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Retief at Large Authors: Keith Laumer Genre: , Humour , Series: Book 9.0 in the Retief series Ratings: ★★★★☆☆ Publisher: Ace Pub Year: 1978 ISBN: 9780441715077 List Price: 0.00 Download: EPUB MOBI. Summary. Cosmic diplomacy and Machiavellian intrigue. The official accounts of Terra's efforts in the field of interstellar diplomacy during the 29th century are available for the dialing to anyone willing to pore through the records of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne. For those of sufficient discernment, however, it will be evident that the Corps records, incredibly voluminous though they be, fail to tell the whole truth - indeed to some degree must obscure it. Surely if it had been guarded solely by the efforts of such persons as Ambassadors Magnan, Thunderstroke and Grossblunder, Terra's Sphere of Influence would have crumpled instantly before the diplomatic assaults of the Groaci. That it did not demonstrates that other factors were at work. One such factor was a career diplomat named James Retief. Contained here are several accounts of his achievements, illustrating how a few able men were able to save the galaxy for Man. Cultural Exchange • (1962) shortstory Saline Solution • (1963) shortstory The Castle of Light • (1964) novelette Wicker Wonderland • (1965) novelette (aka The City That Grew in the Sea) The Brass God • (1965) novelette (aka Retief, God-Speaker) Mechanical Advantage • (1971) novelette (aka Retief, the Long-Awaited Master) Dam Nuisance • (1966) novelette Grime and Punishment • (1969) novelette (aka Clear as Mud) The Forbidden City • (1969) novelette (aka Retief, War Criminal) The Piecemakers • (1970) novelette Ballots and Bandits • (1970) novelette Pime Doesn't Cray • (1971) novelette. Catalog generated on: May 11, 2021. Thank You For Helping! Darknet Proxy, a subsidary of Invisible-Internet, LLC relies on donations from visitors like you to provide this service. Darknet Proxy is a conduit providing connections to digital information that can be difficult to access otherwise. We do not select, alter or save any of the material you choose to view. For more information please visit our About page. ISBN 13: 9780441715015. The Galactic Empire's greatest troubleshooter and diplomatic emissary finds himself in trouble and diplomatically shooting his way through a new adventure of this Sci-Fi, Space Opera series. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Shipping: US$ 4.00 Within U.S.A. Other Popular Editions of the Same Title. Featured Edition. ISBN 10: 0441715079 ISBN 13: 9780441715077 Publisher: Ace, 1985 Softcover. Ace Bo. 1980 Softcover. Ace, 1981 Softcover. Customers who bought this item also bought. Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace. 1. Retief at Large (Jaime Retief Series #9) Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # HolzGA_New_044171501x. 2. 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By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. FRIDAY’S FORGOTTEN BOOKS #633: RETIEF’S WAR By Keith Laumer. Keith Laumer’s Retief’s War (the third book and the first novel in the Retief series) was serialized in Worlds of If Science Fiction in 1965 with a cool wrap-around cover by Jack Gaughan. Retief’s War has been published in paperback numerous times (I picked the TIMESCAPE cover done by Rowena and the Wayne Barlowe cover on the BAEN Books editions because there’s such a contrast between them). James Retief seeks to unite the hostile Quoppian tribes for the sake of Earth’s security and diplomacy. But first, Retief must first foil the destructive plans of the evil Groaci. In the process, Retief encounters a beautiful princess whose space yacht has crashed. Pure SF fun! GRADE: B+ RETIEF SERIES: 16 thoughts on “ FRIDAY’S FORGOTTEN BOOKS #633: RETIEF’S WAR By Keith Laumer ” I have this in the 2001 Baen collection, RETIEF! One of these days… george Post author March 26, 2021 at 7:18 am. Jeff, I’ve been in a Retief mood lately. Fast reads and fun! But I advise everyone NOT to read Keith Laumer works published after Laumer had his stroke in 1971. That stroke affected Laumer’s writing ability…in a Bad Way. For