Matilda's Stepchildren
by A. Bertram Chandler
Commander Grimes (book 8), Abenteuer Randwelt (11), John Grimes Chronology (11), John Grimes Rimworld (26)
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John Grimes, owner of the deep space pinnace Little Sister, could not be too fussy about who he carried. Fenalla Pruin, the muckraking reporter, was always going to be trouble. They need the boomerang throwing abilities of two sexy dancers from New Alice to get them out of trouble.Tags
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A. Bertram Chandler is one of my favorite authors. Mankind will eventually discover a method of faster-than-light travel and I'm sure it will be some counter-intuitive, mysterious process like Frank Herbert envisioned, rather than a future analogue of nautical travel like in Chandler's books. Until then however, most readers will imagine starships manned by a captain and bridge, and NOONE captures the crew dynamic like Chandler.
Chandler's disappointed me only once, and it was Matilda's Stepchildren. I fell in love with Australia just like Chandler (an Englishman) did, but this book goes too far. People evolved from Kangaroos? The rest of the story was not powerful enough to allow for that much suspension of disbelief. Read one of his show more other books. show less
Chandler's disappointed me only once, and it was Matilda's Stepchildren. I fell in love with Australia just like Chandler (an Englishman) did, but this book goes too far. People evolved from Kangaroos? The rest of the story was not powerful enough to allow for that much suspension of disbelief. Read one of his show more other books. show less
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Commander Grimes
12 works (book 8)
Abenteuer Randwelt
16 works (11)
John Grimes Chronology
23 works (11)
John Grimes Rimworld
28 works (26)
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- Canonical title*
- Grimes als Gladiator
- Original title
- Matilda's Stepchildren
- Original publication date
- 1979-08
- People/Characters
- John Grimes
- Important places*
- New Venusberg
- Dedication
- Für Matilda - noch lange möge sie Walzer tanzen
To Matilda - long may she waltz! - First words
- Fenella Pruin und Grimes waren nicht gerade dicke Freunde.
Fenella Pruin did not like Grimes. - Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Er begann zu ahnen, daß die kommende Reise nicht zu den ruhigsten in seiner Laufbahn zählen würde. Aber sie würde interessant werden.
- Publisher's editor*
- Terrahe, Sybille; Wilfert, Peter
- Original language*
- Englisch
- Disambiguation notice
- But it would be interesting.
*Some information comes from Common Knowledge in other languages. Click "Edit" for more information.
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