Tubb, E C
Entry updated 19 February 2024. Tagged: Author, Editor.

(1919-2010) UK editor and author who began publishing sf with "No Short Cuts" in New Worlds for Summer 1951, and for the next half decade or so produced a great amount of fiction, in UK magazines and in book form, under his own name and under many pseudonyms. His total output is in excess of 130 novels and 230 short stories. Of his many pseudonyms, those used for book titles of sf interest include Charles Grey, Gregory Kern, Carl Maddox and the House Names Volsted Gridban, Gill Hunt, King Lang, Arthur Maclean, Brian Shaw and Roy Sheldon. Some three dozen further names were used for magazine stories only. His first sf novels were pseudonymous: Saturn Patrol (1951) as by King Lang, Planetfall (1951) as by Gill Hunt, "Argentis" (1952) as by Brian Shaw and Alien Universe (1952 chap) as by Volsted Gridban. He soon began publishing under his own name, with Alien Impact (1952) and Atom War on Mars (1952), though his best work in these years was probably that as by Charles Grey, beginning with The Wall (1953). Of his enormous output of magazine fiction, the Dusty Dribble stories in Authentic Science Fiction 1955-1956 stand out; Tubb also edited Authentic from February 1956 to its demise in October 1957. After the mid-1950s, his production moderated somewhat, but he remained a prolific author of consistently readable Space Operas until the early 1980s.
Also active for many years in Fandom, Tubb was involved with the pre-World War Two Science Fiction Association, and in 1958 was both a founder member of the British Science Fiction Association and the first editor of its critical journal Vector.
With Enterprise 2115 (1954 as by Grey; vt The Mechanical Monarch 1958 dos as by Tubb) he began to produce more sustained adventure novels. Alien Dust (stories 1952-1953 New Worlds; 1954 Nebula Science Fiction; fixup 1955; expurgated 1957) effectively depicts the rigours of interplanetary exploration. The Space-Born (April-June 1955 New Worlds as "Star Ship"; cut 1956 dos) is a crisp Generation-Starship tale. These novels all display a convincing expertise in the use of the language and themes of Pulp-magazine sf, though they tend to avoid examining their material very thoroughly. Enterprise 2115, for instance, deals swiftly and with Tubb's typical largesse with Reincarnation, the Superman theme and Cybernetics, along with a matriarchal Dystopia; but the sustaining narrative – the pilot of the first spaceship returns from frozen sleep to reinvigorate a world gone wrong through its misuse of a predicting machine – hardly allows much justice to be done to any one concept. And the comparatively sober Moon Base (April-June 1963 New Worlds as "Window on the Moon"; 1964) comes as close to Hard SF as Tubb was inclined to go.
The next decade saw few Tubb titles until the start of the long series for which he remains best known, the Dumarest books beginning with The Winds of Gath (1967 dos US; rev vt Gath 1968) and terminating abruptly for some years with The Temple of Truth (1985), before the climax of the series had been reached. Tubb had himself planned to bring Dumarest to a relatively early conclusion, but Donald A Wollheim of DAW Books persuaded him to eke it out; unfortunately – and in fact very strangely – the series was cut short by DAW as soon as Wollheim retired, leaving the firm holding a thirty-one volume orphan. Tubb had in fact written a further volume in 1985, which was first published in French under the title Le Retour (1992); the English-language edition is The Return (1997). Earl Dumarest, who features in each volume, maintains with soldier-of-fortune fortitude a long search for Earth – the planet on which he was born, and from which he was wrested at an early age – but must battle against the universal belief that Earth is a myth (see Ruins and Futurity). Inhabited planets are virtually innumerable, with Dumarest's pinball visits to many of them giving the series as a whole a clear resemblance to the Tale of Circulation; the period is some time after the collapse of a Galactic Empire, and everyone speaks the same language; and, as Dumarest moves gradually outwards from Galactic Centre along a spiral arm of stars – a progress through the vast Archipelago of planets strongly evocative of the Fantastic Voyages of earlier centuries – it is clear that he is gradually nearing his goal. The opposition he faces from the Cyclan – a vast organization of passionless humans linked Cybernetically to a central organic Computer (see Brain in a Box) whose location is unknown – long led readers to assume that the Cyclan HQ was located on Earth, but The Return is inconclusive about this. A further novel Child of Earth (2009), was intended as a beginning of the concluding cycle of Dumarest novels, but turned out to be Tubb's last, due to increasing illness before his death in 2010, still leaving unresolved the location of the home base of the Cyclan. Though some of the later-middle titles seemed aimless, Tubb showed consistent skill at prolonging Dumarest's intense suspense about the outcome of his long quest.
