
Part of Series
DAW Books, 1979. Collectors' No. 327. Mass market paperback original. Cover art by Don Maitz. This is a John Grimes novel. The Far Traveler was a rich woman's toy constructed of gold and directed by an omniscient, dictatorial and feminine computer known as Big Sister. John Grimes had become the vessels captain and sets off to look for lost space colonies.
Author

Arthur Bertram Chandler (28 March 1912–6 June 1984) was an Australian science fiction author. He also wrote under the pseudonyms George Whitley, George Whitely, Andrew Dunstan, and S.H.M. He was born in Aldershot, England. He was a merchant marine officer, sailing the world in everything from tramp steamers to troopships. He emigrated to Australia in 1956 and became an Australian citizen. He commanded various ships in the Australian and New Zealand merchant navies, and was the last master of the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne as the law required that it have an officer on board while it was laid up waiting to be towed to China to be broken up.