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y separately published work icon Terra Astra series - publisher   short story   novella   novel   science fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 1971... 1971 Terra Astra
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In 1957 German publisher Arthur Moewig established the weekly imprint series Terra - Utopische Romane : Science Fiction. After 555 issues the series was replaced in 1968 by Terra Nova (190 issues) and again in 1971 by Terra Astra. This final series continued through until 1986, releasing 643 issues.

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y separately published work icon Alternate Orbits The Commodore at Sea A. Bertram Chandler , Wake Forest : Baen EBooks , 2007 Z810976 1971 selected work short story
— Appears in: Gammel'nskaya Plague 2004; (p. 207-356) Alternate Orbits, also published as Commodore of the Sea, is a four-story collection from the John Grimes/Rim Worlds series, comprising 'Hall of Fame' (1969, aka 'The Kinsolving's Planet Irregulars'), 'The Sister Ships' (1971), 'The Man Who Sailed the Sky' (1971), and 'The Rub' (1970). Weltraumspuk Munich : Moewig , 1972
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y separately published work icon The Inheritors A. Bertram Chandler , New York (City) : JABberwocky Literary Agency , 2002 Z810970 1972 single work novel
— Appears in: Urania , February no. 637 1974; (p. 3-119) Le Vie Della Frontiera : Ciclo Galattico di A. Bertram Chandler 1979; (p. 97-196)
— Appears in: Коммандер Граймс 2004; 'Drongo Kane never broke the law.... He was a cunning, ruthless opportunist who paid when he had to and stole when he could -- but never when there was the slightest chance of getting caught. That's what had John Grimes worried: here was Kane directly under the watchful eyes -- and guns -- of a Federation Survey vessel, openly engaging in kidnapping and trafficking in human flesh! Despite the fact that the beautiful inhabitants of this Lost Colony faced a fate worse than death, a more cautious -- or less gallant -- officer would do nothing -- secure in the knowledge that regardless of appearances there would be some loophole that placed the Law squarely on Kane's side. But Grimes, being Grimes, would have to act -- knowing full well that to "interfere with a merchantman on her lawful occasions" meant a blasted career... and knowing too that Drongo Kane never broke the law..'

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 Welt der Vergessenen Munich : Moewig , 1973
y separately published work icon The Gateway to Never A. Bertram Chandler , New York (City) : JABberwocky Literary Agency , 2002 Z810967 1972 single work novel
— Appears in: Коммандер Граймс 2004; (p. 465-586)

'John Grimes is stranded on a Hell Planet! Another adventure with the pipe-smoking, action-loving spaceship commander Lieutenant John Grimes.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Orion ed.)

 Das Tor Zum Nichts Munich : Moewig , 1973

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First known date: 1971
    • Munich,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Moewig ,       1971-1986 .
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y separately published work icon Terra : Utopische Romane Science Fiction Moewig (publisher), 1957 Munich : Moewig , Z1837235 1957 series - publisher short story novella novel science fiction The most significant West German science fiction series of the 1950s and 1960s, Terra was first published by Munich-based publisher Arthur Moewig in 1957. Initially known as Terra: Utopische Romane Science Fiction it was later renamed Terra SF. At that time Moewig managed to poach a number of creatives from competitor Pabel, including editor/author Walter Ernsting, editor Günther M. Schelwokat and cover painter Johnny Bruck. In September 1962 Terra SF was supplemented by the reprint series Terra Extra. From that date onward Terra SF and Terra Extra were published in weekly rotation. In 1968 both series were combined into the new weekly series Terra Nova, which later was replaced by Terra Astra.
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