Concurrently, writing as Gregory Kern, Tubb produced a more routine space-opera sequence featuring galactic secret agent Cap Kennedy. The Kern titles – beginning with Galaxy of the Lost (1973) and ending with The Galactiad (first published as Das Kosmiche Duelle ["The Cosmic Duel"], 1976; first English version 1983) – lacked the sustaining drive of the Dumarest series, and several titles reworked without much improving sf adventures of the 1950s written by Tubb under this name or that. Still, though these and some of the Dumarest books descend too readily to Cliché, Tubb established and successfully maintained a reputation for providing reliably competent adventure sf, full of action, sex and occasional melancholy. Late singletons like The Luck Machine (1980) and Kontinuum des Todes (1982; trans from original manuscript; first English version Stardeath 1983) continued the parade of efficient titles.
Of the authors who began to work under the extraordinary conditions (low pay, fixed lengths, huge productivity demands) of early 1950s sf in the UK, Tubb and Kenneth Bulmer were unique in retaining some of the harum-scarum writing habits of those days while managing to gain considerable success in the rather tougher American market for sf adventures, as published by firms like Ace Books and DAW Books to fill the vacuum left by the demise of the Pulp magazines. When that market effectively shut down in the early 1980s, both authors gracefully withdrew from the sf world as full-time professionals. Tubb stopped writing altogether in 1986 for about ten years until coaxed out of retirement, returning at first with unpublished and new material in relatively minor markets. Eventually commissioned to conclude the Dumarest series, he sadly became fatally ill (as noted above). His final months were spent revising his two remaining novels To Dream Again (2011) and Fires of Satan (2012 ebook; 2013), both of which were published posthumously.
Though Tubb made no serious attempt to become a writer of the new (and much more demanding) versions of Space Opera that emerged from the late 1980s and still continue to develop, some of his 1950s space operas were as good as some of John Brunner's. [JC/DRL]
see also: Boys' Papers; Cryonics; Cyborgs; End of the World; Games and Sports; Mars; New Worlds; Paranoia; Sexton Blake Library; Tit-Bits Science-Fiction Library.
