Upon a Sea of Stars (John Grimes Saga)
A. Bertram Chandlerwas an Australian SF master who filled magazines such asAstoundingwith adventure and space opera extraordinaire from the 1940s into the 1970s. He was a favorite of legendary editor John W. Campbell and was a merchantman seaman commanding various ships in the Australian and New Zealand navies during much of his early life—a background Chandler puts to full use in his John Grimes stories.