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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. This collection containes 9 classic tales...more than 400 pages of great reading! Included are:
GREYLORN
THE FROZEN PLANET
GAMBLER'S WORLD
THE YILLIAN WAY
IT COULD BE ANYTHING
END AS A HERO
A BAD DAY FOR VERMIN
A TRACE OF MEMORY
DOORSTEP...
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When Legion signed on as a soldier he did not expect to expect to wind up as the master of a private island. Nor did he expect to cower in ancient Druid pits - nor fight for his life in the great hall at Okk-Hamiloth, on a planet galaxies away. A Trace of Memory is a mind blowing non-stop adventure story that you'll be thinking about long after you finish reading it.
9) Greylorn
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Here is one of the tightest, tautest stories of interplanetary adventure in a long while... a story of science fiction exceptionality, serene futuristic awesomeness, and the tranquility that comes from devouring a work of sci fi so utterly brilliant, so utterly thorough...
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The Boyars have spent the past sixty years terraforming the planet Flamme, clearing jungle, descumming the seas, irrigating deserts and establishing forests. Now the Aga Kaga have decided to move in and claim it as their own. The Under-secretary of the CDT refuses to support the Boyars with anything more than a diplomatic note.
It's up to Retief to deliver it and convince the Aga Kaga to abandon their claim. "Don't worry. I'll keep the peace, if...
12) End as a Hero
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Granthan's mission was the most vital of the war. It would mean instant victory-but for whom? Earth didn't trust his information. They were sure that he had been brain washed by the enemy. He had to convince them that he could be trusted before they killed him. But could he?
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Granthan's mission was the most vital of the war. It would mean instant victory-but for whom? _______ Keith Laumer 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)....
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Blast you, Retief! Your violent ways are the disgrace of Earth's diplomatic corps-but your salty jokes are worse! Before becoming a science fiction writer Laumer was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the Foreign Service, adding a note of realism to many of his stories. One of science fiction's true luminaries.
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The Aga Kaga wanted peace-a piece of everything in sight! Keith Laumer was a bestselling author who was nominated for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Before becoming a science fiction writer Laumer was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the Foreign Service, adding a note of realism to many of his stories. One of science fiction's true luminaries
17) The Walls
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Four walls do not a prison make, unless they look out upon a world that doesn't exist any more. Keith Laumer was a Hugo and Nebula award nominee! Before becoming a science fiction writer Laumer was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the Foreign Service, adding a note of realism to many of his stories. One of science fiction's true luminaries.
18) Cocoon
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Two Billion Years ago, a unit of life had the urge to climb out of the sea. It died. But that didn't count. The urge to climb out was the thing-greater in its force than a million suns to keep the urge is the measure of man. Before becoming a science fiction writer Laumer was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the Foreign Service, adding a note of realism to many of his stories. One of science fiction's true luminaries
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Retief had just one job on Northroyal-to save the galaxy from madness and war. So with a frayed cloak and an old horse and a packet in his saddlebags-not to mention blood, guts, and brains he set out.
Keith Laumer was a Hugo and Nebula award nominee! Before becoming a science fiction writer Laumer was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the Foreign Service, adding a note of realism to many of his stories. One of science fiction's...
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He was as ancient as time-and as strange as his own frightful battle against incredible odds! Before becoming a science fiction writer Laumer was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the Foreign Service, adding a note of realism to many of his stories. One of science fiction's true luminaries
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