Edwin Charles Tubb
born London: 15 October 1919
died London: 10 September 2010
works
series
Dumarest
- The Winds of Gath (New York: Ace Books, 1967) [dos: Dumarest: pb/Kelly Freas]
- Gath (London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1968) [rev vt of the above: Dumarest: hb/Ken Reilly]
- Derai (New York: Ace Books, 1968) [dos: Dumarest: pb/Jeff Jones]
- The Death Zone (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2011) [vt of the above: pb/]
- Toyman (New York: Ace Books, 1969) [dos: Dumarest: pb/Kelly Freas]
- Kalin (New York: Ace Books, 1969) [dos: Dumarest: pb/John Schoenherr]
- Dumarest of Terra Omnibus 1 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 2005) [omni of the four above: pb/Travis Anthony Soumis]
- The Jester at Scar (New York: Ace Books, 1970) [dos: Dumarest: pb/Kelly Freas]
- Lallia (New York: Ace Books, 1971) [dos: Dumarest: pb/George Barr]
- Technos (New York: Ace Books, 1972) [dos: with A Scatter of Stardust below: Dumarest: pb/Bergman]
- Veruchia (New York: Ace Books, 1973) [Dumarest: pb/uncredited]
- Mayenne (New York: DAW Books, 1973) [Dumarest: pb/Kelly Freas]
- Jondelle (New York: DAW Books, 1973) [Dumarest: pb/Kelly Freas]
- Mayenne and Jondelle (New York: DAW Books, 1981) [omni of the above two: Dumarest: pb/Kelly Freas]
- Zenya (New York: DAW Books, 1974) [Dumarest: pb/Kelly Freas]
- Eloise (New York: DAW Books, 1975) [Dumarest: pb/George Barr]
- Eye of the Zodiac (New York: DAW Books, 1975) [Dumarest: pb/George Barr]
- Jack of Swords (New York: DAW Books, 1976) [Dumarest: pb/Thomas Barber Jr]
- Spectrum of a Forgotten Sun (New York: DAW Books, 1976) [Dumarest: pb/Ray Feibush]
- Haven of Darkness (New York: DAW Books, 1977) [Dumarest: pb/Don Maitz]
- Prison of Night (New York: DAW Books, 1977) [Dumarest: pb/Don Maitz]
- Incident on Ath (New York: DAW Books, 1978) [Dumarest: pb/David Bergen]
- The Quillian Sector (New York: DAW Books, 1978) [Dumarest: pb/H R van Dongen]
- Web of Sand (New York: DAW Books, 1979) [Dumarest: pb/Don Maitz]
- Iduna's Universe (New York: DAW Books, 1979) [Dumarest: pb/Michael Mariano]
- The Terra Data (New York: DAW Books, 1980) [Dumarest: pb/Richard Hescox]
- World of Promise (New York: DAW Books, 1980) [Dumarest: pb/Ken W Kelly]
- Nectar of Heaven (New York: DAW Books, 1981) [Dumarest: pb/Ken W Kelly]
- The Terridae (New York: DAW Books, 1981) [Dumarest: pb/Richard Hescox]
- The Coming Event (New York: DAW Books, 1982) [Dumarest: pb/Michael Mariano]
- Earth Is Heaven (New York: DAW Books, 1982) [Dumarest: pb/Michael Mariano]
- Melome (New York: DAW Books, 1983) [Dumarest: pb/Vincent Di Fate]
- Angado (New York: DAW Books, 1984) [Dumarest: pb/Ken W Kelly]
- Melome and Angado (London: Arrow, 1988) [omni of the above two: Dumarest: pb/B Gallego]
- Symbol of Terra (New York: DAW Books, 1984) [Dumarest: pb/Vincent Di Fate]
- The Temple of Truth (New York: DAW Books, 1985) [Dumarest: pb/Ken W Kelly]
- Symbol of Terra and the Temple of Truth (London: Arrow, 1989) [omni of the above two: Dumarest: pb/B Gallego]
- Le Retour (Paris: Vaugirard, 1992) [trans from English manuscript: Dumarest: pb/Penichoux]
- The Return (New York: Gryphon Books, 1997) [vt of the above: original English text: Dumarest: pb/Ron Turner]
- Child of Earth (Chicago, Illinois: Homeworld Press, 2009) [Dumarest: pb/Douglas Klauba]
Space: 1999
Ties to the Television series Space: 1999.
