Imatge de l'autor

Keith Laumer (1925–1993)

Autor/a de A Plague of Demons

261+ obres 15,747 Membres 213 Ressenyes 16 preferits

Sobre l'autor

Keith Laumer was born John Keith Laumer in Syracuse, New York on June 9, 1925. Before becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the U.S. Air Force and a U.S. diplomat. He is best known for the Bolo stories and Retief series. His other works include The Other Side of Time, A Trace of Memory, mostra'n més Dinosaur Beach, and A Plague of Demons. He suffered a stroke in 1971, which negatively affected the quality of his work and his career declined. He was also a model airplane enthusiast, and published two dozen designs between 1956 and 1962 in the magazines Air Trails, Model Airplane News, Flying Models, and Aero Modeler. In 1960, he published How to Design and Build Flying Models. He died on January 23, 1993 at the age of 67. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: www.keithlaumer.com/

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Obres de Keith Laumer

A Plague of Demons (1965) 408 exemplars
Retief's War (1965) 377 exemplars
Retief: Emissary to the Stars (1975) 348 exemplars
Retief! (A Collection of Stories) (2002) 347 exemplars
Retief and the Warlords (1968) 325 exemplars
Retief of the CDT (1985) 303 exemplars
Honor of the Regiment (1993) 297 exemplars
The Time Bender (1966) 297 exemplars
Worlds of the Imperium (1962) 294 exemplars
Retief at Large (1978) 294 exemplars
The World Shuffler (1970) — Autor — 291 exemplars
Earthblood (1955) — Autor — 290 exemplars
A Trace of Memory (1962) 286 exemplars
Envoy to new worlds (1963) 280 exemplars
The Great Time Machine Hoax (1963) 280 exemplars
Dinosaur Beach (1971) — Autor — 271 exemplars
Star Colony (1981) 266 exemplars
The Compleat Bolo (1990) — Autor — 251 exemplars
Retief : Diplomat at Arms (1982) 248 exemplars
The Return of Retief (1984) 237 exemplars
Galactic Odyssey (1967) 232 exemplars
The Star Treasure (1971) 223 exemplars
The Unconquerable (1994) 222 exemplars
Keith Laumer: The Lighter Side (2002) 218 exemplars
Rogue Bolo (1986) 216 exemplars
Retief and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude (1986) — Autor — 215 exemplars
Retief in the Ruins (1986) 214 exemplars
Retief Unbound (1979) 207 exemplars
The Ultimax Man (1978) — Autor — 204 exemplars
Old Guard (2001) 199 exemplars
The Glory Game (1973) 194 exemplars
The Shape Changer (1972) 191 exemplars
Knight of Delusions (1972) 190 exemplars
Five Fates (1970) 189 exemplars
The Long Twilight (1969) 187 exemplars
The Infinite Cage (1972) 174 exemplars
The Triumphant (1995) 172 exemplars
The Galaxy Builder (1984) 168 exemplars
Last Stand (1997) 165 exemplars
The Monitors (1966) 162 exemplars
Time Trap (1970) 160 exemplars
The Stars Must Wait (Baen Books) (1990) 155 exemplars
Odyssey (2002) 150 exemplars
End as a Hero (1985) 138 exemplars
Legions of Space (2004) 135 exemplars
The Other Side of Time (1965) 133 exemplars
Beyond the Imperium (1981) 129 exemplars
Nine By Laumer (1960) 118 exemplars
Imperium (2005) 118 exemplars
Future Imperfect (2003) 113 exemplars
Planet Run [Expanded Edition] (1982) — Autor — 112 exemplars
Retief and the Rascals (1993) 108 exemplars
The Best of Keith Laumer (1976) — Autor — 106 exemplars
Zone Yellow (1990) — Autor — 104 exemplars
The House in November (1970) 102 exemplars
Judson's Eden (1991) 101 exemplars
The Invaders (1967) 101 exemplars
Retief's Ransom (1971) 99 exemplars
Galactic Diplomat (1965) 98 exemplars
Catastrophe Planet (1966) 98 exemplars
Assignment in Nowhere (1968) 95 exemplars
The Breaking Earth (1981) 93 exemplars
Greylorn (1968) 92 exemplars
Once There Was a Giant (1600) 91 exemplars
Planet Run (1967) 91 exemplars
Retief: Ambassador to Space (1967) 85 exemplars
Alien Minds (1991) 79 exemplars
Back to the Time Trap (1992) 75 exemplars
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad Galaxy (1965) — Autor — 71 exemplars
Dangerous Vegetables (1998) 68 exemplars
THe undefeated (1974) — Autor — 62 exemplars
