John Grimes: Tramp Captain

by A. Bertram Chandler

Book Overview

One of the Six Omnibus Volumes that collects the complete John Grimes stories by A. Bertram Chandler. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739431196
• ISBN13: 9780739431191
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: SFBC
• Length: 699 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Still Good Stuff - but stories are getting a bit repetitive

This is the biggest of the Grimes SFBC Anthologies, containing 4 stories: **** To Keep The Ship - Actually somewhat humorous at times (self-parody?). There is one very memorable part, involving the small clone of Susie (one of Grime's ex-lovers). ***** Matilda's Stepchildren - Top notch Grimes story - I have to say this is the best full-length book Chandler produced (some of the ones based on collections of short stories, previously published in SciFi mags are comparable - but this one manages to take top spot, for its consistancy). **** Star Loot - "Commodore Grimes" deals with arch-enemy Drongo Kane, and visits El Dorado again, longest Grimes story by far. *** Anarch Lords - Here is where I think Chandler is running out of gas, as many of the scenes and dialog seem to be repeats of previous stories.