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The Gateway to Never cover by Paul Alexander. Source: www.amazon.com
y separately published work icon The Inheritors / Gateway to Never selected work   novella   science fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 1972... 1972 The Inheritors / Gateway to Never
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Contents

* Contents derived from the New York (City), New York (State),
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Ace Books , 1972 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Inheritors, A. Bertram Chandler , single work novel
'Drongo Kane never broke the law.... He was a cunning, ruthless opportunist who paid when he had to and stole when he could -- but never when there was the slightest chance of getting caught. That's what had John Grimes worried: here was Kane directly under the watchful eyes -- and guns -- of a Federation Survey vessel, openly engaging in kidnapping and trafficking in human flesh! Despite the fact that the beautiful inhabitants of this Lost Colony faced a fate worse than death, a more cautious -- or less gallant -- officer would do nothing -- secure in the knowledge that regardless of appearances there would be some loophole that placed the Law squarely on Kane's side. But Grimes, being Grimes, would have to act -- knowing full well that to "interfere with a merchantman on her lawful occasions" meant a blasted career... and knowing too that Drongo Kane never broke the law..'

[Source: www.fictionwise.com]
(p. 1-179)
The Gateway to Never, A. Bertram Chandler , single work novel

'John Grimes is stranded on a Hell Planet! Another adventure with the pipe-smoking, action-loving spaceship commander Lieutenant John Grimes.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Orion ed.)

(p. 185-377)
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