Author: LAUMER, KEITH
Title: Retief to the Rescue
Description: New York: Timescape Books, 1983. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Fine condition and has a Very Good+ to Near Fine - dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of two small chips to the top spine end. "Retief is indeed back, for the first time in over ten years, at novel length. Jame Retief of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne is on the job again, riding roughshod over procedure and pomp and takig care of business." "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." In addition to his Bolo and Retief stories, Laumer's more serious adventures included the subjects of time travel and alternate-world adventures such as found in his The Other Side Of Time, A Trace Of Memory, and Dinosaur Beach.". Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Keywords: Science Ficition Keith Laumer Retief Space Adventure Space Opera Science Fiction


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