False Fatherland

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False Fatherland
Author A. Bertram Chandler
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Rim Worlds
GenreScience fiction
PublisherHorwitz
Publication date
1968
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages161 pp.
Preceded byThe Broken Cycle 
Followed byThe Inheritors 

False Fatherland (aka Spartan Planet) (1968) is a science fiction novel by Australian writer A. Bertram Chandler. [1] It forms part of the author's Rim World series, featuring the recurring character, John Grimes.

Contents

It was originally published under the title Spartan Planet as a 2-part serial in Fantastic magazine in March [2] and May [3] 1968.

Synopsis

Lt Commander Grimes arrives on the long-lost planet of Sparta where humans have modeled their society on the city-state of the same name in ancient Greece. On this planet all men are produced by birth machines and women are unknown.

The inhabitants of the planet are confused by the female members of Grimes's crew and the arrival of his spaceship has profound and lasting effects on the Spartan society.

Critical reception

Writing in Luna Monthly reviewer Jan Slavin described the book as "a fairly good adventure novel" that might "make light reading some dull evening." [4]

Publication history

After its original publication in 1968 in the Fantastic magazine [5] the novel was later published as follows:

It was translated into Japanese in 1976, [10] Portuguese in the 1970s [11] ,German in 1984, [12] and Russian in 2004. [11]

The novel was also included in the following compilations of Chandler's work:

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 "False Fatherland by A. Bertram Chandler". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Spartan Planet (Part 1) by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Spartan Planet (Part 2) by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  4. ↑ ""Spartan Planet by A. Bertram Chandler"" (PDF). Luna Monthly, January 1970. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Spartan Planet by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Spartan Planet by A. Bertram Chandler (Dell, 1969)". ISFDB. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Commodore at Sea/Spartan Planet by A. Bertram Chandler (Ace, 1979)". ISFDB. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Spartan Planet by A. Bertram Chandler (Baen, 2007)". ISFDB. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Spartan Planet by A. Bertram Chandler (Gateway/Orion, 2015)". ISFDB. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Spartan Planet by A. Bertram Chandler (Hayakawa-shobō, 1976)". ISFDB. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Austlit — Spartan Planet by A. Bertram Chandler". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Spartan Planet by A. Bertram Chandler (Goldmann, 1984)". ISFDB. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "John Grimes: Lieutenant of the Survey Service (SF Book Club)". ISFDB. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "John Grimes - Federation Survery Service (Baen Books)". ISFDB. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "First Command by A. Bertram Chandler (Baen, 2011)". ISFDB. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  16. ↑ ""Ditmar Awards 1969"". SFADB. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  17. ↑ ""Grimes-San and the Naked Lady"". The Mentor, March, 1978. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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