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"Perry Rhodan 79: The Sleepers" by William Voltz
https://www.amazon.com/Perry-Rhodan-79-William-Voltz/dp/B001NEVE4S/

Book number seventy-nine of a series of one hundred and thirty-six space
opera books in English. The original German books, actually pamphlets,
number in the thousands with several spinoffs. The English books
started with two translated German stories per book translated by
Wendayne Ackerman and transitioned to one story per book with the sixth
book. And then they transition back to two stories in book #109/110.
The Ace publisher dropped out at #118, so Forrest and Wendayne Ackerman published books #119 to #136 in pamphlets before stopping in 1978. The
German books were written from 1961 to present time, having sold two
billion copies and even recently been rebooted again. I read the well
printed and well bound book published by Ace in 1975 that I had to be
very careful with due to age. I bought an almost complete box of Perry Rhodans a decade or two ago on ebay that I am finally getting to since I
lost my original Perry Rhodans in The Great Flood of 1989. In fact, I
now own book #1 to book #106, plus the Atlan books, and some of the
Lemuria books.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Rhodan

BTW, this is actually book number 87 of the German pamphlets written in
1963. There is a very good explanation of the plot in German on the Perrypedia German website of all of the PR books. There is automatic
Google translation available for English, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese,
French, and Portuguese.
https://www.perrypedia.de/wiki/Die_Schl%C3%A4fer_der_ISC
There is alternate synopsis site at:
https://www.perryrhodan.us/summaries/87#

In this alternate universe, USSF Major Perry Rhodan and his three fellow astronauts blasted off in a three stage rocket to the Moon in their
1971. The first stage of the rocket was chemical, the second and third
stages were nuclear. After crashing on the Moon due to a strange radio interference, they discover a massive crashed alien spaceship with an
aged male scientist (Khrest), a female commander (Thora), and a crew of
500. It has been over seventy years since then and the Solar Empire has flourished with tens of millions of people and many spaceships
headquartered in the Gobi desert, the city of Terrania. Perry Rhodan
has been elected by the people of Earth to be the World Administrator
and keep them from being taken over by the robot administrator of Arkon.

Maurice Dunbee is going to sleep the next 300 hundred years away. His
life is a failure according to himself. But his wife hires a private investigator to find him and the shady organization that is going to
maintain his body for him for 300 years.

Two observations:
1. Forrest Ackerman should have put two or three of the translated
stories in each book. Having two stories in the first five books worked
out well. Just having one story in the book is too short and would
never allow the translated books to catch up to the German originals.
2. Anyone liking Perry Rhodan and wanting a more up to date story should
read the totally awesome "Mutineer's Moon" Dahak series of three books
by David Weber.
https://www.amazon.com/Mutineers-Moon-Dahak-David-Weber/dp/0671720856/

My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 5 out of 5 stars (1 reviews)

Lynn

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Lynn McGuire wrote:

"Perry Rhodan 79: The Sleepers" by William Voltz
https://www.amazon.com/Perry-Rhodan-79-William-Voltz/dp/B001NEVE4S/

<snip>

BTW, this is actually book number 87 of the German pamphlets written in
1963. There is a very good explanation of the plot in German on the Perrypedia German website of all of the PR books. There is automatic
Google translation available for English, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese,
French, and Portuguese.
https://www.perrypedia.de/wiki/Die_Schl%C3%A4fer_der_ISC
There is alternate synopsis site at:
https://www.perryrhodan.us/summaries/87#

<snip>

Maurice Dunbee is going to sleep the next 300 hundred years away. His
life is a failure according to himself. But his wife hires a private investigator to find him and the shady organization that is going to
maintain his body for him for 300 years.

Either a subterranean scene or a story set in my home state of Wyoming
almost always adds to my enjoyment. This PR installment features both:
an underground facility in Wyoming.

Copy and paste of a previously posted article:

PR "Nr. 87 Die Schl|nfer der ISC" / "#97 The Sleepers" debuts a PI named Richard Kennof. (You never know when a character will pop up again in a subsequent story.)
Kennof's hired to discover the whereabouts of deepsleep candidate
Maurice Dunbee, last seen in Wyoming in the vicinity of Yellowstone
National Park, on the premises of Intertime Sleeping Corporation (ICS).
The government, the Department of Interior, reportedly regulates ICS to
ensure everything's on the up and up.
In order to get on the inside as a deepsleeper, Kennof needs to
convince ICS he wants to sleep for 300 years in order to escape
financial ruin and a slutty fianc|-e. Ackerman's Ace says it this way:

When he paid a last visit to the Department of Interior
he was already a marked man-except to a few in whom he
confided-who had nothing but creditors and a slut as a fianc|-e.

Meanwhile, the German Moewig pulp uses "verachtungsw|+rdige Braut" or "contemptible bride." LOL.

###

Anyhow Ted, this installment's yet another Voltz. So ... you know.
Allow me to return to the "though as tho" and "although as altho"
Ackerman argot. Upon further reflection, it now seems an editorial
oversight whenever either is /correctly/ spelled. Ackerman most likely
prefers "altho" and "tho."

###

Lynn, "#112 Planet Mechanica" will soon be finished by me. Only a half a
dozen Aces remain to be read.
Then it's time to bid a fond adieu to the Ackerman part of the Ace portmanteau with a hardy "don't let the door hit you where the Good Lord
split you" reserved for its arrogant publisher.
English PR pulps persevere next under Master Publications.

