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y separately published work icon The Road to the Rim single work   novella  
Is part of The Rim Worlds A. Bertram Chandler , 1950 series - author short story novel novella
Issue Details: First known date: 1967... 1967 The Road to the Rim
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Serialised by: If 1952 periodical (20 issues)
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon If : Worlds of Science Fiction vol. 17 no. 4 April 1967 Z1664907 1967 periodical issue science fiction 1967 pg. 8-45
    Note: Part One of two parts.
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    y separately published work icon If : Worlds of Science Fiction vol. 17 no. 5 May 1967 Z1664942 1967 periodical issue science fiction 1967 pg. 119-158
    Note: Part Two of two parts.
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    y separately published work icon The Lost Millennium [and] The Road to Rim A. Bertram Chandler , New York (City) : Ace Books , 1967 Z1837564 1967 single work novella science fiction New York (City) : Ace Books , 1967 pg. 1-117
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    y separately published work icon The Road to the Rim / The Hard Way Up A. Bertram Chandler , New York (City) : Ace Books , 1978 Z1732083 1978 selected work novella science fiction New York (City) : Ace Books , 1978 pg. 1-141
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    y separately published work icon John Grimes : Lieutenant of the Survey Service A. Bertram Chandler , New York (City) : Science Fiction Book Club [USA] , 2000 Z1837592 2000 selected work short story novella A collection of five early John Grimes adventures with the Federation Navy Academy. New York (City) : Science Fiction Book Club [USA] , 2000 pg. 1-100
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    y separately published work icon John Grimes - Federation Survey Service A. Bertram Chandler , Wake Forest : Baen EBooks , 2007 Z1837652 2007 selected work novella Wake Forest : Baen EBooks , 2007
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    y separately published work icon To the Galactic Rim : The John Grimes Saga I A. Bertram Chandler , New York (City) : Baen Books , 2007 Z1837702 2007 selected work novella short story science fiction New York (City) : Baen Books , 2007 pg. 1-118
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Baen Books ,       2007 .
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      Source: Baen Books (www.baenebooks.com)
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      • ebook
      • The ISBN of this ebook is duplicated by Webscriptions from the April 1978 Ace omnibus mass market paperback of 'The Road to the Rim' and 'The Hard Way Up'.
      • SKU: 0441731007
      ISBN: 0-441-73100-7, 978-0-441-73100-8
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Orion ,       2015 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 1v.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 17 December 2015.
      ISBN: 9781473211148
      Series: y separately published work icon Gateway London : Orion , 2011- 19458199 2011 series - publisher novel science fiction

      Inaugurated by Orion in 2011, Gateway originally republished significant works of science fiction. By 2015, it had a catalogue of nearly three thousand titles, by over two hundred authors. Latterly, it has extended its catalogue to classic works of fantasy, horror, and crime, as well as science fiction.

      It is a companion series to SF Masterworks.

      Only works on the list by Australian authors are included on AustLit.

      Sources include https://www.thebookseller.com/news/more-hachette-authors-join-gateway.
Alternative title: Le Vie Della Frontiera
Language: Italian
Notes:
Translation: variously as The Way of the Frontier or The Road to the Rim.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Urania no. 499 October 1968 10248453 1968 periodical issue 1968 pg. 3-119
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    y separately published work icon Le Vie Della Frontiera : Ciclo Galattico di A. Bertram Chandler A. Bertram Chandler , 1979 Z1837960 1979 selected work short story novella The first three stories in this tetralogy (The Road to the Rim, The Inheritors and The Rim Gods) follow the early career of Captain John Grimes, beginning with his first embarkation on an interstellar ship with the Federation Survey Service. The final story (Rendezvous on a Lost World) moves into more remote regions: - the outer edge of the spiral, where the dark, is interrupted only occasionally by some lone star and spaceships travel at times for months without seeing a single planet.


    1979     pg. 5-96
Alternative title: Utpost i rymden
Language: Swedish
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      Sweden,
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      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,      :       Lindqvist ,       1969 .
      person or book cover
      Source: www.huuto.net
      Extent: 158p.
Alternative title: Strasse In Die Unendlichkeit
Language: German
    • Munich,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Moewig ,       1969 .
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      Cover by Karl Stephen. Source: www.bertramchandler.com
      Extent: 66p.
      Series: y separately published work icon Terra Nova Munich : Moewig , 1968-1971 15831137 1968 series - publisher novel science fiction Number in series: 74
Alternative title: Ginga henkyō e no michi
Alternative title: 銀河辺境への道
Language: Japanese
    • Tokyo, Honshu,
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      Japan,
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      East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,      :       Hayakawa-shobō ,       1975 .
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      Cover by Naoyuki Kato. Source: www.bertramchandler.com
      Extent: 232p.
      Note/s:
      • Hayakawa Shobô SF160
Alternative title: Grimes Reist in die Unendlichkeit
Language: German
    • Munich,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Goldmann ,       1982 .
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      Cover by Bob Petillo. Source: Science Fiction Phantastik (www.dassein.de)
      Extent: 142p.
      Note/s:
      • Goldman 23756-4
      ISBN: 3442237564
      Series: y separately published work icon A. Bertram Chandler : Abenteuer Randwelt A. Bertram Chandler , Goldmann (publisher), Denis Scheck (translator), Munich : Goldmann , 1983-1985 Z1839481 1983 series - publisher novella science fiction Through its Science Fiction Abenteuer Roman (adventure novels) series, German publishing house Goldman released 14 Rim Worlds stories between 1983 and 1985 under the collective title A. Bertram Chandler: Abenteuer Randwelt (adventure series). The novellas, which range from The Road to the Rim (1967) to the final John Grimes tale The Last Amazon (1984), were all translated into German by Denis Scheck. Number in series: 1
Alternative title: Missão De Vingança
Language: Portuguese
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      Portugal,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Livros do Brasil ,       1991 .
      person or book cover
      Source: www.bragacity.olx.p
      Series: y separately published work icon Coleccao Argonauta Portugal : Livros do Brasil , 1953-1999 Z1806578 1953 series - publisher novel science fiction Number in series: 407
Alternative title: Cesta na okraj
Language: Czech
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      Czech Republic,
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      Eastern Europe, Europe,      :       Wales Publishing ,       2002 .
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      Cover by R.Cermák. Source: www.minotaur.cz
      Extent: 123p.
      ISBN: 80-86390-77-2
Language: Russian
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    y separately published work icon Коммандер Граймс Commander Grimes A. Bertram Chandler , Moscow : ACT , 2004 Z1840017 2004 selected work novella science fiction Коммандер Граймс, translated into English as Commander Grimes, contains:

    • 'The Road to the Rim' (1967), translated by A. Olefir.
    • 'The Hard Way Up' (1972 collection), translated by A. Olefir.
    • 'Spartan Planet' (1968), translated by O. Chumichevoy.
    • 'The Inheritors' (1972), translated by A. Grabuzdova.
    • 'The Gateway to Never' (1972), translated by E. Vygotskoy.
    • 'The Dark Dimensions' (1971), translated by A. Olefir.
    • 'The Universe of John Grimes' (essay by T.Serebryanay).
    Moscow : ACT , 2004
Alternative title: La Route des Confins
Language: French
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