The Rim World Series by A. Bertram Chandler, Clifford D. Simak

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  • The Rim of Space (The Rim World #1)
    #1

    The Rim of Space (The Rim World #1)

    A. Bertram Chandler

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 1961

    Only one man ever survived contact with the Outsiders and Commander William Maudsley has always refused to speak of the horrors that destroyed his ship, murdered his crew, and left him a broken man. But there are always men willing to take great risks for the promise of great rewards: Derek Calver means to succeed where Maudsley failed... more

  • Rendezvous on a Lost World (The Rim World #2)
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    Rendezvous on a Lost World (The Rim World #2)

    A. Bertram Chandler

    Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 1961

    THE ROBOT ROAD TO FARAWAYHis was a dream few spacemen ever saw come true. Alan Kemp was an obsessed man - driven by the realization of a dream into the black emptiness between the stars.In a rebuilt, second-hand, obsolete ship, Kemp and his three comrades too off - determined to set up a shuttle between the planets at the Rim of the galaxy... more

  • Bring Back Yesterday (The Rim World #3)
    #3

    Bring Back Yesterday (The Rim World #3)

    A. Bertram Chandler

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 1961

    Haunted by the past, John Petersen would give anything to turn back the clock...or would he?When Lightning blasts off without him, Second Officer John Petersen is finished as far as Trans-Galactic Clippers are concerned. Branded a deserter, stranded on Carinthia and desperate for a job, there are very few places left to go. The Rim Runners would have him - they'll have anyone who's still warm and can flash some kind of certificate. But there may be a less than unpleasant alternative.. more

  • Beyond The Galactic Rim (The Rim World #4)
    #4

    Beyond The Galactic Rim (The Rim World #4)

    A. Bertram Chandler

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 1963

    Ace Double Novel F237

  • The Ship From Outside (The Rim World #5)
    #5

    The Ship From Outside (The Rim World #5)

    A. Bertram Chandler

    Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 1963

    The reward for rescuing Thermopylae is finally paid, and Calver and his shipmates from Lorn Lady purchase a ship and rename her The Outsider. Two years are spent as a charter to Rim Runners, then six months tramping, before Sonya Verrill reappears and engineers a charter from the Federation Survey Service to look for an alien derelict. She accompanies The Outsider, but proves very disruptive to Jane Calver.

  • Bring Back Yesterday/The Trouble with Tycho (The Rim World #5 included)
    #5 included

    Bring Back Yesterday/The Trouble with Tycho (The Rim World #5 included)

    A. Bertram Chandler, Clifford D. Simak

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 1960

    A collectible book by its very nature. This was the last 35-cent Ace Double, the tragic passing of an era.

  • Catch the Star Winds (The Rim World #6)
    #6

    Catch the Star Winds (The Rim World #6)

    A. Bertram Chandler

    Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 1969

    Unable to exceed the speed of light, he found ways around the law of nature, twisting space and time to his bidding. But the lure of FTL speeds could would not be forgotten...and the crew of the Flying Cloud - casts-offs from the great civilisations of the galaxy - found themselves breaking through the barriers of the past to discover new worlds - worlds from which they could never return!

  • Ride the Star Winds (The Rim World #6 included)
    #6 included

    Ride the Star Winds (The Rim World #6 included)

    A. Bertram Chandler

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2012

    The fourth omnibus edition of the classic science fiction of A. Bertram Chandler’s John Grimes books, with four full length novels and six interconnected short stories in this renowned SF saga. The Anarch Lords , The Last Amazon, The Wild Ones and Catch the Star Winds... more

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