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A. Bertram Chandler Books in Order

Find every A. Bertram Chandler book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 54 books / 9 series

British author best known for the *Rim Worlds* space opera series. A master of nautical-influenced science fiction, Chandler’s works remain a cornerstone of the genre. This page provides the A. Bertram Chandler books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All A. Bertram Chandler Books in Chronological Order

1945 Giant Killer POoSS / 1 Buy
1959 Wet Paint POoSS / 2 Buy
1961 Bring Back Yesterday POoSN / 1 Buy
1961 Rendezvous on a Lost World POoCGB / 1 Buy
1961 The Rim of Space POoDCAB / 1 Buy
1963 Beyond the Galactic Rim POoSSC / 1 Buy
1963 The Hamelin Plague POoSN / 2 Buy
1963 The Ship from Outside POoDCAB / 2 Buy
1964 Into the Alternate Universe POoGitRWB / 1 Buy
1964 The Coils of Time POoSN / 3 Buy
1964 Glory Planet POoSN / 4 Buy
1965 Empress of Outer Space POoEB / 1 Buy
1965 Space Mercenaries POoEB / 2 Buy
1965 The Alternate Martians POoSN / 5 Buy
1967 The Road To The Rim POoGiFSB / 1 Buy
1967 Contraband from Otherspace POoGitRWB / 2 Buy
1967 The Deep Reaches of Space POoCGB / 2 Buy
1968 False Fatherland / Spartan Planet POoGiFSB / 2 Buy
1968 The Rim Gods POoGitRWB / 3 Buy
1969 Catch the Star Winds POoCGB / 3 Buy
1969 Nebula Alert POoEB / 3 Buy
1971 To Prime the Pump POoGiFSB / 3 Buy
1971 The Dark Dimensions POoGitRWB / 4 Buy
1971 The Sea Beasts POoSN / 6 Buy
1972 The Hard Way Up POoSSC / 2 Buy
1972 The Inheritors POoGiFSB / 4 Buy
1972 Gateway to Never POoGitRWB / 5 Buy
1975 The Big Black Mark POoGiFSB / 5 Buy
1975 The Broken Cycle POoGiFSB / 6 Buy
1977 The Far Traveler POoCGB / 4 Buy
1977 Star Courier POoGiFSB / 7 Buy
1978 To Keep the Ship POoCGB / 5 Buy
1978 The Way Back POoGitRWB / 6 Buy
1979 Matilda's Stepchildren POoCGB / 6 Buy
1980 Star Loot POoCGB / 7 Buy
1981 The Commodore at Sea / Alternate Orbits POoGitRWB / 7 Buy
1981 When the Dream Dies POoSN / 7 Buy
1981 The Anarch Lords POoCGB / 8 Buy
1984 Frontier of the Dark POoSN / 8 Buy
1984 The Wild Ones POoCGB / 9 Buy
1984 The Last Amazon POoCGB / 10 Buy
1985 Kelly Country POoSN / 9 Buy
1990 Tramp Captain POoCGB / 11 Buy
2000 Lieutenant Of The Survey Service POoCGB / 12 Buy
2002 Survey Captain POoCGB / 13 Buy
2004 Rim Runner POoCGB / 14 Buy
2004 Reserve Commodore POoCGB / 15 Buy
2011 To the Galactic Rim POoJGSB / 1 Buy
2011 First Command POoJGSB / 2 Buy
2011 Raiders of the Solar Frontier POoSS / 3 Buy
2011 Galactic Courier POoJGSB / 3 Buy
2012 Ride the Star Winds POoJGSB / 4 Buy
2014 Upon a Sea of Stars POoJGSB / 5 Buy
2015 Up to the Sky in Ships POoSSC / 3 Buy

A. Bertram Chandler Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Beyond the Galactic Rim 1963 Buy
02 The Hard Way Up 1972 Buy
03 Up to the Sky in Ships 2015 Buy
01 The Road To The Rim 1967 Buy
02 False Fatherland / Spartan Planet 1968 Buy
03 To Prime the Pump 1971 Buy
04 The Inheritors 1972 Buy
05 The Big Black Mark 1975 Buy
06 The Broken Cycle 1975 Buy
07 Star Courier 1977 Buy
01 To the Galactic Rim 2011 Buy
02 First Command 2011 Buy
03 Galactic Courier 2011 Buy
04 Ride the Star Winds 2012 Buy
05 Upon a Sea of Stars 2014 Buy
01 Giant Killer 1945 Buy
02 Wet Paint 1959 Buy
03 Raiders of the Solar Frontier 2011 Buy
01 Into the Alternate Universe 1964 Buy
02 Contraband from Otherspace 1967 Buy
03 The Rim Gods 1968 Buy
04 The Dark Dimensions 1971 Buy
05 Gateway to Never 1972 Buy
06 The Way Back 1978 Buy
07 The Commodore at Sea / Alternate Orbits 1981 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 9 books / 1961-1985
01 Bring Back Yesterday 1961 Buy
02 The Hamelin Plague 1963 Buy
03 The Coils of Time 1964 Buy
04 Glory Planet 1964 Buy
05 The Alternate Martians 1965 Buy
06 The Sea Beasts 1971 Buy
07 When the Dream Dies 1981 Buy
08 Frontier of the Dark 1984 Buy
09 Kelly Country 1985 Buy
01 The Rim of Space 1961 Buy
02 The Ship from Outside 1963 Buy
01 Rendezvous on a Lost World 1961 Buy
02 The Deep Reaches of Space 1967 Buy
03 Catch the Star Winds 1969 Buy
04 The Far Traveler 1977 Buy
05 To Keep the Ship 1978 Buy
06 Matilda's Stepchildren 1979 Buy
07 Star Loot 1980 Buy
08 The Anarch Lords 1981 Buy
09 The Wild Ones 1984 Buy
10 The Last Amazon 1984 Buy
11 Tramp Captain 1990 Buy
12 Lieutenant Of The Survey Service 2000 Buy
13 Survey Captain 2002 Buy
14 Rim Runner 2004 Buy
15 Reserve Commodore 2004 Buy
Empress Books in Reading Order 3 books / 1965-1969
01 Empress of Outer Space 1965 Buy
02 Space Mercenaries 1965 Buy
03 Nebula Alert 1969 Buy

Where to start with A. Bertram Chandler

What is the best order to read A. Bertram Chandler books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

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Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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