Free download One Commander 3.582/15/2024 ![]() They are very much based on Chandler's life at sea, (not too surprisingly, as Chandler’s own background was that of a seaman), and cover the issues caused by long distance travel, the loneliness of the seaman space-traveller, the monotony of the different ports relieved only by the fleeting relationships he (or she) has from port to port. ![]() ![]() Admittedly rather short, they are great fun, if a little dated. Baen Books have recently begun to release his John Grimes novels in omnibus editions, although his most famous stories are those from The Rim World. They may be in deep space but you can almost smell the salty sea air and feel the waves lapping at the gunwales.Ī (Arthur) Bertram Chandler is a name that has pretty much disappeared from contemporary SF history, although in the 1950’s and 60’s he was an extremely popular author. He knows what life onboard ships is like and how ships are run. The story is about Calver's adventures in space-on the spaceship itself and on various planets on the Galactic Rim, the frontier for space-faring humanity.Ī big part of the charm of this old pulpish SF series (unfortunately,with its 50s attitude towards women) derives from the experiences that Chandler gained serving as an Australian merchant marine officer. But our hero in this story is Derek Calver, who signs up to join the crew of the Rim Runner ship, The Lorn Lady. I've read most of that series, which mainly features Commander John Grimes. According to Goodreads, this is the first of the Rim Worlds series. A good fast entertaining read for a few hours ( it's 128 pages), it's by one of my long-time science fiction favorites, the Anglo-Australian A. Before that, it was a story in one of the science fiction magazines in the 50s. This story was first published as a book in 1961.
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