The Rim of Space by A. Bertram Chandler is a heart-pounding adventure on the wild frontier of the galaxy with The Rim of Space! Meet Derek Calver, a rogue spacer with a haunted past, diving headfirst into the gritty, lawless world of the Rim Runners. These misfits and outcasts—castaways from the elite Interstellar Transport Commission, the Survey Service, and the glamorous Trans-Galactic Clippers—pilot creaking, outdated ships along the galaxy's perilous edge. Calver, a fugitive from his own regrets and shattered dreams, fits right in aboard the Lorn Lady, a battered relic of a starship that's one part rust, one part defiance, and all heart.

Enter Jane "Calamity" Arlen, a fiery, enigmatic woman who's as tough as the void itself. She's got a reputation for chaos and a heart locked tighter than a starship's airlock, dodging connections to outrun the disasters she believes she brings. When she sizes up Calver with a piercing question—"Are you a happy drunk?"—his blunt "no" sparks a connection. "Then you're one of us," she declares, welcoming him to the Rim's brotherhood of broken souls who find a wild, reckless joy in skimming the edge of eternity in ships held together by grit and hope.

But the Rim is no place for the faint of heart. As Calver navigates the Lorn Lady's treacherous runs, he's drawn to a charismatic off-world tourist who seems refreshingly unscarred by the Rim's harsh realities. Yet, one wrong move in a seedy spaceport tavern lands him in hot water with the Rim Runners' iron-clad code. A single slip of the tongue could trigger a court-martial, and with the law closing in, Calver's past threatens to collide with a future he's barely begun to fight for.

The Rim of Space is a pulse-pounding tale of redemption, rebellion, and raw survival on the galaxy's untamed frontier. Will Calver outrun his demons and carve a new destiny among the stars? Grab this electrifying novel and blast off into a universe where every choice could be your last!