- Breakaway (London: Orbit Futura, 1975) [tie to Space: 1999: #1: Space: 1999: pb/stills from tv series]
- Collision Course (London: Orbit Futura, 1975) [tie to Space: 1999: #5: Space: 1999: pb/stills from tv series]
- Alien Seed (London: Orbit Futura, 1976) [tie to Space: 1999: #7: Space: 1999: pb/stills from tv series]
- Rogue Planet (London: Orbit Futura, 1976) [tie to Space: 1999: #9: Space: 1999: pb/stills from tv series]
- Earthfall (London: Orbit Futura, 1976) [tie to Space: 1999: #10: Space: 1999: pb/stills from tv series]
- Earthfall (Bradford, West Yorkshire: Century 21 Books, 2002) [tie to Space: 1999: rev of the above: Space: 1999: pb/]
- Earthbound (Bradford, West Yorkshire: Century 21 Books, 2003) [tie to Space: 1999: Space: 1999: pb/]
Chronicles of Malkar
- Death God's Doom: The First Chronicle of Malkar (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 1999) [Chronicles of Malkar: pb/Ron Turner]
- The Sleeping City: The Second Chronicle of Malkar (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 1999) [Chronicles of Malkar: pb/Ron Turner]
series under pseudonyms
Cap Kennedy
- Galaxy of the Lost (New York: DAW Books, 1973) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- Slave Ship from Sergan (New York: DAW Books, 1973) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- Monster of Metelaze (New York: DAW Books, 1973) as by Gregory Kern [based on The Tormented City as by Charles Grey (see below): Cap Kennedy: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- Enemy within the Skull (New York: DAW Books, 1974) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- Jewel of Jarhen (New York: DAW Books, 1974) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- Seetee Alert! (New York: DAW Books, 1974) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- The Gholan Gate (New York: DAW Books, 1974) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- The Eater of Worlds (New York: DAW Books, 1974) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- Earth Enslaved (New York: DAW Books, 1974) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- Planet of Dread (New York: DAW Books, 1974) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- Spawn of Laban (New York: DAW Books, 1974) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- The Genetic Buccaneer (New York: DAW Books, 1974) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- A World Aflame (New York: DAW Books, 1974) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- The Ghosts of Epidoris (New York: DAW Books, 1975) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- Mimics of Dephene (New York: DAW Books, 1975) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Eddie Jones]
- Beyond the Galactic Lens (New York: DAW Books, 1975) as by Gregory Kern [Cap Kennedy: pb/Eddie Jones]
- Das Kosmiche Duelle ["The Cosmic Duel"] (Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: Bastei, 1976) as by Gregory Kern [trans from English manuscript: Cap Kennedy: pb/]
- The Galactiad (New York: DAW Books, 1983) as by Gregory Kern [vt of the above: original English text: Cap Kennedy: pb/Wayne Barlowe]
Imperial Rome
- Atilus the Slave (London: Orbit Futura, 1975) as by Edward Thompson [Imperial Rome: pb/]
- Atilus the Slave: The Saga of Atilus, Book One (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Press/Borgo Press, 2013) as by E C Tubb [vt of the above: Imperial Rome: pb/]
- Atilus the Gladiator (London: Orbit Futura, 1975) as by Edward Thompson [Imperial Rome: pb/]
- Gladiator (London: Orbit Futura, 1978) as by Edward Thompson [cut rev omni of two above plus new third novel: Imperial Rome: pb/]
- Atilus the Gladiator: The Saga of Atilus, Book Two: An Historical Novel (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Press/Borgo Press, 2013) as by E C Tubb [vt of the above: Imperial Rome: pb/]
- Atilus the Lanista: The Saga of Atilus, Book Three: An Historical Novel (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Press/Borgo Press, 2013) as by E C Tubb [first separate edition of the third novel in the series: Imperial Rome: pb/]
individual titles
We first list individual works written as E C Tubb (as we do with other writers whose careers involve multiple pseudonyms applied almost at random; see also R L Fanthorpe or John Russell Fearn). Pseudonymous works are arranged under each pseudonym separately; pseudonyms are arrayed according to the first book publication under that particular name.
