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Keith Laumer (1925–1993)

Auteur de A Plague of Demons

261+ oeuvres 15,742 utilisateurs 213 critiques 16 Favoris

A propos de l'auteur

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, afficher plus 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) afficher moins
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Séries

Œuvres de Keith Laumer

A Plague of Demons (1965) 408 exemplaires
Retief's War (1965) 377 exemplaires
Retief: Emissary to the Stars (1975) 348 exemplaires
Retief! (A Collection of Stories) (2002) 347 exemplaires
Retief and the Warlords (1968) 325 exemplaires
Retief of the CDT (1985) 303 exemplaires
Honor of the Regiment (1993) 297 exemplaires
The Time Bender (1966) 297 exemplaires
Retief at Large (1978) 294 exemplaires
The World Shuffler (1970) — Auteur — 291 exemplaires
Earthblood (1955) — Auteur — 290 exemplaires
A Trace of Memory (1962) 285 exemplaires
Envoy to new worlds (1963) 280 exemplaires
L'Ordinateur désordonné (1963) 280 exemplaires
Dinosaur Beach (1971) — Auteur — 271 exemplaires
Star Colony (1981) 266 exemplaires
The Compleat Bolo (1990) — Auteur — 251 exemplaires
Retief : Diplomat at Arms (1982) 248 exemplaires
The Return of Retief (1984) 237 exemplaires
Galactic Odyssey (1967) 232 exemplaires
The Star Treasure (1971) 222 exemplaires
The Unconquerable (1994) 222 exemplaires
Keith Laumer: The Lighter Side (2002) 218 exemplaires
Rogue Bolo (1986) 216 exemplaires
Retief and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude (1986) — Auteur — 215 exemplaires
Retief in the Ruins (1986) 214 exemplaires
Retief Unbound (1979) 207 exemplaires
Ultimax (1978) — Auteur — 204 exemplaires
Old Guard (2001) 199 exemplaires
The Glory Game (1973) 194 exemplaires
A Plague of Demons: & Other Stories (1959) 193 exemplaires
The Shape Changer (1972) 191 exemplaires
Knight of Delusions (1972) 190 exemplaires
Five Fates (1970) 189 exemplaires
The Long Twilight (1969) 187 exemplaires
The Infinite Cage (1972) 174 exemplaires
The Triumphant (1995) 172 exemplaires
The Galaxy Builder (1984) 168 exemplaires
Last Stand (1997) 165 exemplaires
The Monitors (1966) 162 exemplaires
Time Trap (1970) 160 exemplaires
The Stars Must Wait (Baen Books) (1990) 154 exemplaires
Odyssey (2002) 150 exemplaires
End as a Hero (1985) 138 exemplaires
Legions of Space (2004) 135 exemplaires
The Other Side of Time (1965) 133 exemplaires
Beyond the Imperium (1981) 129 exemplaires
Nine By Laumer (1960) 118 exemplaires
Imperium (2005) 118 exemplaires
Future Imperfect (2003) 113 exemplaires
Planet Run [Expanded Edition] (1982) — Auteur — 112 exemplaires
Retief and the Rascals (1993) 108 exemplaires
The Best of Keith Laumer (1976) — Auteur — 106 exemplaires
Zone Yellow (1990) — Auteur — 104 exemplaires
The House in November (1970) 102 exemplaires
Judson's Eden (1991) 101 exemplaires
The Invaders (1967) 101 exemplaires
Retief's Ransom (1971) 99 exemplaires
Galactic Diplomat (1965) 98 exemplaires
Catastrophe Planet (1966) 98 exemplaires
Assignment in Nowhere (1968) 95 exemplaires
The Breaking Earth (1981) 93 exemplaires
Greylorn (1968) 92 exemplaires
Once There Was a Giant (1600) 91 exemplaires
Planet Run (1967) 91 exemplaires
Retief: Ambassador to Space (1967) 85 exemplaires
Alien Minds (1991) 79 exemplaires
Back to the Time Trap (1992) 75 exemplaires
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad Galaxy (1965) — Auteur — 70 exemplaires
Dangerous Vegetables (1998) 68 exemplaires
THe undefeated (1974) — Auteur — 62 exemplaires
The Universe Twister (2008) 60 exemplaires
Chrestomathy (1984) 59 exemplaires
The Frozen Planet and Four Other Science-Fiction Novellas (1966) — Contributeur — 57 exemplaires
The Big Show (1972) 51 exemplaires
Envoy to New Worlds / Flight From Yesterday (1963) — Auteur — 50 exemplaires
The Drowned Queen (1968) 45 exemplaires
Earthblood & Other Stories (2008) — Auteur — 39 exemplaires
The Afrit Affair (1968) 37 exemplaires
Fat Chance (1974) 32 exemplaires
The Gold Bomb (1968) 30 exemplaires
The Invaders: Enemies from Beyond (1967) 28 exemplaires
The Day Before Forever [novella] (1969) 28 exemplaires
