Keith Laumer emerged as one of the modern masters of science fiction in the 1960s and 1970s, creating such memoriable characters as Retief of the CDT and the Bolos. This collection assembles 21 of his great tales, including stories in both of those series (and one complete novel). Here are:INTRODUCTION: KEITH LAUMERTHE FROZEN PLANET [Retief]GAMBLER’S WORLD [Retief]THE YILLIAN WAY [Retief]THE MADMAN FROM EARTH [Retief]RETIEF OF THE RED-TAPE MOUNTAI...

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:GREYLORNTHE FROZEN PLANETGAMBLER’S WORLDTHE YILLIAN WAYIT COULD BE ANYTHINGEND AS A HEROA BAD DAY FOR VERMINA TRACE OF MEMORY...

The Black Cat web site has been around for almost four years now, serving up a weekly buffet of new and classic mysteries—and more recently science fiction—to thousands of readers each week. Rather than continue to release all these novels and stories as individual ebooks, we have decided to bundle them up into a convenient weekly magazine…which is a lot more fun to work on!So here is Black Cat Weekly #1, the September 5, 2021 issue, for your enjoyment pleasure.To ...

The Serapis Classics edition of The Science Fiction Omnibus #1! A smashing, kick-butt collection of some of the best sci-fi ever written: GENESIS, by H. Beam Piper FARMER, by Mack Reynolds EARTHSMITH, by Milton Lesser WHERE THE WORLD IS QUIET, by C.H. Liddell WARNING FROM THE STARS, by Ron Cocking THY NAME IS WOMAN, by Kenneth O'Hara THE SWORD, by Frank Quattrocchi THE YILLIAN WAY, by Keith Laumer OPERATION EARTHWORM, by Joe Archibald THE LAST LETTER, by Fritz Leiber THE BACK OF OUR HEADS,...

The fifth volume in the Science Fiction Megapack series collects 25 tales of high adventure through other worlds and times, including 5 Hugo and Nebula Award-winners and nominees. Featured this time are:AGAPE AMONG THE ROBOTS, by Allen SteeleTHE STARSHIP MECHANIC, by Jay Lake and Ken ScholesPEACEMAKER, by Gardner DozoisOR ALL THE SEAS WITH OYSTERS, by Avram DavidsonGRANDMA, by Carol EmshwillerTHE GIFT BEARER, by Charles L. FontenayI, ROBOT,...

The machine's job was to defend its place against enemies - but it had forgotten it had friends! Keith Laumer weaves a futuristic science fiction masterpiece the way only Keith Laumer can weave a futuristic science fiction masterpiece!

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 nine hundred pages of top notch adventure science fiction. This book is jammed 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 thr...

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The Science Fiction Archive #2, an amazing collection of the greatest science fiction writing EVER! Featuring: With These Hands, by C.M. Kornbluth What is POSAT?, by Phyllis Sterling-Smith A Little Journey, by Ray Bradbury Hunt the Hunter, by Kris Neville Citizen Jell, by Michael Shaara Operation Distress, by Lester Del Rey Syndrome Johnny, by Charles Dye Psychotennis, anyone?, by Lloyd Williams Prime Difference, by Alan Nourse Doorstep, by Keith Laumer The Drug, by C.C. MacApp An Elephant...

A government technician arrives in the quiet town of Elsby chasing a hidden transmitter that is disrupting a top-secret hyperwave project, but the signal leads him into a far stranger puzzle than espionage alone. Jimmy Tremaine discovers that the interference seems to echo from multiple points at once, and his search soon points toward Mr. Bram, a long-lived outsider whose name has haunted local memory for decades. As Tremaine digs through town records, old newspapers, and wary testimony, ...

A man awakens from stasis in a deserted aerospace research facility and immediately knows something is horribly wrong. Technicians are gone, lockers stripped, corridors silent, and the signs of violence and decay suggest a catastrophe far beyond anything he can yet understand. Armed with a revolver and mounting dread, he searches the ruined complex, discovers evidence of a military strike, and heads for the experimental ship Prometheus—only to find himself hunted by an automated Bolo comba...

The story is set in a future where humanity has established contact with various alien species and is engaged in a struggle to maintain its place in the galaxy. The plot centers around a series of events that involve a mysterious and powerful alien race whose actions have far-reaching implications for both humanity and its extraterrestrial neighbors.The narrative follows a group of protagonists who are tasked with investigating and dealing with the threats posed by these alien forces. The ...