as Tubb
- Alien Impact (London: Hamilton and Co/Authentic Science Fiction, 1952) [whole issue: 15 May 1952 Authentic Science Fiction: pb/Gordon C Davies]
- Atom-War on Mars (London: Hamilton and Co/Panther, 1952) [pb/Gordon C Davies]
- The Mutants Rebel (London: Hamilton and Co/Panther, 1953) [pb/Vann]
- World in Torment (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2008) [rev vt of the above: pb/]
- Venusian Adventure (London: Comyns (Publishers) Ltd, 1953) [pb/George Ratcliff]
- Alien Life (London: Paladin Press, 1954) [pb/Ron Turner]
- Alien Life (New York: Gryphon Books, 1998) [exp of the above: pb/Ron Turner]
- Journey into Terror (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2009) [rev vt of the above: pb/]
- Alien Life (New York: Gryphon Books, 1998) [exp of the above: pb/Ron Turner]
- World at Bay (London: Hamilton/Panther, 1952) [pb/John Richards]
- Tide of Death (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2008) [rev vt of the above: pb/]
- Journey to Mars (London: Scion, 1954) [pb/John Richards]
- City of No Return (London: Scion, 1954) [pb/Ron Turner]
- The Stellar Legion (London: Scion, 1954) [pb/John Richards]
- The Hell Planet (London: Scion, 1954) [pb/Ron Turner]
- The Resurrected Man (London: Scion, 1954) [pb/Ron Turner]
- The Resurrected Man (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2010) [rev of the above: pb/]
- Alien Dust (London: T V Boardman, 1955) [fixup: hb/Gerard Quinn]
- The Space-Born (New York: Ace Books, 1956) [dos: pb/Ed Valigursky]
- Saat der Vernichtung (Berlin: Terra, 1960) [chap: pb/Johnny Bruck]
- Pandora's Box (New York: Gryphon Books, 1996) [original English text of the above: pb/Ron Turner]
- Moon Base (London: Herbert Jenkins, 1964) [hb/Brian Lewis]
- Death Is a Dream (London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1967) [hb/Ken Reilly]
- C.O.D. Mars (New York: Ace Books, 1968) [chap: dos: pb/Jack Gaughan]
- Fear of Strangers (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2007) [vt of the above: pb/]
- S.T.A.R. Flight (New York: Paperback Library, 1969) [pb/]
- Escape into Space (London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1969) [hb/Format]
- Century of the Manikin (New York: DAW Books, 1972) [pb/Jack Gaughan]
- The Primitive (London: Orbit Futura, 1977) [pb/Peter Jones]
- Death Wears a White Face (London: Robert Hale Limited, 1979) [based on "Dead Weight" March-May 1957 in Authentic as by Douglas West: hb/Helen Hale]
- Dead Weight (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2007) [rev vt of the above, closer to the original Authentic version but incorporating some elements from the 1979 book: pb/]
- Stellar Assignment (London: Robert Hale Limited, 1979) [hb/Graham Tucker]
- The Luck Machine (London: Dennis Dobson, 1980) [hb/Richard Weaver]
- Pawn of the Omphalos (New York: Gold Medal, 1980) [pb/Ken Barr]
- Kontinuum des Todes (Berlin: Terra, 1982) [pb/Alan Daniels]
- Earth Set Free (New York: Gryphon Press, 1999) [vt of Space Hunger (1953) as by Charles Grey: pb/Ron Turner]
- The Price of Freedom (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2008) [rev vt of the above: pb/]
- Temple of Death (New York: Gryphon Books, 1996) [chap: pb/Ron Turner]
- Footsteps of Angels (New York: Gryphon Books, 2004) [chap: pb/Sydney Jordan]
- De Bracy's Drug (New York: Gryphon Press, 2004) [originally published 1953 as by Volsted Gridban below: new intro: pb/Sydney Jordan]
- The Freedom Army (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2009) [rev vt of the above: pb/]
