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Cover by Richard Hescox. Source: www.amazon.com
y separately published work icon The Last Amazon single work   novella   science fiction  
Is part of The Rim Worlds A. Bertram Chandler , 1950 series - author short story novel novella
Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 The Last Amazon
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'John Grimes's career as a space pirate has ended, he faces his toughest assignment yet. He has been made governer of the anarchist's own planet. His first task is to stay alive with a whole world plotting his murder!'

[Source: 1984 DAW edition]

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       DAW Books ,       1984 .
      person or book cover
      Cover by Richard Hescox. Source: www.amazon.com
      Extent: 156p.
      Note/s:
      • DAW No. 583.
      ISBN: 0879979364, 9780879979362
    • Wake Forest, North Carolina,
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      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Baen Books ,       2000 .
      person or book cover
      Source: Baen Books (www.baenebooks.com)
      Note/s:
      • ebook
      • SKU: 0879976535
      ISBN: 9780879979362, 0879979364
  • 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. 1-166
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon John Grimes-Far Traveler Couriers A. Bertram Chandler , Wake Forest : Baen EBooks , 2007 Z1840654 2007 selected work novella science fiction The entire Captain John Grimes-Far Traveller Courier saga, all collected in one e-volume. The collection comprises the novellas The Far Traveller (with short stories 'The Long Fall' 'The Sleeping Beast' 'Journey's End'), Star Courier, To Keep the Ship, Matilda's Stepchildren, Star Loot, The Anarch Lords, The Last Amazon and The Wild Ones. Wake Forest : Baen EBooks , 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
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Orion ,       2015 .
      image of person or book cover 653365370606173305.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 1v.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 17 December 2015.
      ISBN: 9781473211339
      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: Wakusei Suparuta Futatabi
Alternative title: 惑星スパルタふたたび
Language: Japanese
    • Tokyo, Honshu,
      c
      Japan,
      c
      East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,      :       Hayakawa-shobō ,       1984 .
      person or book cover
      Cover by Naoyuki Kato. Source: www.bertramchandler.com
      Extent: 313p.
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