E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern Books in Order

E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern has written 124 books, published between 1951 and 2020. The first book is Saturn Patrol (1951) and the newest is Man of Imagination (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
124
Published
1951–2020
Pages on record
7,567 in 42 of 124 books

E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern is the combined name under which the catalogue lists 124 books, published from 1951 to 2020. The earliest titles include Saturn Patrol (1951), Atom War on Mars (1952) and The Mutants Rebel (1953). The series include Dumarest of Terra, Cap Kennedy and Gladiators, with Dumarest and Cap Kennedy as recurring characters. Science fiction, lunar bases, cryonics and space warfare are among the subjects, and Man of Imagination (2020) is the newest entry.

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How many E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern books are there?

E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern has 124 books, released between 1951 and 2020. They include 3 series and 70 titles listed outside any series.

E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 124 E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of October 2026.

  1. 1
    Saturn Patrol1951 · confirmed 1/4
    1951–
  2. 2
    Atom War on Mars1952 · confirmed 1/4
    1952–
  3. 3
    Reverse Universe1952 · confirmed 1/4
    1952–
  4. 4
    Dynasty of Doom1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
  5. 5
    Fugitive of Time1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
  6. 6
    I Fight for Mars1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
  7. 7
    The Mutants Rebel1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
  8. 8
    Planetoid Disposals Ltd1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
  9. 9
    Space Hunger / Earth Set Free1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
  10. 10
    Venusian Adventure1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
  11. 11
    The Wall1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
  12. 12
    Alien Life1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
  13. 13
    City of No Return1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
  14. 141954–
  15. 15
    Hell Planet1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
  16. 16
    Journey to Mars1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
  17. 17
    The Metal Eater1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
  18. 18
    Pandora's Box1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
  19. 19
    The Resurrected Man1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
  20. 20
    The Stellar Legion1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
  21. 21
    Temple of Death1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
  22. 22
    Alien Dust1955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
  23. 23
    Assignment New York1955 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1955256
  24. 24
    The Space-Born1956 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1956282
  25. 25
    Hills of Blood / Massacre Trail / Men of the West1956 · 166 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1956166
  26. 26
    Death Wears a White Face/Dead Weight1957 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1957316
  27. 27
    Moon Base1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
  28. 28
    The Life Buyer1965 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1965248
  29. 29
    Ten From Tomorrow1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
  30. 30
    The Winds of Gath / GathDumarest of Terra #11967 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1967180

E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Dumarest of Terra in order

33 books
  1. 1. The Winds of Gath / Gath
  2. 2. Derai / The Death Zone
  3. 3. Toyman
  4. 4. Kalin
  5. 5. The Jester At Scar
  6. 6. Lallia
  7. 7. Technos
  8. 8. Veruchia
  9. 9. Mayenne
  10. 10. Jondelle
  11. 11. Zenya
  12. 12. Eloise
  13. and 21 more in the table above

Cap Kennedy in order

17 books
  1. 1. Galaxy of The Lost
  2. 2. Slave Ship from Sergan
  3. 3. Monster of Metelaze
  4. 4. Enemy Within the Skull
  5. 5. Jewel of Jarhen
  6. 6. Seetee Alert!
  7. 7. The Gholan Gate
  8. 8. Eater of Worlds
  9. 9. Earth Enslaved
  10. 10. Planet of Dread
  11. 11. The Spawn of Laban
  12. 12. The Genetic Buccaneer
  13. and 5 more in the table above

Gladiators in order

3 books
  1. 1. Atilus the Slave
  2. 2. Atilus the Gladiator
  3. 3. Gladiator

John Russell Fearn Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

70 books

70 E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern books in order?

You only need to read E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern

Start with Saturn Patrol (1951), the earliest published title.

What is the newest E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern book?

Man of Imagination (2020) is the newest E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern book released so far.

Is there a new E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern book coming?

No next E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern at a glance

No recent titles
The newest E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
7,567 pages across the 42 of 124 books with a recorded length, a median of 160 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern books, 40 of 124, were published in the 1970s.

When E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern titles appeared. 1970s was the most productive decade with 40 titles.

1950s
26
1960s
12
1970s
40
1980s
14
1990s
6
2000s
5
2010s
14
2020s
7

124 books total across 8 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern books are about

62 of the 124 E.C. Tubb / Gregory Kern books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 23 of 62. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.