E. C. Tubb
E. C. Tubb
1919-10-15 – 2010-09-10 · From United Kingdom- Books
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Edwin Charles Tubb (15 October 1919 – 10 September 2010) was a British writer of science fiction, fantasy and westerns.
He published over 140 novels and 230 short stories and novellas under his own name and some 58 pen names, among them Gregory Kern, Carl Maddox, Alan Guthrie and Eric Storm, though a few were publishers' house names shared with other writers.
He is best known for the Dumarest Saga, a 33-novel far-future series about Earl Dumarest's search for Earth, and for the Cap Kennedy novels written as Gregory Kern. He also wrote six Space: 1999 tie-in novels and was a co-founder of the British Science Fiction Association.
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E. C. Tubb is widely recognized for his long-running Dumarest of Terra series, which follows the adventures of Earl Dumarest as he searches for his home planet, Earth. He was also a prolific writer across various genres, including science fiction and westerns.
For readers interested in his most famous work, starting with "The Winds of Gath," the first book in the Dumarest of Terra series, is a good entry point. Alternatively, his standalone science fiction novels offer a taste of his broader style.