Danke,

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In article <20250803a@crcomp.net>, Don <g@crcomp.net> wrote:

Lynn McGuire wrote:

"Perry Rhodan 79: The Sleepers" by William Voltz
https://www.amazon.com/Perry-Rhodan-79-William-Voltz/dp/B001NEVE4S/

<snip>

BTW, this is actually book number 87 of the German pamphlets written in
1963. There is a very good explanation of the plot in German on the
Perrypedia German website of all of the PR books. There is automatic
Google translation available for English, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese,
French, and Portuguese.
https://www.perrypedia.de/wiki/Die_Schl%C3%A4fer_der_ISC
There is alternate synopsis site at:
https://www.perryrhodan.us/summaries/87#

<snip>

Maurice Dunbee is going to sleep the next 300 hundred years away. His
life is a failure according to himself. But his wife hires a private
investigator to find him and the shady organization that is going to
maintain his body for him for 300 years.

Either a subterranean scene or a story set in my home state of Wyoming
almost always adds to my enjoyment. This PR installment features both:
an underground facility in Wyoming.

Copy and paste of a previously posted article:

PR "Nr. 87 Die Schl|nfer der ISC" / "#97 The Sleepers" debuts a PI named >Richard Kennof. (You never know when a character will pop up again in a >subsequent story.)
Kennof's hired to discover the whereabouts of deepsleep candidate
Maurice Dunbee, last seen in Wyoming in the vicinity of Yellowstone
National Park, on the premises of Intertime Sleeping Corporation (ICS).
The government, the Department of Interior, reportedly regulates ICS to >ensure everything's on the up and up.
In order to get on the inside as a deepsleeper, Kennof needs to
convince ICS he wants to sleep for 300 years in order to escape
financial ruin and a slutty fianc|-e. Ackerman's Ace says it this way:

When he paid a last visit to the Department of Interior
he was already a marked man-except to a few in whom he
confided-who had nothing but creditors and a slut as a fianc|-e.

Meanwhile, the German Moewig pulp uses "verachtungsw|+rdige Braut" or >"contemptible bride." LOL.

###

Anyhow Ted, this installment's yet another Voltz. So ... you know.

Yeah, weird interlude. Although this one has barely stayed in my mind,
not like Khrest & the elephant aliens, or the "everybody breaths fat planet". --
columbiaclosings.com
What's not in Columbia anymore..
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On 8/3/2025 2:55 PM, Don wrote:
...

Lynn, "#112 Planet Mechanica" will soon be finished by me. Only a half a dozen Aces remain to be read.
Then it's time to bid a fond adieu to the Ackerman part of the Ace portmanteau with a hardy "don't let the door hit you where the Good Lord split you" reserved for its arrogant publisher.
English PR pulps persevere next under Master Publications.

Danke,

Do you have a URL for the followon English PR pulps ? Oh wait, that is
Perry Rhodan Neo.
https://www.amazon.com/Perry-Rhodan-NEO-English-ebook/dp/B092VWPH8P

I have quite a few of the German PRs converted to English that I will
try reading if I get to #137.

Lynn

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Lynn McGuire wrote:

Don wrote:
...

Lynn, "#112 Planet Mechanica" will soon be finished by me. Only a half a
dozen Aces remain to be read.
Then it's time to bid a fond adieu to the Ackerman part of the Ace
portmanteau with a hardy "don't let the door hit you where the Good Lord
split you" reserved for its arrogant publisher.
English PR pulps persevere next under Master Publications.

Do you have a URL for the followon English PR pulps ? Oh wait, that is
Perry Rhodan Neo.
https://www.amazon.com/Perry-Rhodan-NEO-English-ebook/dp/B092VWPH8P

I have quite a few of the German PRs converted to English that I will
try reading if I get to #137.

Used Masters Publications are periodically pitched at ebay:

<https://www.ebay.com/itm/256175698007>
<https://www.ebay.com/itm/256175698008>

It's easy for neophytes buy NEO novels by mistake. My collection
includes several German NEO audiobooks accidentally acquired along with
a LEMURIA translation.
All things considered, Perry Rhodan goaded me beyond the German A1
level. Nowadays I mostly make myself comprehend German because I'm too
lazy to use online translation.
The Inet runs circles around customary conventional classrooms.
HOW ANYONE (INCLUDING YOU) CAN READ GERMAN says it is for lovers of
English as much as for lovers of German:

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VebSZrHmsI4>

Danke,

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On 8/4/2025 6:17 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:

On 8/3/2025 2:55 PM, Don wrote:
...

Lynn, "#112 Planet Mechanica" will soon be finished by me. Only a half a
dozen Aces remain to be read.
-a-a-a-a Then it's time to bid a fond adieu to the Ackerman part of the Ace >> portmanteau with a hardy "don't let the door hit you where the Good Lord
split you" reserved for its arrogant publisher.
-a-a-a-a English PR pulps persevere next under Master Publications.

Danke,

Do you have a URL for the followon English PR pulps ?-a Oh wait, that is Perry Rhodan Neo.
-a-a https://www.amazon.com/Perry-Rhodan-NEO-English-ebook/dp/B092VWPH8P

I have quite a few of the German PRs converted to English that I will
try reading if I get to #137.

Lynn

Wrong, I have Ace Perry Rhodan books from 1 to 106 (those are ACE
numbers, the actual German numbers are 1 through 116). I will try my
English translations starting with 107 (although I think that 107
through 136 are actually Wendayne Ackerman's translations).

Lynn

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