e c tubb

As many readers here know, the Dumarest saga is the tale of Earl Dumarest and his efforts to return to the planet of his birth, Earth. Although definitely leaning towards the 'pulp' side of SF, I have found them to be always nice light reads, occasionally sprinkled with insightful comments on...

This is just about to appear on the BSFA's website: The BSFA are sad to note that author EC Tubb (Edward Charles Tubb) passed away in his sleep on Friday 10th September 2010. A member of the pre-war British Science Fiction Association, which also included Arthur C Clarke and John Beynon Harris...

I heard this story mentioned a while ago in a list of stories which inspired one of my favourite authors, and I've been trying to find it but not having much luck. I think it's probably just a short story rather than a whole book of its own, but I'm not sure. Thanks!