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Cover by Ken Barr. Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
y separately published work icon The Road to the Rim / The Hard Way Up selected work   novella   science fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 1978... 1978 The Road to the Rim / The Hard Way Up
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* Contents derived from the New York (City), New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,:Ace Books , 1978 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Road to the Rim, A. Bertram Chandler , single work novella
Ensign John Grimes of the Federation Survey Service is fresh out of the Academy and as green as they come. After boarding the Interstellar Transport Commission's merchant spaceship Delta Orionis as a passenger bound for deep space, Grimes finds himself involved, reluctantly, in salvaging another ship which has been attacked by space pirates. It doesn't help that his decision-making process has been influenced by the more than attractive Jane Pentecost (and Grimes is as green with women as his he is as a spaceman), or as a consequence of having been put under guard as a mutineer. As much as the odds will be stacked against him, Grimes soon begins to earn his infamous reputation as a 'lucky bastard.'

 (p. 1-141)
The Hard Way Up, A. Bertram Chandler , selected work short story science fiction

A short story collection comprising: 'With Good Intentions,' 'The Subtracter' (aka 'The Minus Effect'), 'The Tin Messiah' (aka 'The Soul Machine'), 'The Sleeping Beauty,' 'The Wandering Buoy,' 'The Mountain Movers' and 'What You Know.' The collection was first published in 1972 as one half of an Ace Doubles edition (with Robert Lory's The Veiled World).

 (p. 145-340)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1978
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Ace Books ,       1978 .
      person or book cover
      Cover by Ken Barr. Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
      Extent: 340p.
      Note/s:
      • Book 1 : Introducing John Grimes - Adventures on the Rim of Space - and the Edge of Time!
      ISBN: 0441731007, 9780441731008
      Series: y separately published work icon Ace Doubles Ace Books (publisher), New York (City) : Ace Books , 1952-1978 Z1849060 1952 series - publisher novel

      Ace Books began publishing genre fiction in 1952. Initially these were mostly in the tête-bêche (double) format, but they also published a few single volumes in the early years. The tête-bêche format was discarded in 1973, with later doubles being published adjacent to each other. Between 1952 and 1968, the books had a letter-series identifier; and after that date they were given five-digit numeric serial numbers. Ace stopped publishing its doubles series sometime around 1978.

             Number in series: 73101-5
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Ace Books ,       1980 .
      person or book cover
      Extent: 340p.
      Note/s:
      • 2nd Edition
      ISBN: 0441-731015, 9780441731015
      Series: y separately published work icon Ace Doubles Ace Books (publisher), New York (City) : Ace Books , 1952-1978 Z1849060 1952 series - publisher novel

      Ace Books began publishing genre fiction in 1952. Initially these were mostly in the tête-bêche (double) format, but they also published a few single volumes in the early years. The tête-bêche format was discarded in 1973, with later doubles being published adjacent to each other. Between 1952 and 1968, the books had a letter-series identifier; and after that date they were given five-digit numeric serial numbers. Ace stopped publishing its doubles series sometime around 1978.
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Ace Books ,       1981 .
      person or book cover
      Extent: 340p.
      Note/s:
      • 3rd Edition
      ISBN: 0441731023, 9780441731022
      Series: y separately published work icon Ace Doubles Ace Books (publisher), New York (City) : Ace Books , 1952-1978 Z1849060 1952 series - publisher novel

      Ace Books began publishing genre fiction in 1952. Initially these were mostly in the tête-bêche (double) format, but they also published a few single volumes in the early years. The tête-bêche format was discarded in 1973, with later doubles being published adjacent to each other. Between 1952 and 1968, the books had a letter-series identifier; and after that date they were given five-digit numeric serial numbers. Ace stopped publishing its doubles series sometime around 1978.
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