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Lynn McGuire wrote:

<snipped for Brian's sake>

Pucky the mutant mousebeaver and the light cruiser Arctic are returning
home to Earth from a mission. At one of the FTL transition points,
Pucky telepathically hears someone screaming for help. They transition
in the direction of the cry and find a 1,200 meter Arkonide spherical battleship. Pucky teleports on board and finds a bunch of live and
frozen Arkenides being controlled by robots.

This is a standalone story of a sleeper spaceship devolved into
aimlessness. It falls outside of my penchant for Perry Rhodan stories
about: hyperspace mechanics, trade, crime, and political intrigue.
This story's self-contained sociology shares some themes with a
similar story published around the same time as RAUMSCHIFF DER AHNEN
(the original Perry Rhodan story in German). ORPHANS IN THE SKY
by Heinlein was also published in 1963. It too contains the themes of
social evolution and loss of purpose.
SPACESHIP OF ANCESTORS is the better story, in my humble opinion.
Because SPACESHIP OF ANCESTORS doesn't impishly hit you in the face
over and over again with Heinlein's hammer of organized religion
satire.

Danke,

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