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Commander Grimes Books in Order

Commander Grimes by A. Bertram Chandler contains 15 books, published between 1961 and 2004. The first book is Rendezvous on a Lost World (1961) and the newest is Reserve Commodore (2004). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
1961–2004
Pages on record
2,312 in 4 of 15 books
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Commander Grimes is A. Bertram Chandler's series around John Grimes, a fictitious character, with 15 books dated 1961 to 2004. Rendezvous on a Lost World (1961) comes first and Reserve Commodore (2004) is the latest. Ship captains, space ships, space travel, space colonies, pirates and Australian fiction are among the subject tags. The Deep Reaches of Space (1967), The Far Traveler (1977), Star Loot (1980) and The Anarch Lords (1981) are other titles.

How many Commander Grimes books are there?

Commander Grimes has 15 books, released between 1961 and 2004.

Commander Grimes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Commander Grimes books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Tramp Captain by A. Bertram Chandler, book 11 of the Commander Grimes series (1990)
  2. Cover of Lieutenant Of The Survey Service by A. Bertram Chandler, book 12 of the Commander Grimes series (2000)
  3. Cover of Survey Captain by A. Bertram Chandler, book 13 of the Commander Grimes series (2002)
  4. Cover of Rim Runner by A. Bertram Chandler, book 14 of the Commander Grimes series (2004)
  5. Cover of Reserve Commodore by A. Bertram Chandler, book 15 of the Commander Grimes series (2004)
  1. 1
    Rendezvous on a Lost World1961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
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  2. 2
    The Deep Reaches of Space1967 · confirmed 2/4
    1967–
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  3. 3
    Catch the Star Winds1969 · confirmed 2/4
    1969–
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  4. 4
    The Far Traveler1977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  5. 5
    To Keep the Ship1978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  6. 6
    Matilda's Stepchildren1979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979–
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  7. 7
    Star Loot1980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  8. 8
    The Anarch Lords1981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981–
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  9. 9
    The Wild Ones1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  10. 10
    The Last Amazon1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  11. 11
    Tramp Captain1990 · 699 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990699
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  12. 12
    Lieutenant Of The Survey Service2000 · 608 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000608
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  13. 13
    Survey Captain2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  14. 14
    Rim Runner2004 · 488 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004488
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  15. 15
    Reserve Commodore2004 · 517 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004517
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Is there a chronological order for Commander Grimes?

No separate chronological order is on record for Commander Grimes, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Commander Grimes books in order?

You should read the Commander Grimes books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Commander Grimes book also stands alone.

Where to start with Commander Grimes

Start with Rendezvous on a Lost World (1961), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Commander Grimes book?

Reserve Commodore (2004) is the newest Commander Grimes book released so far.

Is there a new Commander Grimes book coming?

No next Commander Grimes book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Commander Grimes at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Commander Grimes title on record dates from 2004, 22 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Commander Grimes books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,312 pages across the 4 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 562 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Commander Grimes books, 4 of 15, were published in the 2000s.

What the Commander Grimes books are about

5 of the 15 Commander Grimes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: john grimes (fictitious character) is tagged on 5 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by A. Bertram Chandler

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.