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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.
Nov 30, 2015 · 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.
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- January 21, 1921
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Charles Eric Maine has 48 books on Goodreads with 2264 ratings. Charles Eric Maine’s most popular book is The Darkest of Nights (British Library Science ...
Charles Eric Maine was the pseudonym David McIlwain used for writing science fiction; he also wrote as Robert Rayner (for mysteries) and Robert Wade (for general fiction). He was a British fan and fanzine publisher (Gargoyle, 1940-1941) turned writer.
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- January 21, 1921
- Charles Eric Maine
- November 30, 1981
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.
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.
Charles Eric Maine is the pen name of David McIlwain. He was born in Liverpool, UK. He published three issues of a science fiction magazine called The Satellite which he co-edited along with J. F. Burke. From 1940 to 1941, he published his own magazine called Gargoyle.