Gambler's World (2009) 21 exemplaires
The Yillian Way (2009) 18 exemplaires
Ruimte-Odyssee (1975) 17 exemplaires
Embassy (1965) 14 exemplaires
In strijd met de chaos (1988) 13 exemplaires
In the Queue [short story] (1970) 13 exemplaires
Het laatste bevel (1977) 13 exemplaires
Dinochroom (1973) 11 exemplaires
SF 130 GTX de Luxe (1978) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
Galaxy Science Fiction 1965 April, Vol. 23, No. 4 (1965) — Auteur — 10 exemplaires
It Could Be Anything (2009) 9 exemplaires
Bolo Night Of the Trolls (1963) 9 exemplaires
The Last Command [short story] (1966) 9 exemplaires
Doorstep (1961) 8 exemplaires
The King Of The City (2016) 8 exemplaires
Bolo: Rogue Bolo (2020) 8 exemplaires
Cultural Exchange (2016) 7 exemplaires
The Hounds of Hell 7 exemplaires
Prototaph 7 exemplaires
Star-Sent Knaves (1963) 7 exemplaires
Aide Memoire (2020) 6 exemplaires
Saline Solution (2020) 6 exemplaires
A Bad Day For Vermin (2019) 5 exemplaires
De andere hemel (1988) 5 exemplaires
The Frozen Planet (2016) 4 exemplaires
The Long Remembered Thunder (2020) 4 exemplaires
Hybrid 4 exemplaires
Of Death What Dreams (1970) 4 exemplaires
The Brass God 4 exemplaires
The Castle Of Light 4 exemplaires
Courier (1961) 4 exemplaires
The Forest In The Sky 3 exemplaires
Thunderhead (1967) 3 exemplaires
The Devil You Don't 3 exemplaires
The Negotiators (1975) 3 exemplaires
The Garbage Invasion (1991) 3 exemplaires
Giant Killer 3 exemplaires
Combat Unit (1960) 3 exemplaires
Wicker Wonderland 3 exemplaires
Sealed Orders 3 exemplaires
Policy 3 exemplaires
Native Intelligence 3 exemplaires
Worldmaster 3 exemplaires
The Planet Wreckers 3 exemplaires
Protocol 3 exemplaires
Palace Revolution 3 exemplaires
Mechanical Advantage 3 exemplaires
Ballots And Bandits 3 exemplaires
The Desert and the Stars (2020) 3 exemplaires
El gran espectáculo (1972) 3 exemplaires
Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain (2020) 2 exemplaires
El largo crepúsculo (1969) 2 exemplaires
The Forbidden City 2 exemplaires
Bolo: The Stars Must Wait (2020) 2 exemplaires
Dam Nuisance 2 exemplaires
A Hoax in Time (2014) 2 exemplaires
Grime And Punishment 2 exemplaires
Un resto de memoria (1977) 2 exemplaires
Trick Or Treaty 2 exemplaires
Placement Test 2 exemplaires
Message To An Alien 2 exemplaires
Protest Note 2 exemplaires
Cocoon (2020) 2 exemplaires
A Trip To The City 2 exemplaires
Three Blind Mice 2 exemplaires
The Walls (2020) 2 exemplaires
Founder's Day 2 exemplaires
Fantalmanacco 2 exemplaires
The Body Builders 2 exemplaires
The Exterminator 2 exemplaires
Niss Soul Buyer 2 exemplaires
Goobereality 2 exemplaires
Mind Out Of Time 2 exemplaires
Ultimatum 2 exemplaires
Internal Affair 2 exemplaires
The Piecemakers 2 exemplaires
The Hoob Melon Crisis 2 exemplaires
The Troubleshooter 2 exemplaires
Greylorn [short story] (1959) 2 exemplaires
Pime Doesn't Cray 2 exemplaires
Street Scene (1968) 2 exemplaires
Exterminator 1 exemplaire
Mightiest Qorn 1 exemplaire
The Governor of Glave 1 exemplaire
King Of the City 1 exemplaire
Devil You Don't 1 exemplaire
Fremde Dimensionen 1 exemplaire
Choice 1 exemplaire
Body Builders 1 exemplaire
Science Fiction Special 37 (1981) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
The Madman From Earth 1 exemplaire
Colony 1 exemplaire
Retief Sealed Orders 1 exemplaire
The Invader 1 exemplaire
Keith Laumer's Retief 1 exemplaire
Planet Wreckers 1 exemplaire
Field Test [short story] (1976) 1 exemplaire
End as a Hero [novelette] (1963) 1 exemplaire
De onnavolgbare 1 exemplaire
Truce Or Consequences 1 exemplaire
The Plague 1 exemplaire
The Half Man 1 exemplaire
Birthday Party 1 exemplaire
A Relic of War [short story] (1969) 1 exemplaire
The Choice 1 exemplaire
The Wonderful Secret 1 exemplaire
Overpopulation 1 exemplaire
Retief Retief's War 1 exemplaire
Retief Aide Memoire 1 exemplaire
Retief Protocol 1 exemplaire
Retief Protest Note 1 exemplaire
Retief Policy 1 exemplaire
Retief Piecemakers 1 exemplaire
Retief Ultimatum 1 exemplaire
Minaccia Dagli Hukk 1 exemplaire
Worlds of If Super Pack #3 (2017) 1 exemplaire
Retief: Issue 1 1 exemplaire

