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David McIlwain (21 January 1921 – 30 November 1981) better known by his pen name, Charles Eric Maine, was an English writer best known for several science fiction serials published in the 1950s and 1960s. He also wrote detective thrillers under the pen names Richard Rayner and Robert Wade.
Timeliner is a 1955 science fiction novel by British writer Charles Eric Maine. It was first published in the UK by Hodder & Stoughton ; a paperback version by Bantam Books appeared the following year.
High Vacuum is a science fiction novel by Charles Eric Maine. It was first published in 1957 by Hodder & Stoughton . Synopsis. The first crewed Moon ship, Alpha, runs out of fuel just before landing in the Mare Imbrium and crashes, killing one of the four-person crew and marooning the rest.
Apr 24, 2006 · Legal Name: McIlwain, David. Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. Birthdate: 21 January 1921. Deathdate: 30 November 1981. Language: English. Webpages: IMDB, SFE, Wikipedia-EN, Wikipedia-JA. Used These Alternate Names: Editors, Charles E. Maine, David McIlvain, David McIlwain, Dave McIlwain, D. McIlwain, D. McIlwaine, McIlwaine ...
Sometimes lightly, sometimes with gravity, Maine's numerous books touch on a variety of sf themes from Rockets to Sociology, but generally without more than fitfully illuminating them; he was determinedly an author of middle-of-the-road Genre SF, and as such was successful.
Aug 17, 2010 · The blurb on the thirty-five cent Ace paperback likens Charles Eric Maine’s 1958 novel World without Men to George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. Ordinarily – and in consideration of the genre and the lurid cover – one would regard such a comparison skeptically.
Nov 30, 2015 · Due to its p. Charles Eric Maine (pseudonym of David McIlwain; 21 January 1921 – 30 November 1981) was an English science fiction writer whose most prominent works were published in the 1950s and 1960s. His stories were thrillers that dealt with new scientific technology.