- The Possessed (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2005) [rev vt of Touch of Evil (1959) as by Arthur MacLean below: pb/]
- The Life Buyer (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2005) [rev of story first published April-June 1965 in New Worlds: pb/]
- Fifty Days to Doom (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2007) [vt of The Extra Man (1954) as by Charles Graybelow: pb/]
- Secret of the Towers (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2008) [rev vt of The Tormented City (1953) as by Charles Grey below: pb/]
- The Green Helix (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2009) [vt of Alien Universe as by Volsted Gridban below: pb/]
- Starslave (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2010) [pb/]
- To Dream Again (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2011) [pb/]
- Star Haven (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside / Borgo, 2012) [chap: dos: pb/Ron Turner]
- Fires of Satan (London: Gollancz Orion, 2012) [ebook: na/]
- Extra Man / The Space-Born / Fires of Satan (London: Gollancz Orion, 2013) [omni of the three titles: The Extra Man (1954) previously as by Charles Gray: in the publisher's SF Gateway Omnibus series: pb/]
- Galactic Destiny (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside/Borgo, 2013) [dos: pb/Ron Turner]
- The Warbirds (Cabin John, Maryland: Wildside Press, 2021) [hb/Ron Turner]
collections and stories
- Supernatural Stories 9 (London: John Spencer & Co/Badger Books, 1957) [coll: ostensibly a magazine but consists entirely of stories by Tubb under various names: pb/Ray Theobald]
- Ten from Tomorrow (London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1966) [coll: hb/Ken Reilly]
- A Scatter of Stardust (New York: Ace Books, 1972) [coll: dos: with Technos above: pb/Karel Thole]
- Sword in the Snow (London: Philip Harbottle, 1973) [story: pb/]
- Prelude to a Work in Progress (Birmingham, England: The Birmingham Science Fiction Group, 1986) [story: chap: dos: pb/nonpictorial]
- Kalgan the Golden: Science Fiction Stories (New York: Gryphon Books, 1996) [coll: pb/Ron Turner]
- Murder in Space (New York: Gryphon Books, 1997) [coll: pb/Ron Turner]
- Tomorrow (New York: Gryphon Books, 1999) [chap: dos: pb/Alfred Klosterman]
- Mirror of the Night (Camarthenshire, Wales: Sarob Press, 2003) [coll: hb/Richard Gray]
- The Best Science Fiction of E C Tubb (Holicong, Pennsylvania: Wildside Press, 2003) [coll: hb/Sydney Jordan]
- The Wager. Science Fiction Mystery Tales (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Press, 2011) [coll: pb/]
- The Ming Vase and Other Science Fiction Stories (Rockville, Maryland: Borgo / Wildside Press, 2011) [coll: pb/]
- Enemy of the State: Fantastic Mystery Stories (Rockville, Maryland: Borgo / Wildside Press, 2011) [coll: pb/]
- Tomorrow: Science Fiction Mystery Tales (Rockville, Maryland: Borgo / Wildside Press, 2012) [coll: pb/]
- The Wonderful Day (Rockville, Maryland: Borgo / Wildside Press, 2012) [coll: pb/Ron Turner]
- Only One Winner: Science Fiction Mystery Tales (Rockville, Maryland: Borgo / Wildside Press, 2013) [coll: pb/Ron Turner]
- Talk Not At All: Classic Science Fiction Stories (Rockville, Maryland: Wildside Press, 2014) [coll: pb/]
- The Devil's Dictionary: Weird Fantasy Tales (Cabin John, Maryland: Wildside Press, 2016) [coll: pb/]
individual titles under various pseudonyms
as by King Lang
- Saturn Patrol (London: Curtis Warren, 1951) as by King Lang [pb/Ray Theobald]
as by Gill Hunt
- Planetfall (London: Curtis Warren, 1951) as by Gill Hunt [pb/Ray Theobald]
as by Brian Shaw
- Argentis (London: Curtis Warren, 1952) as by Brian Shaw [pb/Ray Theobald]
