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A. Bertram Chandler’s THE SEA BEASTS available now in the UK!

Posted on Tuesday, November 1st, 2016

Another classic novel by A. Bertram Chandler has been published by Gollancz‘s SF Gateway! THE SEA BEASTS, first published in 1971, is available now as an eBook. Here’s the synopsis…

They came in armies from under the sea — they possessed an intelligence and cunning beyond any human.

These incredible tales were dismissed as the ravings of madmen by marine expert Peter Hollows, and his lovely assistant Sally Brent.

But then they appeared… strange and monstrous creatures that Hallows and his expedition might never live to describe.

THE SEA BEASTS joins a whole range of others by Chandler, which have been published by Gollancz over the past two years — a selection of covers is below.

Zeno represents A. Bertram Chandler in the UK, on behalf of the JABberwocky Literary Agency in New York.

A Couple More A. Bertram Chandler eBooks Now Available

Posted on Thursday, December 31st, 2015

Today, Gollancz publishes a couple more novels from A. Bertram Chandler‘s extensive, classic sci-fi backlist. Released through the SF Gateway, THE WILD ONES and THE ALTERNATE MARTIANS are now available.

THE WILD ONES is the eighth novel in the second John Grimes cycle, Far Traveller. Here’s the synopsis…

Back on earth with Shirl and Darleen from New Alice, John Grimes is off on a new mission. Giant golden creatures and accusations of witchcraft are all part of A. Bertram Chandler’s last completed novel.

THE ALTERNATE MARTIANS is a stand-alone sci-fi novel. Here’s the succinct synopsis…

A space expedition to Mars find themselves in the worlds of H.G. Wells, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Otis Adelbert Kline.

This is the third batch of novels by A. Bertram Chandler released via the SF Gateway. You can find details about the others here and here. More are on the way!

Zeno represents A. Bertram Chandler in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of the JABberwocky Literary Agency in New York.

Second Wave of A. Bertram Chandler eBooks Now Available!

Posted on Thursday, December 17th, 2015

Today, Gollancz’s SF Gateway publishes a second wave of eBooks from A. Bertram Chandler‘s extensive backlist. A couple of weeks ago, we published a piece with the details and reading order for Chandlers’s series. Here’s what’s released today:

From the Rim World novels, originally published between 1961-69: WHEN THE DREAM DIES, BRING BACK YESTERDAY and CATCH THE STAR WINDS.

Next up, we have some more books in the first and second John Grimes cycles — Survey Service: THE ROAD TO THE RIM, TO PRIME THE PUMP, THE HARD WAY UP, THE BROKEN CYCLE, SPARTAN PLANET, THE INHERITORS and THE BIG BLACK MARK; and Far Traveler Couriers (1977-84): THE FAR TRAVELER, STAR COURIER, STAR LOOT and THE LAST AMAZON. The third and final Grimes cycle, Rim Commodore, also has a couple more novels out today: INTO THE ALTERNATE UNIVERSE, THE RIM GODS,ALTERNATE ORBITS and THE WAY BACK. The second and third John Grimes cycles will be completed December 31st, 2015, and January 28th, 2016. We’ll keep you up to date here.

From the Empress Irene series, set in the same universe as the John Grimes novels, the first and third novels are now available: EMPRESS IN OUTER SPACE and NEBULA ALERT.

And, finally, the stand alone novel UP TO THE SHIP IN STARS.

Zeno represents A. Bertram Chandler in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of the JABberwocky Literary Agency in New York.

Details & Covers: A. Bertram Chandler’s Sci-Fi Series

Posted on Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

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This year, Gollancz‘s SF Gateway is publishing a wave of A. Bertram Chandler novels. We thought it might be helpful to share some more information on the author and reading-order for the novels. You can find out more about the authors novels on his website.

First up (pictured above), the Rim World novels, originally published between 1961-69: THE RIM OF SPACE (out now), BEYOND THE GALACTIC RIM (out now), WHEN THE DREAM DIES, BRING BACK YESTERDAY, THE SHIP FROM OUTSIDE (out now) and CATCH THE STAR WINDS. Here’s the synopsis for book one…

Derek Calver touches down on Lorn and is determined to join the Rim Runners to explore desolate planets.

He joins the crew of Lorn Lady and sets forth for Mellise, inhabited by intelligent amphibians; for Groller, where the natives have just qualified as humanoids; for Stree with its tea loving lizards; and Tharn, home of a pre-industrial civilization.

Next up, we have the first John Grimes cycle of novels — John Grimes: Survey Service (1967-75): THE ROAD TO THE RIM, TO PRIME THE PUMP, THE HARD WAY UP, THE BROKEN CYCLE, SPARTAN PLANET, THE INHERITORS and THE BIG BLACK MARK. Here’s the extremely succinct synopsis for the first novel…

Lieutenant John Grimes of the Federation Survey Service: fresh out of the Academy — and as green as they come.

The Grimes saga continues in John Grimes: Far Traveler Couriers (1977-84): THE FAR TRAVELER, STAR COURIER, STAR LOOT and THE LAST AMAZON.

The third Grimes cycle, John Grimes: Rim Commodore (1964-1976): INTO THE ALTERNATE UNIVERSE, THE RIM GODS, ALTERNATE ORBITS, THE DARK DIMENSION (out now) and THE WAY BACK.

Finally, the Empress Irene series, which is set in the same universe as the John Grimes novels (1965-67): EMPRESS IN OUTER SPACE, SPACE MERCENARIES (out now) and NEBULA ALERT.

The titles not already available (including a couple of stand-alone novels) are due to be published in the UK by Gollancz’s SF Gateway in eBook, on December 17th — we will, of course, post a reminder on the day.

Zeno represents A. Bertram Chandler in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of the JABberwocky Literary Agency in New York.

Select A. Bertram Chandler Backlist Out Now

Posted on Thursday, November 26th, 2015

Today, Gollancz‘s SF Gateway releases the first wave of of novels from A. Bertram Chandler‘s extensive backlist. A prolific master of science fiction, here are the novels published in eBook today…

John Grimes Series (pictured above):

Stand Alone Novels (plus original publication date):

THE HAMELIN PLAGUE (1963)
THE DEEP REACHES OF SPACE (1964)
THE COILS OF TIME (1964)
SPACE MERCENARIES (1965 — actually second novel in Empress Irene series)
THE BITTER PILL (1974)

The second, larger wave of Chandler releases (20 novels) will by published by the SF Gateway on December 17th, 2015. Next Wednesday, we’ll share all the covers, as well as put them in reading and series order.

Zeno represents A. Bertram Chandler in the UK and Commonwealth, on behalf of the JABberwocky Literary Agency in New York.