Perry Rhodan Infotransmitter
September 2004

August 16, 2004 - Perry Rhodan writer  Frank Borsch’s son Tim was born on July 29, 2004, measuring a proud 50 centimeters in height and 3,450 grams in weight. Mother and child are doing great, and Dad returns back to work today.

The editors wish  Frank Borsch and his family all the best!

August 18, 2004 - A special edition of Perry Rhodan will hit the stores on September 24, 2004. Official title of the publication:  PERRY RHODAN-Extra 1.

PERRY RHODAN-Extra 1 will present the long sold-out weekly issue  2200, “Der Sternenbastard” [Bastard of the Stars], in a completely new light. An exciting back-story—written by  Robert Feldhoff—will place the “Bastard of the Stars” and his adventures within the cosmic background of the Perry Rhodan universe.

Also included in  PERRY RHODAN-Extra 1:

• Comments by principal writer  Robert Feldhoff on the next 50 issues of the Perry Rhodan series;
• A brand new eight-page Perry Rhodan comic book story by  Dirk Schulz;
• The audio play “ Ich, Rhodans Mörder” [I, Rhodan’s Murderer] based on the book by  William Voltz;
• A puzzle and a sticker.

Published as a special edition wrapped in a clear plastic cover, this special issue will be 108 pages long—including the eight-page comic book that will be provided as a four-color insert.

August 20, 2004 - The deadline for submitting short stories for the  William Voltz Award expired on Sunday, August 15—and the response exceeded all expectations! Since announcing the award, the Voltz-Mahn family has received 225 entries during the last few weeks. “We certainly had expected a good turnout,” said  Ralph Voltz, the son of  William Voltz who’s managing the award’s web site. “But we never expected anything like this and are overwhelmed by the number of entries.”

And to such an extent that the organizers have decided to extend the original schedule. “We are extending the voting to October 30 so that every story will have a chance at being evaluated by interested readers. This means that the awards won’t be made at the Frankfurt Book Fair, but having a fair approach is more important to us.”

P.S. Incidentally, due to problems with the site’s ISP, only part of the stories are online—but that should change soon!

August 24, 2004 - “As always, please send my best wishes to all Perry Rhodan readers,”  Walter Ernsting, one of the two founding authors of Perry Rhodan, told  Klaus N. Frick today, the current editor-in-chief for the series.

Soon after the Second World War, working under the pseudonym “Clark Darlton,” Walter began to introduce German readers to science fiction. In 1955 he started the first German fanzine, and in 1961 he co-founded Perry Rhodan.

 Walter wants everyone to know that for now his health is stable. “However, the weather can be a strain,” he admits. “I’m already looking forward to cooler weather and the onset of winter.”

August 24, 2004 - The release of volume 50, “Baikular—Welt des Terrors” [Baikular—World of Terror], in a few weeks will conclude the first round of the Atlan ebooks. By way of reminder: Published weekly, this edition presents electronic versions of the adventures from the storyline “Im Auftrag der Menschheit” [Under Mankind’s Orders].

And more is yet to come! We’ll be seamlessly continuing the edition starting with volume 51 and completing “Im Auftrag der Menschheit”’s altogether 89 segments (the list of titles can be downloaded  here in PDF). You can expect more adventures featuring  Atlan and the USO agents  Ronald Tekener and Sinclair M. Kennon—imaginative, action-oriented science fiction.

To continue—or enhance—your enjoyment of the ebook edition, we’ve come up with a few things to make it even more appealing.

Effective immediately, Atlan ebooks will be released twice a week—Tuesdays and Fridays—thus meeting a request expressed by many of our subscribers. Oh, and we’re reducing the price. All 89 volumes cost only 76 Euros, that’s just about 85 Cents per volume (or 85.3 Cents, if you want to be picky).

And of course, as always: One purchase, multiple formats. Each novel is provided in the PDF, Palm®-Reader®, HTML and TXT formats. You can download just one of them, or all at once, or on an as-needed basis. You can visit your personal online bookshelf anytime.

Curious? Then check out our sample—or simply click right through to our  eBookShop.

P.S. And any newcomers who decide to subscribe both the first and second Atlan ebook sets at the same time will receive a special bonus: veteran writer  Hans Kneifel’s Atlan: Time Adventure “Lotse im Sandmeer” [Pilot in the Ocean of Sand] as an ebook!

August 27, 2004 - Eins A Medien company’s Perry Rhodan audiobooks on CD and cassette have long since established themselves as an integral part of the Perryverse—especially with the launch of the “ Silber-Edition” [Silver Edition] that tells the story of Perry Rhodan from the beginning …

Now the audiobooks are also being made available in a downloadable version. Due to a partnership with readersplanet, the first nine audio productions of Perry Rhodan paperbacks are being offered at reasonable prices for downloading in the user-friendly MP3 format—and featuring, of course, Josef Tratnik’s indelible voice as the narrator.

Just  stop by for a listen!

August 31, 2004 - This month saw the publication by HJB of “Erben der Lemurer” [Heirs of the Lemurans], volume 2 of the hardcover book edition of “Atlan: Centauri.”

In this volume of the trilogy,  Atlan ventures into the globular stellar cluster Omega Centauri in search of a stolen symbol of power. But he’s unprepared for what he encounters within Omega Centauri—descendants of the Lemurans who ruled the Milky Way galaxy over 50,000 years ago.

The four booklets issues contained in this hardcover were written by  Hubert Haensel,  Bernd Frenz,  Frank Borsch, and  Susan Schwartz. An expert preface by  Michael Thiesen serves as an introduction.