Keith Laumer

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Beschreibung

Collected here for the first time in this massive omnibus collection are three novels and twenty-two short stories by multiple Hugo and Nebular Award nominated author, Keith Laumer. That's more than 900 pages of top-notch adventure science fiction. This book is jam-packed with some of Laumer's best work, including stories set in both the Retief and Bolo series. Laumer's experience as an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the Foreign Service shines through in many of these stories. One of science fiction's true luminaries. This is the largest collection of Laumer's work ever assembled in one binding. If you enjoyed this book, you'll want to search on "Positronic Super Pack" and check out all our other Super Packs! Included in this collection are:

• Greylorn
• Worlds of the Imperium
• Doorstep
• The King of the City
• The Frozen Planet
• Gambler's World
• The Yillian Way
• The Madman from Earth
• Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain
• A Trace of Memory
• Aide Memoire
• Cultural Exchange
• The Desert and the Stars
• Cocoon
• It Could Be Anything
• The Walls
• Saline Solution
• The Long Remembered Thunder
• A Hoax in Time
• End as a Hero
• The Star-Sent Knaves
• Mightiest Qorn
• The Night of the Trolls
• The Governor of Glave
• Diplomat-at-Arms

Technische Details

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• Größe: 3.33MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

John Keith Laumer (1925 - 1993) was an American science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service. His older brother March Laumer was also a writer, known for his adult reinterpretations of the Land of Oz (also mentioned in Laumer's The Other Side of Time). Frank Laumer, their youngest brother, is a historian and writer. Keith Laumer is known for the Bolo and Retief stories. Stories from the former chronicle the evolution of super tanks that eventually become self-aware through the constant improvement resulting from centuries of intermittent warfare against various alien races. The latter deals with the adventures of a cynical spacefaring diplomat who constantly has to overcome the red-tape-infused failures of people with names like Ambassador Grossblunder. The Retief stories were greatly influenced by Laumer's earlier career in the US Foreign Service. In an interview with Paul Walker of Luna Monthly, Laumer states "I had no shortage of iniquitous memories of the Foreign Service."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wilder Publications, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 994
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781515445111
• Artikelnr.: 59743585