Karl-Herbert Scheer

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Karl-Herbert Scheer (* 19th June 1928 in Harheim (Hessen) ; † 15. September 1991 in Bad Homburg ), which mostly as KH Scheer occurred, was a German science fiction - author .

Life

Soon after his birth, the family moved to Frankfurt am Main, where Scheer grew up. Towards the end of the 1950s he and his family moved to Friedrichsdorf im Taunus, where he lived until his death.

In September 1944, Scheer reported as a volunteer for the Navy to training as a starting marine engineer. According to his own statements, he completed a course at a submarine training division in Kiel . Due to a serious illness shortly before the unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht on May 8, 1945, he was released home from the naval hospital so that he was not taken prisoner of war . (Hallmann, p. 80 and Langhans, p. 12).

After the end of the war Scheer played in a jazz band and began to write. He was a member of the Friedrichsdorf Rifle Club.

After Scheer's death, Perry Rhodan's booklet No. 1,600 was published in 1992 with the title When the Stars Go Out . The cover picture of this volume, created by Johnny Bruck , shows a portrait of Karl-Herbert Scheer.

In Friedrichsdorf - after approval by the magistrate in February 2020 - a street in a new residential area will be called Karl-Herbert-Scheer-Straße . Before that, a local politician and numerous Perry Rhodan fans from all over Germany had campaigned for such a street to be named since 2009 - also by means of a collection of 160 signatures.

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His first work was published in 1948 under the title Stern A radio help . Scheer then made a career in the science fiction genre that was unprecedented in Germany. In the mid-1950s he founded the science fiction interest group Stellaris . He also wrote science fiction novels under the pseudonym Alexej Turbojew , as well as crime and sea adventure stories under the pseudonyms Pierre de Chalon, Roger Kersten, Diego el Santo and Klaus Tannert.

Together with Walter Ernsting (Clark Darlton) he designed and founded the most successful German science fiction series Perry Rhodan in 1961 , which has been published weekly since then and has now reached more than 3,060 issues (as of June 2020). From volume 1 to volume 674 he was responsible for the plot of the series and created the exposés , based on which the authors wrote the individual novels. In addition, he developed the concept for Atlan , the Perry-Rhodan sister series. His detailed description of military processes and the weapon technology used in such actions was often interpreted as a preference for resolving conflicts militarily, and so earned him the nickname "Kanonen-Herbert" after the initials of his first names, which later became "Hand grenade Herbert".

bibliography

The series are arranged according to the year of publication of the first part.

King of the seas

14-volume pirate series, published under the publisher's pseudonym Diego el Santo . Only 4 novels in the series are by KH Scheer.

  • 1 The King's Frigate (1953)
  • 2 Devil's Bell (1953)
  • 3 Gallions of the Devil (1953)
  • 6 people in chains (1953)

Klaus Tannert

12-volume adventure series as a first-person story under the pseudonym of the same name, published by Pfriem-Verlag from 1955 to 1957.

  • 1 fight for Ge-83 (1955)
  • 2 In the Clutches of the Hydra (1955)
  • 3 Who will buy death? (1955)
  • 4 SOS South Pole (1955)
  • 5 Black Continent - White Woman (1955)
  • 6 the sixth continent (1956)
  • 7 Shadows on the Horizon (1956)
  • 8 the white hell (1956)
  • 9 Focal Point Algiers (1957)
  • 10 Violence in Disguise (1957)
  • 11 Alarm in Thule (1957)
  • 12 At The End Of The Road (1957)

Lord of the Seas

9-volume pirate series, published between 1956 and 1958 under the pseudonym Pierre de Chalon .

  • 1 the king's slave (1956)
  • 2 the devil of Tortuga (1956)
  • 3 the skull ship (1956)
  • 4 Wolves Hunted (1956)
  • 5 the courier of the sun king (1957)
  • 6 Under the Sign of the Crescent (1957)
  • 7 Commanding His Majesty (1957)
  • 8 the executioner of Maracaibo (1958)
  • 9 the black shark (1958)

Roger Kersten

6-volume adventure series under the pseudonym of the same name.

  • 1 caliber 38 and me (1957)
  • 2 Rhapsody in 9mm (1958)
  • 3 Shoot You, Hogan (1958)
  • 4 Counted (1959)
  • 5 3 × you may guess (1959)
  • 6 Much Too Slow, Kersten (1959)

Alexei Turboiev

Three science fiction novels originally published under the pseudonym Alexej Turbojew by Iltis-Verlag and later in the Utopia Bestseller and Terra Extra series.

  • 1 Antares II (1958)
  • 2 World Without End (1959)
  • 3 Rak-1212 overdue (1960)

ZBV (series of novels)

Science fiction action series published from 1957, a total of 50 volumes, also with the collaboration of Kurt Mahr , William Voltz and HG Francis . The series has been published several times in different series and formats.

