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A Rim Worlds story based around the adventures of Derek Calver, The Rim of Space sees Chandler's hero determined to join the Rim Runners in their exploration of desolate planets. He joins the crew of Lorn Lady and sets forth for Mellise, a planet inhabited by intelligent amphibians. He later visits Groller, where the natives have just qualified as humanoids; Stree, with its tea-loving lizards; and Tharn, the home of a pre-industrial civilization.
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Australian Science Fiction in the Sixties
2013
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— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 27 no. 1 2013; (p. 73-78) 'McMullen talks about the Australian Science Fiction's origin which goes back to the mid-nineteenth century, mainly in the form of novels. When the genre began to take on a distinct identity in the American pulp magazines of the 1920s and 1930s, Australians were among the contributors, but early in 1940 that all changed. A wartime import ban cut off the supply of American magazines, and almost overnight a local pulp industry sprang lip and continued until the restriction was lifted in 1958. As a result, Australia was largely isolated from American science fiction for nearly two decades, and when the import ban on American magazines was lifted, the few local SF magazines quickly ceased publication. By 1960, Australia had neither specialist SF magazines nor publishers.' (Editor's abstract) -
Grimesish Grumberlings : The Death of a Thousand Cuts
1981
single work
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— Appears in: The Mentor , October no. 34 A. Bertram Chandler 2004-;Chandler writes candidly about the practice of abridging novels, aiming his barbs in the direction of Reader's Digest. He also recalls the time that Ace books exercised a chapter from one of his novels, The Rim of Space, but failed to tell the cover artist. It was subsequently released with a cover depicting action that did not appear in the edition.
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To Run the Rim
1965
single work
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— Appears in: The Mentor , May no. 6 1965; Australian Science Fiction Review , September no. 3 1966; A. Bertram Chandler 2004-; A. Bertram Chandler 2004-;
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Grimesish Grumberlings : The Death of a Thousand Cuts
1981
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Mentor , October no. 34 A. Bertram Chandler 2004-;Chandler writes candidly about the practice of abridging novels, aiming his barbs in the direction of Reader's Digest. He also recalls the time that Ace books exercised a chapter from one of his novels, The Rim of Space, but failed to tell the cover artist. It was subsequently released with a cover depicting action that did not appear in the edition.
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To Run the Rim
1965
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Mentor , May no. 6 1965; Australian Science Fiction Review , September no. 3 1966; A. Bertram Chandler 2004-; A. Bertram Chandler 2004-; -
Australian Science Fiction in the Sixties
2013
single work
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 27 no. 1 2013; (p. 73-78) 'McMullen talks about the Australian Science Fiction's origin which goes back to the mid-nineteenth century, mainly in the form of novels. When the genre began to take on a distinct identity in the American pulp magazines of the 1920s and 1930s, Australians were among the contributors, but early in 1940 that all changed. A wartime import ban cut off the supply of American magazines, and almost overnight a local pulp industry sprang lip and continued until the restriction was lifted in 1958. As a result, Australia was largely isolated from American science fiction for nearly two decades, and when the import ban on American magazines was lifted, the few local SF magazines quickly ceased publication. By 1960, Australia had neither specialist SF magazines nor publishers.' (Editor's abstract)
