responsible for these books) called A Résumé of Rays.

[Peter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Biggest SF Series in History - English translations only got to 100 or so unfortunately