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John Grimes Story Orders

The following lists present the known Rim Worlds stories that feature John Grimes in their historical order and by order of their publication.

Title Historical Order Publication Date Pub Order Comparison
The Road to the Rim 1 1967 - april & may (1959 January as To Run The Rim) 1 1/1
To Prime the Pump 2 1971 23 2/23
Grimes at Glenrowan* 3 1978 -march/april 40 3/40
With Good Intentions 4 1972 - October 25 4/25
The Subtractor 5 1969 - august 16 5/16
The Tin Messiah 6 1969 - October 17 6/17
The Sleeping Beauty 7 1970 - February 18 7/18
The Wandering Buoy 8 1970 - September 20 8/20
The Mountain Movers 9 1971 - march 26 9/26
Grimes and the Great Race* 10 1980 - april 46 10/46
What You Know 11 1971 - January 24 11/24
The Broken Cycle 12 1975 33 12/33
Spartan Planet 13 1968 - march & may 6 13/6
Grimes Among the Gourmets* 14 1978 40 14/40
The Inheritors 15 1972 - June 28 15/28
The Big Black Mark 16 1975 - February 32 16/32
The Far Traveler 17 1976 - August 36 17/36
The Long Fall 18 1977 - July 39 18/39
The Sleeping Beast 19 1978 - January 42 19/42
Journey's End 20 1979 - February 44 20/44
Grimes and the Odd Gods* 21 1983 June 48 21/48
Grimes and the Jailbirds* 22 1984 May 51 22/51
Star Courier 23 1977 March 37 23/37
To Keep the Ship 24 1978 38 24/38
Matilda's Stepchildren 25 1979 43 25/43
Star Loot 26 1980 45 26/45
The Anarch Lords 27 1981 September 47 27/47
The Last Amazon 28 1984 June 49 28/49
The Wild Ones 29 1984 50 29/50
Grimes at Glenrowan** 30 1978 march/april 41 30/41
Grimes and the Great Race** 31 1980 april 46 31/46
Grimes Among the Gourmets** 32 1978 40 32/40
Grimes and the Odd Gods** 33 1983 june 48 33/48
Grimes and the Jailbirds** 34 1984 may 51 34/51
Chance Encounter 35 1959 March 2 35/2
The Crew 36 1969 11 36/11
The Ship 37 1969 12 37/12
Winds of If 38 1963 september 3 38/3
Journey's End 39 1969 13 39/13
Into the Alternate Universe 40 1964 December 4 40/4
Contraband from Other Space 41 1967 January 5 41/5
The Rim Gods 42 1968 April 7 42/7
The Bird-Brained Navigator 43 1968 June 8 43/8
The Tin Fishes 44 1968 December 10 44/10
The Last Dreamer 45 1968 August 9 45/9
Hall of Fame 46 1969 July 15 46/15
The Man Who Sailed the Sky 47 1971 21 47/21
The Rub 48 1970 April 19 48/19
The Sister Ships 49 1971 September 22 49/22
The Gateway to Never 50 1972 June 27 50/27
The Dutchman 51 1972 November 29 51/29
The Last Hunt 52 1973 March 30 52/30
On The Account 53 1973 May 31 53/31
Rim Change 54 1975 August 34 54/34
The Dark Dimensions 55 1971 May 14 55/14
The Way Back 56 1976 35 56/35
*time frame for the occurrences of the story**time frame for the relating of the story was told

 

STORY ORDER BY YEAR OF PUBLICATION
Title Historical Order Publication Date Pub Order Comparison
The Road to the Rim 1 1967 - april & may (1959 January as To Run The Rim) 1 1/1
Chance Encounter 35 1959 March 2 35/2
Winds of If 38 1963 september 3 38/3
Into the Alternate Universe 40 1964 December 4 40/4
Contraband from Other Space 41 1967 January 5 41/5
Spartan Planet 13 1968 - march & may 6 13/6
The Rim Gods 42 1968 April 7 42/7
The Bird-Brained Navigator 43 1968 June 8 43/8
The Last Dreamer 45 1968 August 9 45/9
The Tin Fishes 44 1968 December 10 44/10
The Crew 36 1969 11 36/11
The Ship 37 1969 12 37/12
Journey's End 39 1969 13 39/13
The Dark Dimensions 55 1971 May 14 55/14
Hall of Fame 46 1969 July 15 46/15
The Subtractor 5 1969 - august 16 5/16
The Tin Messiah 6 1969 - October 17 6/17
The Sleeping Beauty 7 1970 - February 18 7/18
The Rub 48 1970 April 19 48/19
The Wandering Buoy 8 1970 - September 20 8/20
The Man Who Sailed the Sky 47 1971 21 47/21
The Sister Ships 49 1971 September 22 49/22
To Prime the Pump 2 1971 23 2/23
What You Know 11 1971 - January 24 11/24
With Good Intentions 4 1972 - October 25 4/25
The Mountain Movers 9 1971 - march 26 9/26
The Gateway to Never 50 1972 June 27 50/27
The Inheritors 15 1972 - June 28 15/28
The Dutchman 51 1972 November 29 51/29
The Last Hunt 52 1973 March 30 52/30
On The Account 53 1973 May 31 53/31
The Big Black Mark 16 1975 - February 32 16/32
The Broken Cycle 12 1975 33 12/33
Rim Change 54 1975 August 34 54/34
The Way Back 56 1976 35 56/35
The Far Traveler 17 1976 - August 36 17/36
Star Courier 23 1977 March 37 23/37
To Keep the Ship 24 1978 38 24/38
The Long Fall 18 1977 - July 39 18/39
Grimes Among the Gourmets* 14 1978 40 14/40
Grimes at Glenrowan** 30 1978 march/april 41 30/41
The Sleeping Beast 19 1978 - January 42 19/42
Matilda's Stepchildren 25 1979 43 25/43
Journey's End 20 1979 - February 44 20/44
Star Loot 26 1980 45 26/45
Grimes and the Great Race** 31 1980 april 46 31/46
The Anarch Lords 27 1981 September 47 27/47
Grimes and the Odd Gods* 21 1983 June 48 21/48
The Last Amazon 28 1984 June 49 28/49
The Wild Ones 29 1984 50 29/50
Grimes and the Jailbirds** 34 1984 may 51 34/51
Discrepancies between the story sequence and publishing order are due to the 5 "Grimes and stories which appear in the story sequence twice - once for when the events in the story occur historically and once for when it is being told. This doubling is not present in the publication order sequence.