The Universe Twister (2008) 60 exemplars
Chrestomathy (1984) 59 exemplars
The Frozen Planet and Four Other Science-Fiction Novellas (1966) — Col·laborador — 57 exemplars
The Big Show (1972) 51 exemplars
Envoy to New Worlds / Flight From Yesterday (1963) — Autor — 50 exemplars
The Drowned Queen (1968) 45 exemplars
Earthblood & Other Stories (2008) — Autor — 39 exemplars
The Afrit Affair (1968) 37 exemplars
Fat Chance (1974) 32 exemplars
The Gold Bomb (1968) 30 exemplars
Gambler's World (2009) 21 exemplars
The Yillian Way (2009) 18 exemplars
Ruimte-Odyssee (1975) 17 exemplars
Embassy (1965) 14 exemplars
In strijd met de chaos (1988) 13 exemplars
In the Queue [short story] (1970) 13 exemplars
Het laatste bevel (1977) 13 exemplars
Dinochroom (1973) 11 exemplars
SF 130 GTX de Luxe (1978) — Col·laborador — 11 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1965 April, Vol. 23, No. 4 (1965) — Autor — 10 exemplars
It Could Be Anything (2009) 9 exemplars
Bolo Night Of the Trolls (1963) 9 exemplars
The Last Command [short story] (1966) 9 exemplars
Doorstep (1961) 8 exemplars
The King Of The City (2016) 8 exemplars
Bolo: Rogue Bolo (2020) 8 exemplars
Cultural Exchange (2016) 7 exemplars
The Hounds of Hell 7 exemplars
Prototaph 7 exemplars
Star-Sent Knaves (1963) 7 exemplars
Aide Memoire (2020) 6 exemplars
Saline Solution (2020) 6 exemplars
A Bad Day For Vermin (2019) 5 exemplars
De andere hemel (1988) 5 exemplars
The Frozen Planet (2016) 4 exemplars
The Long Remembered Thunder (2020) 4 exemplars
Hybrid 4 exemplars
Of Death What Dreams (1970) 4 exemplars
The Brass God 4 exemplars
The Castle Of Light 4 exemplars
Courier (1961) 4 exemplars
Thunderhead (1967) 3 exemplars
The Devil You Don't 3 exemplars
The Negotiators (1975) 3 exemplars
The Garbage Invasion (1991) 3 exemplars
Giant Killer 3 exemplars
Combat Unit (1960) 3 exemplars
Wicker Wonderland 3 exemplars
Sealed Orders 3 exemplars
Policy 3 exemplars
Native Intelligence 3 exemplars
Worldmaster 3 exemplars
The Planet Wreckers 3 exemplars
Protocol 3 exemplars
Palace Revolution 3 exemplars
Ballots And Bandits 3 exemplars
The Desert and the Stars (2020) 3 exemplars
El gran espectáculo (1972) 3 exemplars
El largo crepúsculo (1969) 2 exemplars
The Forbidden City 2 exemplars
Bolo: The Stars Must Wait (2020) 2 exemplars
Dam Nuisance 2 exemplars
A Hoax in Time (2014) 2 exemplars
Un resto de memoria (1977) 2 exemplars
Trick Or Treaty 2 exemplars
Placement Test 2 exemplars
Message To An Alien 2 exemplars
Protest Note 2 exemplars
Cocoon (2020) 2 exemplars
A Trip To The City 2 exemplars
Three Blind Mice 2 exemplars
The Walls (2020) 2 exemplars
Founder's Day 2 exemplars
Fantalmanacco 2 exemplars
The Body Builders 2 exemplars
The Exterminator 2 exemplars
Niss Soul Buyer 2 exemplars
Goobereality 2 exemplars
Mind Out Of Time 2 exemplars
Ultimatum 2 exemplars
Internal Affair 2 exemplars
The Piecemakers 2 exemplars
The Troubleshooter 2 exemplars
Greylorn [short story] (1959) 2 exemplars
Pime Doesn't Cray 2 exemplars
Street Scene (1968) 2 exemplars
Exterminator 1 exemplars
Mightiest Qorn 1 exemplars
King Of the City 1 exemplars
Devil You Don't 1 exemplars
Fremde Dimensionen 1 exemplars
Choice 1 exemplars
Body Builders 1 exemplars
Science Fiction Special 37 (1981) — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Colony 1 exemplars
The Invader 1 exemplars
Planet Wreckers 1 exemplars
Field Test [short story] (1976) 1 exemplars
End as a Hero [novelette] (1963) 1 exemplars
De onnavolgbare 1 exemplars
The Plague 1 exemplars
The Half Man 1 exemplars
Birthday Party 1 exemplars
A Relic of War [short story] (1969) 1 exemplars
The Choice 1 exemplars
Overpopulation 1 exemplars
Retief Retief's War 1 exemplars
Retief Aide Memoire 1 exemplars
Retief Protocol 1 exemplars
Retief Protest Note 1 exemplars
Retief Policy 1 exemplars
Retief Piecemakers 1 exemplars
Retief Ultimatum 1 exemplars
Minaccia Dagli Hukk 1 exemplars
Worlds of If Super Pack #3 (2017) 1 exemplars
Retief: Issue 1 1 exemplars

