Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine Fall 1977

No Room In The Stable

Short Story

A Briton by birth, the author worked most of his life in the merchant marine tramp steamers in the Indian Ocean, passenger liners on the England-Australia service, and finally in the Australian Coastal trade. Now retired from the sea and living in Australia, Captain Chandler continues with the writing career which began in 1944 and continues to this day.
Many of his stories have been set in the Rim Worlds at the outer reaches of the Galaxy, this tale, however, is another matter entirely...

Publications

• The Mentor 20, August 1971
• Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Fall 1977
• Asimov's Choice: Astronauts & Androids, Davis Publications, (New York), 1977
• Isaac Asimov Science Fiction Masterpieces, Galahad Books, (New York), 1993
• www.bertramchandler.com, August 2004