Vintage Treasures: Frontier of the Dark by A. Bertram Chandler
Frontier of the Dark (Ace Books, January 1984). Cover by Attila Hejja A. Bertram Chandler was an enormously prolific science fiction author whom we haven’t covered much at Black Gate. He wrote some 200 short stories and over 40 novels, and is chiefly remembered today for his popular tales of the pioneer Rim Worlds, especially the adventures of John Grimes. Chandler began his career as a merchant marine officer in the UK, eventually commanding ships in the Australian and New…