Posted by jon freeman on August 13, 1998 at 18:21:03:
In Reply to: Re: Dumarest posted by Sean Wallace on March 25, 1998 at 07:21:06:
:i was sad enough to write down a list of all the planets dumarest has been to and all the others that were mentioned along the way. goodness knows where it is ; im sure i havent chucked it.
: I am thrilled to learn there is another Dumarest novel, but it's a shame if he finally finds Earth, and I'm afraid it can't be anything but an anticlimax... This sort of "quest" should never end, of course, it's a basic fact of life.
: He does find Earth, but the series wasn't supposed to end. Tubb has wanted to wrap up the series with a 5-volume saga, entitled DUMAREST ON EARTH (as opposed to Dumarest of Terra). Unfortunately I don't think this will happen in the States or his home country. I agree with you - the quest should continue.
: : I've read the whole series many times, and I wrote down on :the cover page the names of planets he's visited since previous :book, names of planets in the book,, name of "best friend", :name of "the cyber", name of "the villain" and of course, name :of "the girl" ! Never found the time to write it all down in :proper form, has anyone ever managed to do this absolutely :"futile" document ? I'd love to see it, and compare notes.
: I do have a copy of a similar document - but I don't remember who the originator is - but I have a good idea. E-mail for more details. I may try to contact the author and put it back on the official Tubb website. It's not too hard to do when you have all the books ;-)
: Sean Wallace
: Cosmos Literary Agency, representing E.C. Tubb
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: : : : : I have often wondered if #30 was the last. I have searched assiduously for later volumes to no avail. I seem to remember a newsgroup thread sometime ago on this question, with someone claiming that it was the last since, at the end, Dumarest finally knows how to find Earth. However, many of the earlier novels ended similarly: Dumarest is convinced he finally is on his way. I was not convinced by the end of #30.
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: : : : Richard Chandler's list is correct but is missing the last two titles. No. 31 is The Temple of Truth and No. 32 is the long awaited final volume in the Dumarest saga. The title is The Return and it published by Gryphon Press. Dumarest is finally home.
: : : For your information: I have done some searching on the net and there is a special Dumarest page. The address is members.tripod.com/~prescot/dumarest
: : : It contains anything I wanted to know and more.