Maddrax
Maddrax is a pulp novel series from the bastion -Verlag, which published bi- weekly since February 8, 2000.
The series combines the genres of science fiction, horror and fantasy. It tells the stories of the USAF pilots Matthew Drax, is hurled 500 years into the future. In one of a comet impact devastated world he encounters in the text often than Barbarin - with a differentiated Maddrax in - universe significance - Marked Aruula who has telepathic powers, giving him due to an acoustic misunderstanding the eponymous name Maddrax. As a host of supporting characters that occur repeatedly in individual novels.
At the magic Moon -Verlag appear at regular intervals paperbacks (up to volume 27 hardcover ), which accompany and complement the main story. In addition, as part of appearing at Romantruhe paperbacks stapling novels from the beginning to be reissued.
Authors
The novels are written by several authors. In addition to the regular contributors also write over and over again with guest authors.
Master writers of the show are currently Oliver Cheerful, Ronald M. Hahn, Christian Schwarz, Michelle Stern, Sascha Vennemann, Manfred Weinland, Mia anger and Jo Zybell. Additional copies submitted by Bernd Frenz, Claudia Kern, Christian Montillon, Michael J. Parrish, Horst Pukallus, Michael Schön Bröcher also known as " Mad Mike", Susan Schwartz, Stephanie Seidel and Timothy Michael Marcus Thurner and steel. Frenz, core, Parrish, Schwartz, Seidel and steel have dropped out of the series, Montillon contributed only two and Pukallus only one band at.
Is editorially the series of Michael beautiful Bröcher.
Cover photos
The covers come mainly from the Spanish Illustrator Koveck, now and again by Jan Balaz, Arndt Drechsler, Candy Kay, José del Nido and Luis Royo. Since 2012, Néstor Taylor is a regular artist of the series. However Royo does not record directly for Maddrax, conceptual impressions of him are integrated but sent in the serial context. In Kay's images are computer graphics, the quality and appropriateness of followers of the series on the letters page and in Internet forums are controversial.
Publication
In addition to the bi -weekly magazine novels there is a cable laid by Zaubermond paperback series ( until Volume 27 Hardcover) by about six months, rhythm appearance. In such persons and events are represented deepens that play a minor role in the book series or just on the edge were mentioned.
The book novels from number 250 appear (DRM- free EPUB format ) also as e-book
Reprints of the book novels appeared only irregularly at Bastion - Luebbe and published since Volume 8 now regularly every two months at Romantruhe in paperback; a comic implementation was discontinued after the second band. The unpublished third volume is available on the official website as a download.
Action
The story is told of Maddrax usually completed by stories that consist of one to three book novels and are connected by a common thread. The following table summarizes the basics of the series crudely:
In February of 2012 a comet strikes in the amount of Lake Baikal one on the Asian continent. The earth's crust is deformed, the pole shift, through the cloud of dust begins a new ice age.
As it turns out, this is about humanity as Christopher Floyd called Comet really a space ark containing millions in crystals stored spirits of extraterrestrial life forms. The Daa'muren had to give up their home, as close to its central star manifested a black hole. When her Lavaplanet was doomed, they could save themselves by giving up their body and creation of such " converter " said space arks. On Earth, stranded, now try the disembodied spirits of the crystals to create a suitable to their spirits and earthly realities of life by manipulating the local flora and fauna by radiation.
On the surviving humans walking only in the hundreds of thousands, however this radiation is a stultifying effect. Thus, human civilization falls into a few centuries back in a Bronze Age Stadium. Due to the ice age, is dominated by the struggle for daily survival, while many animals, especially insects, mutate and pose additional hazards. Only in some underground bunker colonies people have survived the centuries by the complete isolation from the outside world are indeed now highly vulnerable to germs and bacteria, but is protected against the stultifying radiation could technically develop.
