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Dumarest Saga
Dumarest of Terra is a 33-volume series of science fiction novels by Edwin Charles Tubb. Each story is a self-contained adventure, but throughout the series, Earl Dumarest, the protagonist, searches for clues to the location of his home world, Earth. The stories are set in a far future galactic culture that is fragmented and without any central government. Dumarest was born on Earth, but had stowed away on a spaceship when he was a young boy and was caught. Although a stowaway discovered on a spaceship was typically ejected to space, the captain took pity on the boy and allowed him to work and travel on the ship. When the story opens in ''The Winds of Gath'', Dumarest has traveled so long and so far that he does not know how to return to his home planet and no-one has ever heard of it, other than as a myth or legend. It becomes clear that someone or something has deliberately concealed Earth's location. The Cyclan, an organization of humans surgically altered to be emotionless ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Charles Tubb
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. Michael Moorcock wrote, "His reputation for fast-moving and colourful SF writing is unmatched by anyone in Britain." Much of Tubb's work was written under pseudonyms including Gregory Kern, Carl Maddox, Alan Guthrie, Eric Storm and George Holt. He used 58 pen names over five decades of writing, although some of these were publishers' house names also used by other writers: Volsted Gridban (along with John Russell Fearn), Gill Hunt (with John Brunner and Dennis Hughes), King Lang (with George Hay and John W Jennison), Roy Sheldon (with H. J. Campbell) and Brian Shaw. Tubb's Charles Grey alias was solely his own and acquired a big following in the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protagonist
A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a story contains a subplot, or is a narrative made up of several stories, then each subplot may have its own protagonist. The protagonist is the character whose fate is most closely followed by the reader or audience, and who is opposed by the antagonist. The antagonist provides obstacles and complications and creates conflicts that test the protagonist, revealing the strengths and weaknesses of the protagonist's character, and having the protagonist develop as a result. Etymology The term ''protagonist'' comes , combined of (, 'first') and (, 'actor, competitor'), which stems from (, 'contest') via (, 'I contend for a prize'). Ancient Greece The earliest known examples of a protagonist are found in Ancient Greece Ancient Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Of All Trades
Jack of all trades may refer to: * Jack of all trades, master of none, an aphorism *"Jack of All Trades", a term to reference one with the ability to be proficient in many areas of life Film and television * ''Jack of All Trades'' (TV series), an American syndicated comedy/action program * ''Jack of All Trades'' (1936 film), a 1936 British film starring Jack Hulbert * ''Jack of All Trades'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese film starring Wang Baoqiang and Eric Tsang *"Jacks of All Trades", an episode of the American television series ''Black-ish'' *''Jack of All Trades'', a 2018 documentary on sportscards directed by Stuart Stone Music * ''Jack of All Trades'' (album), a 2007 album by Wildchild *''Jack of All Trades'', a 2006 album by The Jacka *"Jack of All Trades", a song by Bruce Springsteen from the album '' Wrecking Ball'' *"Jack of All Trades", a song by Soul Asylum from ''Hang Time'' *"Jack of All Trades", a song by Beach House from their self-titled album *"Jack of All Trades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackpot
Jackpot or Jackpot! may refer to: * A prize, such as a progressive jackpot * Gardena jackpots, a poker variant * Jackpot, Nevada, a community on the Nevada–Idaho state border Comics * Jackpot (comics), several comic book characters * ''Jackpot'' (Fleetway comics), a 1979–1982 British comic book * ''Jackpot Comics'', a 1941 American comic book from MLJ Publications Film * '' The Jackpot'', a 1950 comedy * ''Jackpot'' (1960 film), a British crime film * ''Jackpot'' (unfinished film), an unfinished film, filmed in 1974 and 1975, directed by Terence Young, starring Richard Burton * ''Jackpot'' (1992 film), an Italian sci-fi-adventure film directed by Mario Orfini * ''Jackpot'' (1993 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Jomon * ''Jackpot'' (2001 film), an American comedy-drama directed by Michael Polish * ''Jackpot'' (2006 film), an Indian Kannada-language romantic-drama film directed by Niranjan * ''Jackpot'' (2009 film), an Indian Bengali-language film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonanza
''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on U.S. network television (behind CBS's ''Gunsmoke''), and within the top 10 longest-running, live-action American series. The show continues to air in syndication. The show is set in the 1860s and centers on the wealthy Cartwright family, who live in the vicinity of Virginia City, Nevada, bordering Lake Tahoe. The series initially starred Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker and Michael Landon and later featured (at various times) Guy Williams, David Canary, Mitch Vogel and Tim Matheson. The show is known for presenting pressing moral dilemmas. The title "Bonanza" is a term used by miners in regard to a large vein or deposit of silver ore, from Spanish ''bonanza'' (prosperity) and commonly refers to the 1859 revelation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Dorado
El Dorado (, ; Spanish for "the golden"), originally ''El Hombre Dorado'' ("The Golden Man") or ''El Rey Dorado'' ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (''zipa'') or king of the Muisca people, an indigenous people of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense of Colombia, who as an initiation rite, covered himself with gold dust and submerged in Lake Guatavita. The legends surrounding El Dorado changed over time, as it went from being a man, to a city, to a kingdom, and then finally to an empire. A second location for El Dorado was inferred from rumors, which inspired several unsuccessful expeditions in the late 1500s in search of a city called Manoa on the shores of Lake Parime or Parima. Two of the most famous of these expeditions were led by Sir Walter Raleigh. In pursuit of the legend, Spanish conquistadors and numerous others searched what is today Colombia, Venezuela, and parts of Guyana and northern Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Terra Data
''The Terra Data'' is a novel by E. C. Tubb published in 1980. Plot summary ''The Terra Data'' is a novel in which Dumarest seeks knowledge. Reception Tom Easton reviewed ''The Terra Data'' for ''Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William C ...'', and commented that "the Dumarest series is too blamed long. When it was new, I looked forward to six or eight more books before a final answer. Now that it is stretching toward two dozen, I am getting impatient. Come on, Tubb! Give the man a break!" Dave Langford reviewed ''The Terra Data'' for '' White Dwarf'' #66, and stated that "hero Dumarest, tepidly pursued by omniscient yet inept Cybers, fights through unconquerable barriers of padding to obtain the secret whereabouts of lost Earth, only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nectar Of Heaven
''Nectar of Heaven'' is a novel by E. C. Tubb published in 1981. Plot summary ''Nectar of Heaven'' is a novel in which Earl Dumarest follows a fake trail as he searches to find Earth. Reception Dave Langford reviewed ''Nectar of Heaven'' for ''White Dwarf A white dwarf is a stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter. A white dwarf is very dense: its mass is comparable to the Sun's, while its volume is comparable to the Earth's. A white dwarf's faint luminosity comes fro ...'' #75, and stated that "again Tubb clears the ground for the next sequel with alarming efficiency: the woman with whom Dumarest's got involved is as usual wasted, and he ''gives away'' the vast wealth which would make his quest a damn sight easier." Reviews *Review by Martyn Taylor (1986) in Paperback Inferno, #59 References {{reflist 1981 novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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