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Perry Rhodan Books in Order

Perry Rhodan contains 132 books, published between 1969 and 1979. The first book is Enterprise Stardust (1969) and the newest is The Robot Invitation (1979). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
132
Published
1969–1979
Pages on record
7,148 in 43 of 132 books
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Perry Rhodan is a German space opera franchise named after its hero, written by a changing team of authors since 1961. Sales run to roughly two billion copies in novella format worldwide, over a billion of them in Germany, which makes it the best-selling science fiction book series on record. The English listing holds 132 volumes, from Enterprise Stardust (1969) to The Robot Invitation (1979). A reboot, Perry Rhodan NEO, launched in 2011 and reached English publication in April 2021.

How many Perry Rhodan books are there?

Perry Rhodan has 132 books, released between 1969 and 1979.

Perry Rhodan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 132 Perry Rhodan books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Enterprise Stardust, book 1 of the Perry Rhodan series (1969)
  2. Cover of The Radiant Dome, book 2 of the Perry Rhodan series (1969)
  3. Cover of Galactic Alarm, book 3 of the Perry Rhodan series (1969)
  4. Cover of Invasion From Space, book 4 of the Perry Rhodan series (1970)
  5. Cover of The Galactic Riddle, book 8 of the Perry Rhodan series (1971)
  6. Cover of Quest Through Space And Time, book 9 of the Perry Rhodan series (1971)
  7. Cover of Ghosts Of Gol by Kurt Mahr, book 10 of the Perry Rhodan series (1971)
  8. Cover of The Planet Of The Dying Sun by Kurt Mahr, book 11 of the Perry Rhodan series (1972)
  9. Cover of The Rebels Of Tuglan, book 12 of the Perry Rhodan series (1972)
  10. Cover of Escape To Venus, book 15 of the Perry Rhodan series (1972)
  11. Cover of Mutants Vs. Mutants by Walter Ernsting, book 19 of the Perry Rhodan series (1972)
  12. Cover of Thrall Of Hypno by Clark Darlton, book 20 of the Perry Rhodan series (1972)
  13. Cover of Snowman In Flames, book 25 of the Perry Rhodan series (1973)
  14. Cover of Planet Of The Gods by Kurt Mahr, book 27 of the Perry Rhodan series (1973)
  15. Cover of Realm Of The Tri-planets by K. H. Scheer, book 31 of the Perry Rhodan series (1973)
  16. Cover of Challenge Of The Unknown, book 32 of the Perry Rhodan series (1973)
  17. Cover of The Giant's Partner, book 33 of the Perry Rhodan series (1973)
  18. Cover of Beware The Microbots, book 35 of the Perry Rhodan series (1973)
  19. Cover of Red Eye Of Betelgeuse, book 40 of the Perry Rhodan series (1974)
  20. Cover of Time's Lonely One by Karl-Herbert Scheer, book 42 of the Perry Rhodan series (1974)
  21. Cover of Return From The Void, book 51 of the Perry Rhodan series (1974)
  22. Cover of The Blue Dwarfs, book 54 of the Perry Rhodan series (1974)
  23. Cover of Prisoner of Time, book 56 of the Perry Rhodan series (1974)
  24. Cover of A Touch of Eternity, book 57 of the Perry Rhodan series (1974)
  1. 1
    Enterprise Stardust1969 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969189
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  2. 2
    The Radiant Dome1969 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969192
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  3. 3
    Galactic Alarm1969 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969192
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  4. 4
    Invasion From Space1970 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970187
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  5. 5
    The Vega Sector1970 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970189
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  6. 6
    The Secret Of The Time Vault1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  7. 7
    Fortress Of The Six Moons1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  8. 8
    The Galactic Riddle1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  9. 9
    Quest Through Space And Time1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  10. 10
    Ghosts Of Gol1971 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971126
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  11. 11
    The Planet Of The Dying Sun1972 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972128
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  12. 12
    The Rebels Of Tuglan1972 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972126
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  13. 13
    The Immortal Unknown1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  14. 14
    Venus In Danger1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  15. 15
    Escape To Venus1972 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972128
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  16. 16
    Secret Barrier X1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  17. 17
    The Venus Trap1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  18. 18
    Menace Of The Mutant Master1972 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972158
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  19. 19
    Mutants Vs. Mutants1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  20. 20
    Thrall Of Hypno1972 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972128
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  21. 21
    The Cosmic Decoy1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  22. 22
    The Fleet Of The Springers1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  23. 23
    Peril On Ice Planet1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  24. 24
    Perry Rhodan, Infinity Flight1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  25. 25
    Snowman In Flames1973 · 173 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973173
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  26. 26
    Cosmic Traitor1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  27. 27
    Planet Of The Gods1973 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973128
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  28. 28
    The Plague Of Oblivion1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  29. 29
    A World Gone Mad1973 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973160
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  30. 30
    To Arkon!1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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Where to start with Perry Rhodan

Start with Enterprise Stardust (1969), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Perry Rhodan book?

The Robot Invitation (1979) is the newest Perry Rhodan book released so far.

Is there a new Perry Rhodan book coming?

No next Perry Rhodan book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Perry Rhodan at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Perry Rhodan title on record dates from 1979, 47 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Perry Rhodan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,148 pages across the 43 of 132 books with a recorded length, a median of 157 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Perry Rhodan books, 129 of 132, were published in the 1970s.
Attribution
Of the 132 titles, 8 are credited to Karl-Herbert Scheer, 8 to Kurt Brand, 4 to Kurt Mahr and 1 to Walter Ernsting. A further 4 writers are credited. 107 titles carry no credit.

What the Perry Rhodan books are about

12 of the 132 Perry Rhodan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: german fiction is tagged on 6 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.