@RUTGERS.ARPA:boyajian%akov68.DEC@decwrl.ARPA (03/06/85)
From: boyajian%akov68.DEC@decwrl.ARPA > From: <theo@ari-hq1> > Earlier this month, pduff inquired about the hero of the universe, > Perry Rhodan. I'd like to submit my own questions on this matter. > > Are many of the books in the series independent of the German > stories (novellettes or novellas)? Nope. All of the books that appeared in the US are translations of the original German stories. > How do the translated texts compare? Don't know. I couldn't stomach my way through them. I have a dozen or so German originals, but I've never had the time to try to read them; Ich spreche ein bisschen Deutsch, but not fluently enough to be able to breeze through the Rhodans. I'm sure that they aren't worth the time and effort required, if the English translations are anything to go by. > How popular was Perry Rhodan outside of Germany? If you can believe the hype, Rhodan is very popular throughout Europe. It was certainly popular enough in the US to go well over a hundred books. The only other paperback series that I can think of that have gone that long are the Doc Savage and Nick Carter series (Nick Carter is almost up to 200). > Is the series still popular in Germany? As far as I know. They're still publishing. And on a weekly basis. It's my guess that they're rapidly approaching 1200 issues by now. --- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, Maynard, MA) UUCP: {decvax|ihnp4|allegra|ucbvax|...} !decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-akov68!boyajian ARPA: boyajian%akov68.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA <"Bibliography is my business">