Order of A. Bertram Chandler Books

A. Bertram Chandler was a well-known author of pulp science fiction, having written over forty novels and around 200 short stories throughout his career. He is most recognized for his John Grimes novels, the Rim World series, and the Empress Irene series. Chandler received several awards for his writing, including multiple Australian Ditmar Awards. In the early part of his career, he served as an Anglo-Australian merchant marine officer, which influenced his fiction, as his portrayals of life on spaceships closely mirrored his own maritime experiences. Additionally, Chandler was noted for incorporating parallel universes into his plots, with many characters traversing between different universes.

A. Bertram Chandler became a published novelist in 1945 with the novel Giant Killer. Below is a list of A. Bertram Chandler's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of John Grimes Saga Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
To the Galactic Rim	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
First Command	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Galactic Courier	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ride the Star Winds	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Upon a Sea of Stars	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Bring Back Yesterday	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Hamelin Plague	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Coils of Time	(1964)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Glory Planet	(1964)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Alternate Martians	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Sea Beasts	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
When the Dream Dies	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Frontier of the Dark	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kelly Country	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Giant Killer	(1945)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Wet Paint	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Raiders of the Solar Frontier	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Beyond the Galactic Rim	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Hard Way Up	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Up to the Sky in Ships	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Commander Grimes Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Rendezvous on a Lost World	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Deep Reaches of Space	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Catch the Star Winds	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Far Traveler	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
To Keep the Ship	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Matilda's Stepchildren	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Star Loot	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Anarch Lords	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wild Ones	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Last Amazon	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tramp Captain	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lieutenant Of The Survey Service	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Survey Captain	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rim Runner	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Reserve Commodore	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Derek Calver Adventures Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Rim of Space	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ship from Outside	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Grimes in the Rim World Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Into the Alternate Universe	(1964)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Contraband from Otherspace	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Rim Gods	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dark Dimensions	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gateway to Never	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Way Back	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Commodore at Sea / Alternate Orbits	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Empress Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Empress of Outer Space	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Space Mercenaries	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nebula Alert	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Grimes in Federation Service Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Road To The Rim	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
False Fatherland / Spartan Planet	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
To Prime the Pump	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Inheritors	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Big Black Mark	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Broken Cycle	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Star Courier	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Astounding Science Fiction, February 1946	(1946)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fall 1950	(1950)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Science Fiction Vol. 9 No. 25	(1957)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Waters Under the Earth	(1958)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1959	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Great Short Novels of Science Fiction	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
SF Authors' Choice 2	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Galaxy Magazine, March 1971	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book Two	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Other Worlds	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best Australian Science Fiction	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Worst Contact	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Out of this World Adventures, July 1950	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Out of this World Adventures, December 1950	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Vanguard Science Fiction, June 1958	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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