Posted by Richard Chandler on January 16, 1998 at 06:15:09:
In Reply to: Dumarest posted by Hans van der Veeke on January 13, 1998 at 23:37:42:
: Because of a message posted here I started reading the Dumarest novels by Tubb. I would like to read them in the right order but I don't know what is the first, second, third etc. in the serie. Does anyone know?
: Thanks!
: Hans
According to my collection, the chronology of the Dumarest saga is as follows:
1. Winds of Gath - 1967
2. Derai - 1968
3. Toyman - 1969
4. Kalin - 1969
5. The Jester at Scar - 1970
6. Lallia - 1971
7. Technos - 1972
8. Veruchia - 1973
9. Mayenne - 1973
10. Jondelle - 1973
11. Zenya - 1974
12. Eloise - 1975
13. The Eye of the Zodiac - 1975
14. Jack of Swords - 1976
15. Spectrum of a Forgotten Sun - 1976
16. Haven of Darkness - 1977
17. Prison of Night - 1977
18. Incident on Ath - 1978
19. The Quillan Sector - 1978
20. Web of Sand - 1979
21. Iduna's Universe - 1979
22. The Terra Data - 1980
23. World of Promise - 1980
24. Nectar of Heaven - 1981
25. The Terridae - 1981
26. The Coming Event - 1982
27. Earth is Heaven - 1982
28. Melome - 1983
29. Angado - 1984
30. Symbol of Terra - 1984
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.
Richard Chandler