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100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (1978) — Col·laborador — 409 exemplars
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A Century of Science Fiction (1962) — Col·laborador — 194 exemplars
Dangerous Visions 3 (1967) — Col·laborador — 185 exemplars
Nebula Award Stories Six (1971) — Col·laborador — 137 exemplars
My Favorite Science Fiction Story (1999) — Col·laborador — 134 exemplars
Analog: The Best of Science Fiction (1982) — Autor — 128 exemplars
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 3: Cosmic Knights (1954) — Col·laborador — 123 exemplars
The Year 2000 (1970) — Col·laborador — 113 exemplars
Dogs of War: Ten Classic Stories of Men and Machines in War (2002) — Col·laborador — 110 exemplars
Combat SF (1951) — Autor — 109 exemplars
Time Wars (1986) — Col·laborador — 102 exemplars
The Second IF Reader of Science Fiction (1957) — Col·laborador — 85 exemplars
Orbit 7 (1970) — Col·laborador — 84 exemplars
The Best of the Bolos : Their Finest Hour (2010) — Col·laborador — 81 exemplars
Citizens (2011) — Col·laborador — 75 exemplars
Orion's Sword (1980) — Col·laborador; Col·laborador — 70 exemplars
Best SF: 1967 (1968) — Col·laborador — 69 exemplars
The Infinite Arena: Seven Science Fiction Stories About Sports (1977) — Col·laborador — 69 exemplars
Young Extraterrestrials (1984) — Col·laborador — 65 exemplars
The Many Worlds of Science Fiction (1971) — Col·laborador — 65 exemplars
The IF Reader of Science Fiction (1966) — Autor, algunes edicions60 exemplars
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (1996) — Col·laborador — 59 exemplars
A Pocketful Of Stars (1971) — Col·laborador — 50 exemplars
Turning Points: Essays on the Art of Science Fiction (1977) — Col·laborador — 47 exemplars
Analog 7 (1966) — Col·laborador — 36 exemplars
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Col·laborador — 30 exemplars
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... (1974) — Col·laborador — 29 exemplars
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 3 (March 1976) (1976) — Col·laborador — 24 exemplars
The Best from Amazing Stories (1973) — Col·laborador — 23 exemplars
The Bank Street Book of Science Fiction (1989) — Col·laborador — 23 exemplars
The Best from Fantastic (1973) — Col·laborador — 23 exemplars
Gates to Tomorrow: An Introduction to Science Fiction (1973) — Col·laborador — 21 exemplars
Galaxy Science Fiction 1969 January, Vol. 27, No. 6 (1969) — Autor — 12 exemplars
Alfa Vier: SF-Verhalen (1976) 12 exemplars
SF Inventing the Future (1972) — Col·laborador — 11 exemplars
International Relations Through Science Fiction (1978) — Col·laborador — 11 exemplars
Worlds of Tomorrow No. 01, April 1963 (1963) — Col·laborador — 11 exemplars
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazin I. (1978) — Col·laborador — 10 exemplars
Fantastic. No. 131 (January 1966) (1966) — Col·laborador — 10 exemplars
Alfa vijf : sf-verhalen (1976) — Col·laborador — 9 exemplars
Worlds of Tomorrow No. 02, June 1963 (1963) — Col·laborador — 8 exemplars
Worlds of Tomorrow No. 22, February 1967 (1967) — Autor — 8 exemplars
Worlds of If Science Fiction 85, December 1964 (Vol. 14, No. 7) (1964) — Col·laborador, algunes edicions7 exemplars
Worlds of If Science Fiction 68, May 1962 (Vol. 12, No. 2) (1962) — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
Worlds of Tomorrow No. 24, Summer 1970 (1970) — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
American Government through Science Fiction (1974) — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
Worlds of If Science Fiction 111, February 1967 (Vol. 17, No. 2) (1967) — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
Thrilling Science Fiction, April 1974 (1974) — Col·laborador — 3 exemplars
Thrilling Science Fiction, October 1974 (1974) — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars

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Found: Classic scifi book alien abduction. a Name that Book (juny 2021)
SciFi - Story about a guy named Dammy a Name that Book (juliol 2012)
"Surrogates"-esque sci-fi short story a Name that Book (febrer 2012)

Ressenyes

Two mildly engaging stories, one about the politics of time travel and the other about AI gone wild. The rest are so-so to mediocre especially the title story---an adolescent fantasy on a James Bond theme. OK if you like your pulp sci-fi corny and glaringly outdated.
 
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NurseBob | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Apr 6, 2024 |
I had never heard of Bolo before, but have read some Keith Laumer years ago.

A book of short stories from the 60s full of 2 dimensional characters, but very easy reading and a lot of fun.
 
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stubooks | Hi ha 3 ressenyes més | Apr 4, 2024 |
This was the first book by Keith Laumer that I read during my teenage fascination with science fiction. After reading several of Laumer's other novels, he quickly became one of my favorite writers in that genre.
 
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jwhenderson | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Mar 27, 2024 |
Like Biron Bayard, the hero of Worlds of the Imperium, author Keith Laumer was an ex-soldier and diplomat. He lived quietly, writing stories and designing model airplanes on an island in a Florida lake. Biron was not so lucky. While walking in Stockholm, he is kidnapped by agents from an alternate universe who want him to impersonate a local dictator. Biron is just the kind of suave swashbuckler we would d expect from the man who created Retief of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne.
Laumer wrote two sequels in the 1960s and one more in 1990. They are on my list of books to read.
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Tom-e | Hi ha 3 ressenyes més | Mar 22, 2024 |

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Estadístiques

Obres
261
També de
64
Membres
15,747
Popularitat
#1,445
Valoració
½ 3.5
Ressenyes
213
ISBN
419
Llengües
7
Preferit
16

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