Perry Rhodan Universe

Perry Rhodan booklet series (1961–1991)

Karl-Herbert Scheer wrote 76 novels of the Perry-Rhodan main series.

  • 1: Stardust Company (1961)
  • 3: The Radiant Dome (1961)
  • 10: Space battle in the Vega sector (1961)
  • 13: The Fortress of the Six Moons (1961)
  • 19: The Immortal (1962)
  • 28: The Cosmic Decoy (1962)
  • 39: The World of Three Planets (1962)
  • 44: Man and the Monster (1962)
  • 50: The Lonely One of Time (1962)
  • 54: The Duel (1962)
  • 60: Atlantis Fortress (1962)
  • 70: The Last Days of Atlantis (1963)
  • 75: The Red Universe (1963)
  • 86: The Key to Power (1963)
  • 88: The Fall of Columbus (1963)
  • 96: The Anti (1963)
  • 100: The Target Star (1963)
  • 107: The Blue System (1963)
  • 116: Duel under the double sun (1963)
  • 120: The Planet Mechanica (1963)
  • 125: Savior of the Empire (1964)
  • 134: The Everblack Cannons (1964)
  • 144: Robots Ask ... (1964)
  • 150: The USO Specialists (1964)
  • 156: Lemy and the Toad Wolf (1964)
  • 169: The Little Men of Siga (1964)
  • 173: The Nautilus Company (1964)
  • 179: Emergency landing on Beauly II (1965)
  • 188: The Living Dead (1965)
  • 196: Planet of Last Hope (1965)
  • 200: The Road to Andromeda (1965)
  • 211: Secret Weapon Horror (1965)
  • 217: Danger from the Past (1965)
  • 222: The doppelgangers of Andromeda (1965)
  • 226: The Parasprinter (1965)
  • 233: Secret satellite Troy (1966)
  • 238: The Convoy Into the Unknown (1966)
  • 245: Emergency Calls from Nowhere (1966)
  • 250: The Sixth Era (1966)
  • 264: The Invasion of the Dead (1966)
  • 270: ultimatum to unknown (1966)
  • 277: Commands from the 5th Dimension (1966)
  • 288: The Solar Inferno (1967)
  • 300: Alarm in the Morgenrot Sector (1967)
  • 307: The Power of the Glass (1967)
  • 327: The Four Weirds (1967)
  • 350: Robot Patrol (1968)
  • 367: In the center of the giant sun (1968)
  • 400: Humanity in Twilight (1969)
  • 450: Departure of the MARCO POLO (1970)
  • 500: They Came From Nowhere (1971)
  • 1074: Lure from M 3 (1982)
  • 1083: The Comet Man (1982)
  • 1101: Exploration Against Unknown (1982)
  • 1118: The Admiral and the Silver (1983)
  • 1320: Tostan the Gambler (1986)
  • 1330: Escape from Oblivion (1987)
  • 1343: The King Tiger (1987)
  • 1353: CORDOBA calls BASIS (1987)
  • 1369: Strangeness Rhapsody (1987)
  • 1382: The Victory Certificate (1988)
  • 1392: Y-Gate Meeting Point (1988)
  • 1404: Thieves from the Future (1988)
  • 1414: The Last Departure (1988)
  • 1423: Who is a lawyer? (1988)
  • 1439: Agents Don't Cry (1989)
  • 1445: Gene slaves for Uulema (1989)
  • 1456: Strangers in the Night (1989)
  • 1465: Chess the Clone (1989)
  • 1473: Hunt the Terran! (1989)
  • 1488: Sons of Hell (1990)
  • 1498: Rhodan's death (1990)
  • 1507: Isle of Monsters (1990)
  • 1517: The Emperor (1990)
  • 1538: The Throne of Arkon (1991)
  • 1544: Roulette of the Chosen (1991)
Short stories anniversary volumes
  • Diplomatic Mission (in Anniversary Volume 1, 1980)
  • The second phase (in anniversary volume 3, 1982)
  • A Strange Helper (in Anniversary Volume 7, 1986)
Atlan booklet series
  • 1: The Galactic Syndicate (1969)
  • 2: Reach for Power (1969)
  • 100: The Crystal Prince (1973)

Utopia bestseller

In this series, Pabel-Verlag published monthly older titles by Scheer in paperback form, which had previously appeared in loan book form or in another series of novels. A large part of Scheer's science fiction was published here that was not published as part of Perry Rhodan or ZBV .

