A. Bertram Chandler is one of my favorite authors. Mankind will eventually discover a method of faster-than-light travel and I'm sure it will be some counter-intuitive, mysterious process like Frank Herbert envisioned, rather than a future analogue of nautical travel like in Chandler's books. Until then however, most readers will imagine starships manned by a captain and bridge, and NOONE captures the crew dynamic like Chandler.

Chandler's disappointed me only once, and it was Matilda's Stepchildren. I fell in love with Australia just like Chandler (an Englishman) did, but this book goes too far. People evolved from Kangaroos? The rest of the story was not powerful enough to allow for that much suspension of disbelief. Read one of his other books. ( )

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