My first encounter with this pulp SF series of German origin PERRY RHODAN dates from the mid eighties. Had to be on a Wednesday afternoon when school is off for half a day, somewhere between half past three and five, riding my bicycle, aimless, hoping to find something extraordinary, something from the school routine washing over me the next day, and Friday til finally the weekend starts. Bright but cloudy day, nebulous and so appears the sun, if not hidden, dispersed in its own blur, and always hoping for the dimming, the reduction of light intensity stabbing your eye nerves and profiling you sharply against the backdrop and the loneliness in and around you, longing for the drowsy pastel and some dark tints. Even a drizzle would be hailed with open arms and a victorious smile. Nothing beats a drizzle in Spring, once it ends leaves soil and foliage to release it sweet spice aromas waxing your body and soul. Relieving them from an anxious fever that has no name, no purpose. I went u