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Perry Rhodan
Red Eye of Betelgeuse
Science-Fiction
- GenresScience Fiction
153 pages, Paperback
First published August 3, 1962
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Clark Darlton
952 books11 followersPen name of German science fiction author Walter Ernsting.
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February 11, 2022
This is much better written than the other early Rhodans I have read recently. But the main idea could not be sillier. Or should one say more evil?
So Rhodan plans to hide away from the Big Arkonide Empire. He wants them to think that they destroyed Earth. So he makes them think that the third plantet of Betelgeuze is Earth, and now he awaits them, or rather the Springers, to attack und annihilate the planet.
Last time they checked that planet was not inhabited by intelligent beings. Who cares for some animals and plants? So he sends two(!) space-ships to pretend to protect Earth. And while they are waiting they explore the fourth planet that is indeed the home of intelligent beings. But also about to be colonized by our old friend the Topsides (aka Topsiders). All the better, now they can really try to protect the planet. We will see what will happen.
Questionable ethics.
So Rhodan plans to hide away from the Big Arkonide Empire. He wants them to think that they destroyed Earth. So he makes them think that the third plantet of Betelgeuze is Earth, and now he awaits them, or rather the Springers, to attack und annihilate the planet.
Last time they checked that planet was not inhabited by intelligent beings. Who cares for some animals and plants? So he sends two(!) space-ships to pretend to protect Earth. And while they are waiting they explore the fourth planet that is indeed the home of intelligent beings. But also about to be colonized by our old friend the Topsides (aka Topsiders). All the better, now they can really try to protect the planet. We will see what will happen.
Questionable ethics.
November 6, 2024
Perry's big plan is revealed... sending the Springers to Betelgeuse was just part of it... apparently he's hoping to trick them into destroying the 3rd planet and assuming Earth is no more! That will give the New Power time to build a fleet.
Perry and Reggie sit this one out... the minor characters are generally not very developed, but here we get a bit of Maj Deringhouse being curios while McClears wanted to follow the plan. It's not much, but it was something.
They find alot more than they bargained for in Betelgeuse, setting up what should be a very interesting battle next installment.
'Cosmos' continues to be pretty random, but this one about some aliens on Nepture was pretty good as a stand alone. One of the shock shorts about a Galactic Counterfeiter was cute too... better extra material than the last few for sure.
Perry and Reggie sit this one out... the minor characters are generally not very developed, but here we get a bit of Maj Deringhouse being curios while McClears wanted to follow the plan. It's not much, but it was something.
They find alot more than they bargained for in Betelgeuse, setting up what should be a very interesting battle next installment.
'Cosmos' continues to be pretty random, but this one about some aliens on Nepture was pretty good as a stand alone. One of the shock shorts about a Galactic Counterfeiter was cute too... better extra material than the last few for sure.
April 4, 2020
The return of the Topides to the main stage, and they get wrapped up in the plan to setup a decoy Earth for the Springers to attack
December 23, 2007
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August 11, 2017What a terrible book, almost awe-inspiring in its gruesome linguistic awkwardness!:
“'Hold on a moment!' warned Deringhouse. He turned to Marshall, who was in the process of signaling him while listening inwardly, telepathically. In the same second, Pucky’s mouse-like physiognomy took on an almost devout expression. He seemed to have forgotten his spirit of enterprise."
“This sounds like it was translated from Bulgarian!” I told my wife – and I was almost right. (German is the language of origin, and the translator is unexpectedly credited, by the cheapo Ace Books (1974): Wendayne Ackerman!)
The characters aren’t even cardboard; they are essentially just names gifted with the power of speech. The strength of "Perry Rhodan 40," which is part of a long series of science fiction novels – technically termed a “space opera” – is its sweeping view of competing civilizations, especially the chess-moves of intergalactic politics brilliantly played by Perry Rhodan, the Confucian supreme commander of a united and utopian earth. (I’m not sure exactly what century we’re talking about.)
“'Hold on a moment!' warned Deringhouse. He turned to Marshall, who was in the process of signaling him while listening inwardly, telepathically. In the same second, Pucky’s mouse-like physiognomy took on an almost devout expression. He seemed to have forgotten his spirit of enterprise."
“This sounds like it was translated from Bulgarian!” I told my wife – and I was almost right. (German is the language of origin, and the translator is unexpectedly credited, by the cheapo Ace Books (1974): Wendayne Ackerman!)
The characters aren’t even cardboard; they are essentially just names gifted with the power of speech. The strength of "Perry Rhodan 40," which is part of a long series of science fiction novels – technically termed a “space opera” – is its sweeping view of competing civilizations, especially the chess-moves of intergalactic politics brilliantly played by Perry Rhodan, the Confucian supreme commander of a united and utopian earth. (I’m not sure exactly what century we’re talking about.)
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