Death Waits in Semispace

Perry Rhodan #69

by Kurt Mahr, Gray Morrow (Illustrator)

Science Fiction

Genres: Science Fiction, Space Opera

156 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Kurt Mahr was the pen name of Klaus Mahn (Klaus Otto Mahn), a German science fiction writer famous for his contributions to the Perry Rhodan franchise.

He was known among the writing staff as 'The Physicist', due to his original profession, which also allowed him to give a greater degree of scientific accuracy to his literary work.

He was killed in an accident in Florida in 1993, aged 59.

Reviews

[Liedzeit Liedzeit · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rhodan and Bell do not have much time left. If they want stay immortal they need to reach planet Wanderer (which, is also known, the translator inserts, as PEL – planet of internal life. It is not.)
Wanderer has shifted into some other dimension. Into semispace. And, at least to Bell, it seems to shrink. Of course, in the end they make it.

Actually, this one is slightly better than usual, but still far from decent. Rhodan, and this is quite nice, thinks about retiring at one point. Not for long though. A normal guy would maybe in a situation like this think about his wife who will definitely die in the near future. Not him.

5/10

[Wolle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perry Rhodan sucht mit Bully und Co den Planet Wanderer um eine erneute Zelldusche zu erhalten, denn wenn er Wanderer nicht findet ist es für Rhodan und Bully aus.

Kurt Mahr macht viele physikalische Spielereien und andere Albernheiten trägt den Roman nur so halb, ist ok, aber kein Überflieger.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

So this one has some actual suspense, and some more interesting dichotomies between the different time phases

[Kaoru · Rating 3 out of 5]

War schon recht psychedelisch und funky, dieser Dimensionsspaß. Aber so langsam könnten wir auch mal wieder zurück zur Storyline?

[Peter · Rating 2 out of 5]

The biggest SF series of all time - these early ones are a bit old style