Edwin Charles Tubb (15 October 1919 - 10 September 2010) was a British writer of science fiction, fantasy and western novels. The author of over 140 novels and 230 short stories and novellas, Tubb is best known for The Dumarest Saga (US collective title: Dumarest of Terra) an epic science-fiction saga set in the far future. Tubb is the author of six novels based on Gerry Anderson's 1975 science fiction television series Space: 1999. Read more