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THE CRYSTAL PRINCE
by K. H. Scheer
 PROLOG

IN THE GREATER IMPERIUM of the Arkonides it is the year 10,496 A
(for Arkon)-a time corresponding to the Earthly year of 9,003 BC. Thus it
is a time in which the inhabitants of the Earth are yet submerged in
primitive barbarism, knowing of neither the stars or the great heritage of
vanished Lemuria.

By contrast-and despite the great war against the Maahks-Arkon is in its
fullest prime. The present Imperator of this vast domain is Orbanashol
III, a man of brutality and cunning who is rumoured to have instigated
the death of his brother, Gonozal VII, in order to take over the rulership
for himself.

Even though Orbanashol III has firmly established his dominion, there is
one man whom the Emperor of Arkon must fear: Atlan, the rightful heir
to the throne. After Gonozal's death, Atlan had disappeared without a
trace, along with the former physician to Gonozal VII.

The young Atlan, who is still unaware of his true origin, is very much
alive. While Orbanashol's henchmen stir up the entire galaxy in their
relentless search for him, he takes an assumed name and joins more
than 300 young candidates from the noblest families of the realm in a
final test of manhood and completion. The outcome of this is of the
utmost importance to the future course of his life.

Atlan seeks to win the coveted mark of knighthood for Arkonides, the
Ark Summia, which will entitle him to the long-awaited activation of his
"extra-brain". He knows no fear, for he is THE CRYSTAL PRINCE…
Series and characters created and directed by
Karl-Herbert Scheer and Walter Ernsting.

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