- Argentis (Wallsend, Tyne and Wear: Cosmos Literary Agency, 1979) as Tubb [pb/Rik]
as by Volsted Gridban
- Reverse Universe (London: Scion, 1952) as by Volsted Gridban [pb/John Richards]
- Alien Universe (London: Scion, 1952) as by Volsted Gridban [chap: pb/George Ratcliffe]
- The Green Helix (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2009) [vt of the above as by Tubb: pb/]
- De Bracy's Drug (London: Scion, 1953) as by Volsted Gridban [pb/John Richards]
- De Bracy's Drug (New York: Gryphon Press, 2004) as by Tubb [new intro: pb/Sydney Jordan]
- The Freedom Army (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2009) [rev vt of the above as by Tubb: pb/]
- De Bracy's Drug (New York: Gryphon Press, 2004) as by Tubb [new intro: pb/Sydney Jordan]
- Fugitive of Time (London: Milestone Publications, 1953) as by Volsted Gridban [pb/Ron Turner]
- Planetoid Disposals Ltd (London: Milestone Publications, 1953) as by Volsted Gridban [pb/Ron Turner]
as by Charles Grey
- The Wall (London: Milestone, 1953) as by Charles Grey [pb/Ron Turner]
- Dynasty of Doom (London: Milestone, 1953) as by Charles Grey [pb/Ron Turner]
- The Tormented City (London: Milestone, 1953) as by Charles Grey [pb/Ron Turner]
- Secret of the Towers (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2008) [rev vt of the above as by Tubb: pb/]
- Space Hunger (London: Milestone, 1953) as by Charles Grey [pb/Ron Turner]
- Earth Set Free (New York: Gryphon Press, 1999) [vt of the above: as Tubb: pb/Ron Turner]
- The Price of Freedom (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2008) [rev vt of the above: pb/]
- I Fight for Mars (London: Milestone, 1953) as by Charles Grey [pb/Ron Turner]
- The Hand of Havoc (London: Merit Books, 1954) as by Charles Grey [pb/Ron Turner]
- Enterprise 2115 (London: Merit Books, 1954) as by Charles Grey [hb/Ron Turner]
- The Mechanical Monarch (New York: Ace Books, 1958) as E C Tubb [dos: vt of the above: pb/Ed Valigursky]
- The Extra Man (Holicong, Pennsylvania: Wildside Books, 2000) [vt of the above: pb/Ron Turner]
- The Extra Man (London: Milestone, 1954) as by Charles Grey [a different book from The Extra Man directly above: pb/Ronald Turner]
- Fifty Days to Doom (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2007) [vt of the above as by Tubb: pb/]
as by Carl Maddox
- The Living World (London: C A Pearson, 1954) as by Carl Maddox [chap: in the publisher's Tit-Bits Science-Fiction Library series: pb/Ron Turner]
- Menace from the Past (London: C A Pearson, 1954) as by Carl Maddox [chap: in the publisher's Tit-Bits Science-Fiction Library series: pb/Ron Turner]
as by Roy Sheldon
The solitary title below was previously identified as a rev vt of The Living World (1954 chap) above; they are in fact different novels with very similar plots.
- The Metal Eater (London: Hamilton and Co/Panther, 1954) as by Roy Sheldon [pb/John Richards]
as by Arthur MacLean
- Touch of Evil (London: Fleetway Publications/Sexton Blake Library, 1959) as by Arthur MacLean [chap: tie #438 to the Shared World franchise: Sexton Blake Library: pb/Putzu]
- The Possessed (Anstey, Leicester: F A Thorpe / Ulverscroft Large Print, 2005) [rev vt of the above as by Tubb: pb/]
about the author
- Mike Ashley and Philip Harbottle. "The Perils of Bibliography: A Look at the Writings of E.C. Tubb" (July 1979 The Science-Fiction Collector #7) [mag/]
- Philip Harbottle and Sean Wallace. The Tall Adventurer: The Works of E C Tubb (Harold Wood, Essex: Beccon Publications, 1998) [pb/Ron Turner]
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