It is not surprising that A. Bertram ChandlerΓÇÖs writings are filled with spaceships run by naval commanders, since he served in the merchant navy under British, Australian and New Zealand colors for nearly fifty years. Born in the United Kingdom in 1912, Chandler moved to Australia in 1956, winning that countryΓÇÖs Ditmar Award in 1969, 1971, 1974 and 1976.
Chandler published his first short story, ΓÇ£This Means War,ΓÇ¥ in Astounding Science-Fiction in 1944, the well-known ΓÇ£Giant KillerΓÇ¥ the following year, and his first novel in 1950. Among his most notable works is the John Grimes/Rim World series, the adventures of a crafty but melancholic starship captain at the
