Kurt Mahr (8 March 1934 – 27 June 1993, real name Klaus Mahn; former pseudonym Cecil O. Mailer) was a German author and one of the first authors of the series Perry-Rhodan, the largest Science fiction series of the world.[1]
Life
editAfter his Abitur he moved to Darmstadt, where he joined the Corps Franconia Darmstadt. He started to study Civil engineering but changed in 1956 to physics.[2] As examined Diplom physicist he moved to the United States, where he worked on a space travel program and acquired 1968 the American nationality. He also worked as computer expert for private clients. He lived until 1972 in the US and – after an intermezzo in Germany – from 1977 until his death. On 18 October 1985 he married his wife Inge Voltz in Florida.
As well as Perry-Rhodan magazine novels, he also wrote numerous Perry-Rodan planet novels, where he showed a talent to spin yarns. Both before and during his literary activities for the Perry-Rodan editorial department he wrote further Science fiction novels which had no similarities in terms of content. Among this are the short series Krieg der Milchstraßen (war of the milky ways) with six novels and Der lange Weg zur Erde (the long way to earth) with five novels (both at Terra novels).
After the death of William Voltz and the resignation of Thomas Ziegler, Klaus Mahn wrote the memorandums from 1985 (magazine 1250) together with Ernst Vlcek. After his surprising death, Robert Feldhoff took over this job.[3]
Utopia
editTerra
editPerry Rhodan
edit- 0146: Behind the Time Wall (1964, Moewig, ISBN 978-3-8453-0145-7) [10]
External links
editReferences
edit- ↑ Jovanovic, Ludwig. "Perry Rhodan wird 50 Jahre: Die größte Science-Fiction-Serie der Welt". RP ONLINE. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ↑ Schwettmann, Eckhard (December 6, 2010). Fast alles über Perry Rhodan: Das Buch für Fans. Anekdoten und Wissenswertes zum Jubiläum der größten SF-Serie des Universums (in German). Schlütersche. ISBN 9783869109664.
- ↑ Rottensteiner, Franz (December 31, 2008). The Black Mirror and Other Stories: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Germany and Austria. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 9780819568311.
- ↑ "Ringed Planet in the NGC 3031 (Ringplanet im NGC 3031)". Google drive. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Time like Sand (Zeit wie Sand)". Google drive. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ "The Fog Devours Them All (Der Nebel frißt sie alle)". Google drive. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Vulcan versus Earth (Vulkan kontra Erde)". Google drive. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Palin's Creatures (Die Geschöpfe des Palin)". Google drive. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "110,000 Years Later (110000 Jahre später)". Google drive. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Behind the Time Wall (Hinter der Zeitmauer)". Google drive. Retrieved 25 October 2024.