Are You a True Life Form?: Some Thoughts on Perry Rhodan

A lot of people read Perry Rhodan novels. Just not here in the English speaking world. In Germany, the science fiction novels about Perry Rhodan are published once a week. They are rip roaring space operas.There is nearly sixty years of Perry Rhodan novels. But they never took off in America.

David Macpherson picked up a bunch of Perry Rhodan novels that were translated and published in the 1970s. He reads eight of those books and takes you along for the ride. While reading the books he also looks into Perry Rhodan in other medium.

Why is something popular in one country and almost unknown in another? Why do we pick what we read? How committed are we to the books and the stories we chose to like? These are questions that David tackles as he slowly reads these eight adventure novels. Those books are filled with space battles and thinking robots. This book is filled with questions about the act of reading and selection.

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