me, it’s been scattered short stories so far, including his collaboration with Harlan Ellison, “Wonderbird” (with the two endings…both pretty good) which was my first. Cele Goldsmith Lalli on “discovering” Laumer via his brother, March Laumer (who signed the anti-Vietnam War petition in the GALAXY magazines and F&SF, when KL was still in government service and probably felt restricted from signing the anti or the pro). george Post author March 26, 2021 at 8:35 am. Todd, thanks for the links! Cele Goldsmith was one of my favorite editors. She managed to make AMAZING and FANTASTIC way better than the limitations of their small budgets. My comment, which has some links in it, awaits moderation. george Post author March 26, 2021 at 8:36 am. Todd, WORDPRESS has a moderation issue with Cap’n Bob, too. I’m hoping Patrick can fix these issues when he comes home in May. Where have I heard that before? Bob, the Calvary is on its way! OK, I’m gonna ask. What does “moderation” mean? To take Todd’s comment, it’s there, on the page. I read it. It’s also been responded to. So what’s left? I can recall reading a few Retief stories and, for some reason, I confuse him with Poul Anderson’s Dominic Flandry. But that was long ago. I agree completely with you on Cele Goldsmith. Other magazines probably had better stories, but it was Goldsmith’s two magazines that I most looked forward to. it means George had to make an effort to allow it to be visible. And since the notification system of most blogging software isn’t Too reliable, it seemed useful to post another note that alerted George to the fact of my held-back comment… More Laumer trivia–Stephen Colbert is a fan…and in his current set, a faked-up version of his office, the bookshelf in the back has among other titles the last issue of the Ultimate reprint magazine THRILLING SF, which features a Laumer reprint from the Goldsmith/Lalli years. Michael, you might like Barry Malzberg’s interview with Goldsmith Lalli at the first link, above… Thanks, Todd. I’ve been wondering about that for a while and kept hoping some other dummy would ask. I’ll check out the interview. Also, Charles Platt’s DREAM MAKERS includes his interview with Laumer, which includes how easily his rage could be triggered in his post- stroke years. One of the more poignant facts of the interview essay was the collection of junked cars in his yard Laumer used as a goad to himself to manage somehow to regain full able-bodied status, so he could refurbish them all. One might also mention the Bolo series about those “Intelligent” tanks – a kind of artificial intelligence. I was always happy when I found a story by Laumer in the magazines. Keith Laumer. John Keith Laumer (June 9, 1925 – January 23, 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. [2] 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. Books written in order of publication: Books concerning the Bolo self-aware tanks. Co-author book credits also indicated at Bolo (tank). Bolo: Annals of the Dinochrome Brigade (1976) Rogue Bolo (1986) The Stars Must Wait (1990) The Compleat Bolo (1990) (includes Bolo and Rogue Bolo ) Retief. Satirical adventures of Retief, the galactic diplomat. Most are collections; novels are shown as (n). Envoy to New Worlds (1963) (see Retief Unbound (1979)) later expanded as Retief: Envoy to New Worlds (1987) Galactic Diplomat (1965) Retief’s War (1966) (n) Retief and the Warlords (1968) (n) Retief: ambassador to space; seven incidents of the Corps diplomatique terrestrienne (1969) Retief of the CDT (1971) Retief’s Ransom (1971) (n) Retief: Emissary to the Stars (1975) Retief at Large (1978) Retief Unbound (1979) (inc Retief’s Ransom and five of the six stories from Envoy to New Worlds ) (see Retief: Envoy to New Worlds (1987)) Retief: Diplomat at Arms (1982) Retief to the Rescue (1983) (n) The Return of Retief (1984) (n) Retief in the Ruins (1986) (three stories, two original including the title story) Retief and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude (1986) (including Retief’s Ransom and the original title story) Retief: Envoy to New Worlds (1987) ( Envoy to New Worlds plus one story) (see also Retief Unbound ) Reward for Retief (1989) (n) Retief and the Rascals (1993) (n) Retief! (posthumous, ed. Eric Flint) (2002) ( Envoy to New Worlds , Galactic Diplomat , Retief’s War , plus the first Retief story, “Diplomat- at-Arms” (1960)) Imperium. Books set in the Imperium mythos: a continuum of parallel worlds policed by the Imperium, a government based in an alternate Stockholm. In the science fiction novel Worlds of the Imperium , the Imperium is formed in an alternate history where the American Revolution did not occur, and the British Empire and Germany merged into a unified empire in 1900. The protagonist, American diplomat Brion Bayard, is kidnapped by the Imperium because the Brion Bayard in a third parallel Earth is waging war against his abductors. Further adventures follow after Bayard decides to remain in the service of the Imperium. Worlds of the Imperium (1962) The Other Side of Time (1965) Assignment in Nowhere (1968) Beyond the Imperium (omnibus edition of The Other Side of Time and Assignment in Nowhere ) (1981) Zone Yellow (1990) Imperium (omnibus edition of Worlds of the Imperium , Assignment in Nowhere and The Other Side of Time , ed. Eric Flint) (2005) Time Trap. Time Trap (1970) Back to the Time Trap (1992) Lafayette O’Leary. A comic equivalent of the Imperium mythos, in which the hero has the ability to travel to feudal/magical alternate Earths. Keith Laumer. Keith Laumer was a prolific science fiction writer who lived from 1925 to 1993. Reviews. Awards & Accolades. Rights. Keith Laumer. Agent. Keith Laumer was a prolific science fiction writer who lived from 1925 to 1993. Bibliography. Reviews. Standalone. Three by Laumer. “Laumer is an effective character writer and knows how to make you turn the page to see what happens next […] Keith Laumer (1925-1993) is an SF author that really should be read if you haven’t come across him before. If anything, I’m surprised he’s been outside of Science Fiction attention for so long but great to see some of his material back in print.” SF Crows Nest. A Plague of Demons. “This last sequence, indeed, is one of the most exciting and imaginative that I have come across in quite some time; wild, wacky, improbable, and yet, gripping in the extreme [. ] A PLAGUE OF DEMONS is the kind of book that makes the reader want to dive into many more works in its author’s oeuvre, and thus, I already have The Best of Keith Laumer sitting on my bookshelf at home, waiting to be opened.” Fantasy Literature. Lafayette O’Leary Series. Bolo Series. The Compleat Bolo. “His tales speak to issues that we still grapple with today […] Laumer’s Bolos were a compelling concept, as demonstrated by the fact that the stories have been reprinted for decades. Laumer’s stories were always fun and entertaining, as well, so it is no surprise they are still being read […] Today, as our technology begins to make some of the capabilities of a Bolo possible, and we pause to consider our next steps, his speculations give us much to think about.” Tor.com. “A moving portrayal of futuristic warfare from a master of military science fiction.” William C. Dietz, The New York Times bestselling author. “Most writers would be pleased to have one major series in a lifetime. Keith Laumer had two. His BOLO series was so good that other writers have appropriated it, and James Retief, the super diplomat commanded by incompetent bosses, is surprisingly relevant in the world of the 21st century.” Michael McCollum, science fiction author and aerospace engineer. Imperium Series. Retief Series. Envoy to New Worlds (#1) “Keith Laumer didn’t care much for this world, so he created a whole bunch of better ones. Whether it was the mind-boggling alternative timelines of Worlds of the Imperium, or the wild and woolly space opera of Galactic Odyssey, or the hilarious exploits of that diplomat and trouble-shooter Retief, Laumer went his own way and took us along for the ride. His books were always sharply-observed, endlessly inventive, and most of all fun.” Simon R. Green, The New York Times bestselling author. “Satire on a galactic scale by an ex-Air Force officer and diplomat. A wonderful, hilarious, and altogether entertaining read!” William C. Dietz, The New York Times bestselling author.