The Rub

A. Bertram Chandler

First published	April 1970
Type	Short Fiction
Length	Novelette
Series	Rim Worlds › John Grimes

Synopsis

The captain of a space vessel finds himself in a parallel reality where his life has taken some slightly different turns, with only faint nagging memories that things aren't right.

Publications (10)

Date	Publication	Publisher	Type	Page
April 1970	Galaxy Magazine, April 1970	Universal Publishing & Distributing Corporation	MAGAZINE	72
May 1970	Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, May 1970	Universal-Tandem Publishing Company Ltd.	MAGAZINE	72
1971	Alternate Orbits / The Dark Dimensions	Ace Books	Omnibus	106
June 1979	The Commodore at Sea / Spartan Planet	Ace Books	Omnibus	148
September 1981	The Commodore at Sea / Spartan Planet	Ace Books	Omnibus	148
October 2004	John Grimes: Rim Runner	Science Fiction Book Club	Omnibus	459
December 2007	Alternate Orbits	Baen Books	Collection
April 2014	Upon a Sea of Stars	Baen Books	Omnibus	\|4.4
April 2014	Upon a Sea of Stars	Baen Books	Omnibus	597
December 2015	Alternate Orbits	Gateway / Orion	Collection