tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post4508550561739669495..comments2024-03-29T07:58:31.156-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: RIP: Edwin Charles Tubb (1919-2010)James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2215636245880148802010-09-17T17:01:13.707-04:002010-09-17T17:01:13.707-04:00You just made me realize why my spellchecker alway...You just made me realize why my spellchecker always pings me when I write that word. I've internalized the British spelling from seeing that game (without even ever playing it) so much.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-32786605449780206582010-09-17T15:40:50.708-04:002010-09-17T15:40:50.708-04:00Very sad news. I have them all, except possibly fo...Very sad news. I have them all, except possibly for whatever the latest one was. Started reading them with, I believe, number eleven in the series. [Yes, "Zenya," cover by Freas. Just pulled it out of the cabinet to check.] Bought it in my pre-teens. Really, really fired up my imagination, and influenced my preferences to this day in fiction and gaming. Highly recommended to any grognards out there who haven't yet been introduced to the series.Baron Greystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636292202674906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-82615083544796775302010-09-17T13:28:13.271-04:002010-09-17T13:28:13.271-04:00One could, of course, argue that the idea of searc...<i>One could, of course, argue that the idea of searching for a mythical homeworld comes from the Bible and the 40-year journey by the Hebrews in search of the Promised Land</i><br /><br />Indeed, I believe that's where Larson got it from in the original <i>Galactica</i>, as well as a fair bit of von Daniken here and there, too.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-17518565786644393912010-09-17T12:40:28.457-04:002010-09-17T12:40:28.457-04:00One could, of course, argue that the idea of searc...One could, of course, argue that the idea of searching for a mythical homeworld comes from the Bible and the 40-year journey by the Hebrews in search of the Promised Land, but that would be quibbling. Tubb handled it with great flair. I've managed to collect and read 27 of the 32 books over the years, and while I tend to resell paperbacks after reading them, the Dumarest stories are still on the "shelf of honor." I hadn't heard this news before, so thanks to James for passing it along.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677895164302972957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-31403115177605920182010-09-17T09:08:07.786-04:002010-09-17T09:08:07.786-04:00Some of the other concepts "borrowed" fr...Some of the other concepts "borrowed" from him in Traveller were the Slow and Fast drugs that altered the metabolism and perception of time. <br /><br />Ian, I never made the connection with BSG and Dumarest. I can totally see that now that you mention it.Ndege Diamondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132847630074370499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47572952381351465582010-09-17T02:06:31.991-04:002010-09-17T02:06:31.991-04:00Oh my god, his Dumarest stuff was the first sci fi...Oh my god, his Dumarest stuff was the first sci fi novels I read with relish. My Traveller games were based right out of that, and I even had an NPC as the son of Dumarest.<br /><br />"Earth? Might as well call a planet "dirt"" - was a great line that actually showed up in the horrible new Transformers film.Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69042930829873604802010-09-17T01:07:22.600-04:002010-09-17T01:07:22.600-04:00I just finished the Winds of Gath a few months ago...I just finished the Winds of Gath a few months ago. It's too bad that we have to lose another creative mind.Chad Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084711824869449643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21454946622198609042010-09-17T00:38:29.649-04:002010-09-17T00:38:29.649-04:00I suspect that his work also had a strong influenc...I suspect that his work also had a strong influence on Battlestar Galactica - this is probably where the whole idea of searching for the mythical lost planet of Earth came from. In addition, I wonder whether the cybernetically-enhanced agents of the the Cyclan with their creed of pure logic were the original inspiration for the Cylons of BSG.Ian Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156995293439922576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55403915456361250782010-09-16T23:37:56.021-04:002010-09-16T23:37:56.021-04:00Thanks to you and Jeff Rients I finally started re...Thanks to you and Jeff Rients I finally started reading his books (I remember always seeing them above the Vance books in used bookstores). Excellent sci-fi - they could have been adapted into the greatest sci-fi tv series ever. Thanks for all the enjoyable reading Mr. Tubb!ligehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00652431558688176341noreply@blogger.com