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100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (1978) — Contributeur — 408 exemplaires
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Nebula Award Stories Six (1971) — Contributeur — 136 exemplaires
My Favorite Science Fiction Story (1999) — Contributeur — 134 exemplaires
Analog: The Best of Science Fiction (1982) — Auteur — 128 exemplaires
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 3: Cosmic Knights (1954) — Contributeur — 123 exemplaires
The Year 2000 (1970) — Contributeur — 113 exemplaires
Dogs of War: Ten Classic Stories of Men and Machines in War (2002) — Contributeur — 110 exemplaires
Combat SF (1951) — Auteur — 109 exemplaires
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The Second IF Reader of Science Fiction (1957) — Contributeur — 85 exemplaires
Orbit 7 (1970) — Contributeur — 84 exemplaires
The Best of the Bolos : Their Finest Hour (2010) — Contributeur — 81 exemplaires
Citizens (2011) — Contributeur — 74 exemplaires
Orion's Sword (1980) — Contributeur; Contributeur — 70 exemplaires
Best SF: 1967 (1968) — Contributeur — 69 exemplaires
The Infinity area (1977) — Contributeur — 69 exemplaires
Young Extraterrestrials (1984) — Contributeur — 65 exemplaires
The Many Worlds of Science Fiction (1971) — Contributeur — 65 exemplaires
The IF Reader of Science Fiction (1966) — Auteur, quelques éditions60 exemplaires
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (1996) — Contributeur — 59 exemplaires
A Pocketful Of Stars (1971) — Contributeur — 50 exemplaires
Turning Points: Essays on the Art of Science Fiction (1977) — Contributeur — 47 exemplaires
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Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Contributeur — 30 exemplaires
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... (1974) — Contributeur — 29 exemplaires
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 3 (March 1976) (1976) — Contributeur — 24 exemplaires
The Best from Amazing Stories (1973) — Contributeur — 23 exemplaires
The Bank Street Book of Science Fiction (1989) — Contributeur — 23 exemplaires
The Best from Fantastic (1973) — Contributeur — 23 exemplaires
Gates to Tomorrow: An Introduction to Science Fiction (1973) — Contributeur — 21 exemplaires
Galaxy Science Fiction 1969 January, Vol. 27, No. 6 (1969) — Auteur — 12 exemplaires
Alfa Vier: SF-Verhalen (1976) 12 exemplaires
SF Inventing the Future (1972) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
International Relations Through Science Fiction (1978) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
Worlds of Tomorrow No. 01, April 1963 (1963) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazin I. (1978) — Contributeur — 10 exemplaires
Fantastic. No. 131 (January 1966) (1966) — Contributeur — 10 exemplaires
Alfa vijf : sf-verhalen (1976) — Contributeur — 9 exemplaires
Worlds of Tomorrow No. 02, June 1963 (1963) — Contributeur — 8 exemplaires
Worlds of Tomorrow No. 22, February 1967 (1967) — Auteur — 8 exemplaires
Worlds of If Science Fiction 85, December 1964 (Vol. 14, No. 7) (1964) — Contributeur, quelques éditions7 exemplaires
Worlds of If Science Fiction 68, May 1962 (Vol. 12, No. 2) (1962) — Contributeur — 4 exemplaires
Worlds of Tomorrow No. 24, Summer 1970 (1970) — Contributeur — 4 exemplaires
American Government through Science Fiction (1974) — Contributeur — 4 exemplaires
Worlds of If Science Fiction 111, February 1967 (Vol. 17, No. 2) (1967) — Contributeur — 4 exemplaires
Thrilling Science Fiction, April 1974 (1974) — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
Thrilling Science Fiction, October 1974 (1974) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire

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Critiques

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 | 1 autre critique | 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 | 3 autres critiques | 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 | 4 autres critiques | 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 | 3 autres critiques | Mar 22, 2024 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
261
Aussi par
64
Membres
15,742
Popularité
#1,445
Évaluation
½ 3.5
Critiques
213
ISBN
419
Langues
7
Favoris
16

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