Perry Rhodan (017) The Planet of the Dying Sun by Perry Rhodan

Author:Perry Rhodan [Perry Rhodan]
Format: epub
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Published: 2010-01-03T09:00:49+00:00

“I’ll send Lloyd over as soon as I’ve interrogated him,” promised Rhodan. “But I think we’ll get closer to our goal if we keep him here instead of letting him search the whole vessel again.”

Since Fellmer Lloyd was in no condition to be questioned by the time it was midnight, Rhodan tried to catch some sleep for a few hours. He had been awake for twenty-five nerve-wracking hours. Although he had various Arkonide tablets available which made sleep unnecessary without undesirable side effects, he preferred a healthy, natural rest.

However, his thoughts made it difficult for him to fall asleep. He now shared a tent with Tanner and Deringhouse. The two officers slept quietly and, it seemed, untroubled.

By contrast, Rhodan mulled over the recent events and the more he pondered them, the more he realized that the position of the Stardust had become nearly untenable in this world.The alien adversary had at first begun to try out his telekinetic powers on simple things, such as switches which had only two positions, or light objects which were not tied down.

Then he proceeded with aimed actions. A stone had struck Rhodan’s aero-car and the pilot of another vehicle was nearly killed.

Now in the third stage of this peculiar altercation, his enemy obviously specialized in more complicated activities. Rhodan tried to picture in his mind how difficult it would be to manipulate by telekinetic methods the complicated electronic switch arrangement to keep the inner and outer hatches of the airlock open simultaneously. He was unable to grasp it clearly since he had no such telekinetic capabilities.

He could guess the outcome of further developments. When the enemy had learned to operate telekinetically the weapons of the Stardust, the battle would be as good as lost.

There were only two alternatives. Retreat or surprise attack. The enemy must be destroyed quickly in order to prevent a serious disaster.

However, the obvious difficulty he confronted was that the enemy could not simply be destroyed as soon as apprehended. He possessed the knowledge for the sake of which the Stardust had come to this planet. If the foe was annihilated, this knowledge probably would be lost with him.

Other considerations occurred to Rhodan. The glittering ball, for example, and the bomb that blew up his tent. Why, if he was such a proficient telekinetic manipulator, did his adversary choose to employ other means?

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