Matthew Drax off in 2012 to a flying squadron to watch the ( failed ) shelling of the comet from the ISS, decides to move the impact of the comet due to (initially) unknown causes in the year 2516th The Ice Age is coming to an end, the stultifying radiation has declined for decades, barbarian hordes roam the country, in parallel, even men have joined together to form larger communities in the ruins of former cities and established some trade. Matthew Drax, who has survived the crash of his plane, is rescued by the barbarian Aruula from the wreck, which from then accompanied him through the post-apocalyptic world. They unravel the mystery surrounding the supposed comet, traveling to Mars, and even in time. Again and again they encounter new phenomena and are forced to risk their lives to save the world from destruction.
Offshoot
Mission Mars
From May appeared in the weekly change with Maddrax the 12 volumes of the offshoot series " Mission Mars" by September 2005. She told the story of a Mars expedition in 2009, after the comet impact on Earth had no way to return to their home planet more. In four trilogies different stages of the development of civilization on Mars can be traced. In the volumes 150 and 151 of Maddrax the storylines of both series ran together, then Mars was a regular venue for Maddrax - book novels.
The series was conceived by Michael beautiful Bröcher together with Wolfgang hollow leg, which also contributed to the first volume, and should have the science fiction aspect of the series in the focus.
In addition to the Maddrax - authors Susan Schwartz, Claudia Kern, Timothy steel and Manfred Weinland Frank Thys was involved in the Maddrax offshoot. The covers were created by the German artist Jan Balaz and of Koveck.
In February 2012, the complete "Mission Mars" appeared in Bastion Luebbe series in the form of two Paperbacks with the titles " The Arrival " and include " The Brood ", each of 6 of the 12 volumes. The title illustrations are by Arndt Drechsler.
The people of the depth
Marking the publication of the 200th band of Maddrax was in the weekly change, the twelve-part spin-off series published " The people of the deep." The series consisted of four trilogies that illuminated the horror aspect of Maddrax. The novels were written by Claudia Kern, Stephanie Seidel, Michael Marcus Thurner, Dario Vandis, Mia anger and Jo Zybell, the cover art took over Chris Noeth. His pictures were printed on the inside cover pages of the magazine as a mini - poster.
2012 - Year of the Apocalypse
One week after Maddrax band 303 launched in the weekly change, the twelve -part series "2012 - Year of the Apocalypse ". In contrast to the previous two offshoots but it was a short series, for which, although thematically connected, no knowledge of the main series were necessary. Also not to Bastion series " The Adventurers " from the 90s, the hero of Tom Ericson played the lead role in "2012". Re- published four trilogies that time were dominated by the Mayan calendar and the forecast for 2012 doomsday. The novels were written by Hubert Haensel, Christian Schwarz, Manfred Weinland, Timothy steel and Oliver Fröhlich, the cover art took on Oliver Specht. The last band of the short series was released one day before the date that was mentioned in " Maddrax " for the comet hit, and allowed conclusions about why it did not come to selbigem in our reality. Originally, this series should be continued due to lack of demand this plan was rejected again.
Special
In the Maddrax Fanstory Central readers could submit the series self-written stories set in Maddrax universe. Depending on the number of stories submitted to a vote among the registered members took place about every two to three months. The winning story was published in the connection in a Maddrax - pulp novel as a reader of history. This service no longer exists.
The anniversary edition 200 "Search Begins" was a role-playing game rules can be developed with the own adventures in Maddrax universe. The volumes 201, 204 and 216 contained this additional "mini- campaigns ", and more are announced.
An unpublished in print form, but complete pen -and- paper role-playing game is available on the homepage.
A planned computer game to the series that was already in an advanced planning stage, could never be realized due to the insolvency of the manufacturer.
Maddrax each won the German Fantasy Award for Best Series in 2001 and 2002.
As of August 18, 2009 Maddrax is published from Volume 1 as a staged reading. The first two volumes are uncut, processed shortened from Volume 3.