  • 1 Octavian III (1976)
  • 2 Revolt of the Dead (1976)
  • 3 The Exile of Asyth (1976)
  • 4 galaxy without humanity (1976)
  • 5 Desperate Corps (1976)
  • 6 Pronto 1318 (1976)
  • 7 Rak 1212 overdue (1976)
  • 8 Forgotten (1976)
  • 9 Amok (1976)
  • 10 they came from earth (1976)
  • 11 expedition (1977)
  • 12 Antares II (1977)
  • 13 The Man of Oros (1977)
  • 14 The Strangers (1977)
  • 15 Infinite Space (1977)
  • 16 The Great in the Deep (1977)
  • 17 Nothing About Us (1977)
  • 18 The Long Journey (1977)
  • 19 Gone in Space (1977)
  • 20 Star of Violence (1977)
  • 21 Damn For All Time (1977)
  • 22 And They Never Learn (1977)
  • 23 Nothing But Us (1978)
  • 24 Star of Riddles (1978)
  • 25 Focal Point Venus (1978)
  • 26 World Without End (1978)
  • 27 Escape Into Space (1978)
  • 28 Jupiter Moon Outpost (1978)
  • 29 Limits to Power (1978)
  • 30 The Men of Pyrrhus (1978)
  • 31 The Puzzling Planet (1978)
  • 32 Ancestral Power (1978)
  • 33 Call of the Earth (1978)
  • 34 The Cosmic Torch (1978)
  • 35 Company Discus (1979)
  • 36 The Yellow Block (1979)
  • 37 Hell on Earth (1979)
  • 38 The Big Project (1979)
  • 39 Space Station I (1979)
  • 40 Jump Into Space (1979)
  • 41 Battle for the Moon (1979)
  • 42 Pirates Between Mars and Earth (1979)
  • 43 And the Stars Shatter (1979)
  • 44 Star A sends help (1979)

Individual novels and smaller cycles

Lumuria / Rahera
  • 1 the enigmatic planet (1953)
  • 2 Power of the Ancestors (1953, also as Die Macht der Anhnen , 1978)
  • 3 Call of the Earth (1953, also as The Call of the Earth , 1953)
Venus
  • 1 Star of Riddles (1953)
  • 2 Focal Point Venus (1953)
Space station
  • 1 The Big Project (1953, also called The Big Project , 1963)
  • 2 Space Station I (1953)
  • 3 Jump Into Space (1953)
  • 4 Battle for the Moon (1953)
Centauri
  • 1 Escape into Space (1955)
  • 2 outposts of Jupiter's moon (1956)
  • 3 Limits of Power (1956)
The yellow block
  • 1 Company Discus (1955)
  • 2 The Yellow Block (1955, also as Decision on the Moon , 1962)
  • 3 Hell on Earth (1955, also as a major alarm in space , 1962)
The radios
  • 1 Damn For All Time (1956)
  • 2 And They Never Learn (1957)
Wega / The Telans
  • 1 Gone in Space (1956)
  • 2 The Star of Violence (1956, also as Star of Violence , 1964)
Gesko Speed
  • 1 Above Us Nothingness (1957)
  • 2 The Long Journey (1957)
Hyperspace
  • 1 The Strangers (1957)
  • 2 The Infinite Space (1957)
Single novels
  • Star A sends help (1952)
  • Pirates between Mars and Earth (1952)
  • Bacteria ( Joe Brand # 11, 1952)
  • And the Stars Shatter (1954)
  • They Came From Earth (1956)
  • Antares II (1958) [also as by Alexej Turbojew]
  • Galaxy Without Humanity (1958)
  • Octavian III (1958)
  • Forgotten (1958, also as Die Vergessenen , 1960)
  • The Man of Oros (1958)
  • Nothing But Us (1959)
  • Pronto 1318 (1959)
  • Endless World (1959) [also as by Alexej Turbojew]
  • Amok (1960)
  • RAK 1212 overdue (1960, also as Alexej Turbojew)
  • Revolt of the Dead (1960, also as a robot in the attack , 1967)
  • The Great in the Deep (1961)
  • Expedition (1961)
  • The Cosmic Torch (1962)
  • Corps of the Desperate (1963)
  • The Exile of Asyth (1964)
  • The Men of Pyrrhus (1965)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Danijel Majic: No street for Rhodan's father , article in the Frankfurter Rundschau (online) of November 17, 2010, accessed on July 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ a b c d Frankfurter Rundschau: Friedrichsdorfer Strasse named after sci-fi author Scheer. February 12, 2020. Accessed June 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ Johnny Bruck : Cover picture for: Ernst Vlcek : When the stars go out, Perry Rhodan No. 1.600, Pabel-Moewig, Rastatt, 1992. (View of the cover picture.)
  4. ↑ Wieland Freund : "The Perry-Rhodan world has an energy problem" , interview with Andreas Eschbach from July 7, 2009 on Die Welt (online), accessed on July 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ a b c d Hans Kögler: KH Scheer and his loan books: Klaus Tannert / Rolf Torak . zauberspiegel-online.de, part 1 , part 2 .
  6. ^ Hans Kögler: KH Scheer and his SF loan books from 1948 to 1965: Iltis-Verlag (Alexej Turbojew) . Contribution to Zauberspiegel-online.
personal data
SURNAME Scheer, Karl-Herbert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Turbojew, Alexej (pseudonym); Tannert, Klaus (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Harheim (Hessen) (today Frankfurt am Main)
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1991
Place of death bad Homburg