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y separately published work icon The Winds of If selected work   novella  
Alternative title: Catch the Star Winds
Is part of The Rim Worlds A. Bertram Chandler , 1950 series - author short story novel novella
Issue Details: First known date: 1963... 1963 The Winds of If
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'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!'

[Source: www.bertramchandler.com]

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* Contents derived from the Tokyo, Honshu,
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Japan,
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East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,:Hayakawa-shobō , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Chance Encounter, A. Bertram Chandler , single work short story science fiction
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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Amazing Stories vol. 37 no. 9 September 1963 Z1903118 1963 periodical issue science fiction 1963 pg. 44-121
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Catch the Star Winds A. Bertram Chandler , New York (City) : Lancer Books , 1969 Z1838564 1969 selected work novel short story '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!'

    [Source: www.bertramchandler.com]
         New York (City) : Lancer Books , 1969
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon John Grimes : Reserve Commodore A. Bertram Chandler , New York (City) : Science Fiction Book Club [USA] , 2004 Z1843365 2004 selected work novella science fiction Comprises three novellas - The Last Amazon, The Wild Ones and Catch the Star Winds - along with six short stories - 'Grimes at Glenrowan,' 'Grimes and the Great Race,' 'Grimes Among the Gourmets,' 'Grimes and the Odd Gods,' 'Grimes and the Jailbirds,' and 'Chance Encounter.'
    New York (City) : Science Fiction Book Club [USA] , 2004     pg. 415-519
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon John Grimes : Rim Worlds Commodore A. Bertram Chandler , Wake Forest : Baen Books , 2007 Z1845007 2007 selected work novella An bundled ebook collection of novellas set during the latter stages of John Grimes' career. Wake Forest : Baen Books , 2007
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Catch the Star Winds A. Bertram Chandler , Wake Forest : Baen Books , 2007 Z1845642 2007 selected work short story science fiction This John Grimes/Rim Worlds collection comprises two novellas - Catch the Star Winds and Rim Change - along with four short stories.
         Wake Forest : Baen Books , 2007
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Ride the Star Winds : The John Grimes Saga IV A. Bertram Chandler , New York (City) : Baen Books , 2012 Z1843292 2012 selected work novella science fiction Number four in Baen's reprint series of John Grimes/Galactic Rim adventures, this collection comprises four novellas: The Anarch Lords, The Last Amazon, The Wild Ones, Catch the Star Winds and six interrelated short stories.
    New York (City) : Baen Books , 2012
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