The power of three

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The Power of Three is a technical-scientific science fiction by Hans Dominik .

After a preprint in the magazine Die Woche in 26 parts (December 3, 1921 to May 27, 1922), the novel was first published in book form in 1922 by Scherl- Verlag ( Berlin ). Hans Dominik wrote the book in just six months.

The power of three represents a completed story; Atlantis can, however, be read as a follow-up novel.

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The novel is set in 1955. The British Empire threatens to collapse and the conflict with the United States comes to a head. Ultimately, after armed provocations, the British declare war on the USA.

At this moment the power of three intervenes: the German Sylvester Bursfeld, the Swede Erik Truwor and the Indian Soma Atma. They have developed a telenergetic radiator that gives them tremendous power. The three men succeeded in releasing bound energy in free space, solving the problem of telenergetic concentration and thereby achieving tremendous effects. The weal and woe of the earth are now in the hands of these three people.

The power of three thwarts the intrigues of the rulers. With the telenergetic rays it is possible to see and reach every point on earth, start fires, trigger explosions and thereby intervene in battles. The three want to use their power to spare the earth another war. The opponent of the three, an American with hypnotic skills, uses reprehensible methods (including trying to bind the German's fiancée to himself) to decide the matter for himself. Everything seems lost until the Indian brings in his ancient culture and wisdom. He is also the only one of the triumvirate to survive.

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  • Wolfgang Braun: “Power comes from midnight.” Technology and ideology in Hans Dominik's “The Power of Three” . In: Karl Ermert (Ed.): Curiosity or Flucht? On the poetics, ideology and effects of science fiction . Klett, Stuttgart 1980, pp. 116-125. ISBN 3-12-396400-0 .

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