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Keith Laumer
Rogue Bolo (Jan-1986)
Bolo: Annals of the Dinochrome Brigade (1986)
Honor of the Regiment (Sep-1993)
The Unconquerable (Nov-1994)
The Triumphant (Aug-1995)
Last Stand (Feb-1997)
Old Guard (Jan-2001)
Cold Steel (Jul-2002)
Bolos: Their Finest Hour (Aug-2010)
Books in Order: 101 titles
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Aide Memoire
The Fustians looked like turtles -- but they could move fast when they chose! A Retief story....
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Saline Solution
Science fiction classic character Retief is back in this sci fi short story by Keith Laumer. Retief is caught in the middle of competing mining claims on the planet 95739-A. He wants to side with the underdog....
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The Frozen Planet
Embark on an interstellar journey in Keith Laumer's The Frozen Planet, a thrilling adventure into the depths of outer space. This classic science fiction space opera plunges readers into a world where diplomacy is the key to survival. Explore a dista...
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Keith Laumer Super Pack
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 900 pages of top-notch adventure science fiction. T...
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Keith Laumer's Retief
A collection of Hugo-nominated author Keith Laumer's Retief stories, collected from Worlds of If magazine and published in the 1960s. Laumer served in the U.S. Foreign Service and called upon these experiences in creating Jaime Retief, a diplomat ser...
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The Governor of Glave
The revolution was over and peace restored -- so naturally Retief expected the worst!...
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The Annals of the Dinochrome Brigade
As the concept of intelligent fighting machines developed, the Bolo division of General Motors started working on tank designs that incorporated awareness and intelligence within the development of their tactical tanks.With each new generation,...
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The King of the City
He was a sort of taxi-driver, delivering a commuter to the city. The tank traps and armored cars were the hazards of the trade!...
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The Night of the Trolls
In The Night of the Trolls, science fiction author Keith Laumer introduces us to one of his most popular inventions: the Bolo, a super tank capable of defending or destroying mankind. Jackson, a volunteer in an experiment with suspended animatio...
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The Long Remembered Thunder
He was as ancient as time -- and as strange as his own frightful battle against incredible odds!...
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The Star-Sent Knaves
When the Great Galactic Union first encounters Earth ... is this what is going to happen? An incredibly awesome science fiction tale, created and composed by none other than the genius of sci fi himself, Mr. Keith Laumer! Definitely a gem not to be m...
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Galactic Diplomat
Retief is an officer of the distinguished Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne, a supra-national organization devoted to keeping the peace - or more accurately, to maintaining a state of tension short of armed conflict. Retief is not exactly in the mains...
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The House in November
Invasion! At first the U.S. army - what was left of it - thought it was battling a communist invasion. The truth was much worse. It wasn't until Jeff Mallory awoke one morning to find that all his fellow townsfolk had become sleep walking zombies, an...
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Night of Delusions
It starts out as a weird but seemingly understandable assignment, bodyguarding a mad politician whose keepers have decided to let him "escape" as a sort of reality therapy. But to understand the Senator, Florin must enter the Machine, an reality will...
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Assignment in Nowhere
THE COMING OF THE BLIGHT It seemed as though the world was eroding right under everyone's feet. Stories disappeared from magazines; the baron's silver coat of arms, polished in the morning, was pitted with corrosion by afternoon; toadstools were spri...
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The Long Twilight
THE COMBATANTS Two godlike blood enemies engaged in a war older than history. THE BATTLEGROUND An out-of-control nuclear plant whose cataclysmic destruction will spell the end of the Earth. REFUGE None - on a planet swept up in the awesome terro...
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Retief's Ransom
Lumbaga is a planet without known virtues - but with some decidedly odd natives. For every Lumbagan is simply an arbitrary assortment of semi-independent organs inspired by a lust for mayhem. But even the most undesirable chunk of galactic real esta...
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Science Fiction Gems, Volume Eight, Keith Laumer and Others
Armchair Fiction presents extra large paperback collections of the best in classic science fiction short stories. Here it is...our eighth collection of Science Fiction Gems This exciting collection of science fiction gems offers an eclectic blend of ...
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A Hoax in Time
When Chester W. Chester IV inherits a hundred acres of rolling green lawn surrounding a fifty-room Neo-Victorian eyesore crammed with his Great-Grandfather's Invention, his friend Case Mulvihill, ex-carny hand, was curious. Visiting the house, they d...
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The Yillian Way
The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful, and, in the long run, deadly! It was up to Jame Retief to figure out how to respond to the Yill's overtures in the correct manner; all the while keeping his superiors f...
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A Hoax in Time & Inside Earth
Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic science fiction double novels, complete with original illustrations. The first novel, "A Hoax in Time," is a tale about an ultimate computer and perhaps the ultimate hero, who combine in this ...
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Bolos: Their Finest Hour
Controlled by their tireless electronic brains which were programmed to admit no possibility of defeat, the gigantic robot tanks known as Bolos were almost indestructible, and nearly unstoppable. Their artificial intelligences were designed to make t...
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Gambler's World
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It was a rigged gambling game, but Retief had to play it.
Retief was First Secretary and Consul to the...
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It Could Be Anything
Keith Laumer, well-known for his tales of adventure and action, shows us a different side of his talent in this original, exciting and thought-provoking exploration of the meaning of meaning....
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Earthblood: and Other Stories
Two complete novels of interstellar adventure: Earthblood by Keith Laumer and Rosel George Brown chronicles one man's struggle to find his destiny in a future where the very existence of Earth is a legend that few believe. Humanity was defeated b...
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Future Imperfect
The Convulsing Earth had shattered Civilization --and Something Was Moving In To Pick Up The Pieces ? Mal was heading across an America ravaged by worldwide earthquakes when he ran into a dying stranger who babbled of men who weren't really men. ...
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Cold Steel
THE THIN STEEL LINE Spreading throughout the galaxy, the human race finds that some of its new neighbors are very unfriendly. But when threats arise, the humans know what to do: Break out the Bolos! Gigantic tanks, with enough firepower for an ...
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The Lighter Side
IT'S A SERIOUSLY DERANGED UNIVERSE OUT THERE! Chester W. Chester IV had inherited his great grandfather's lifework: a super computer that could bring any situation or time to life. Chester and his shady pal thought that they could make a fortune, ...
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Dangerous Vegetables
Chlorophyll cries out for Blood! Do you hate to eat your vegetables? (As if they'd let you ...) Do you worry about your vegetables eating you? (A real possibility ...) Can you swallow puns bad enough to make an artichoke--while Earth takes a...
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Last Stand
LIKE A ROCK (But then, the first Bolos were GM products....) Controlled by their tireless electronic brains which were programmed to admit no possibility of defeat, the gigantic robot tanks known as Bolos were almost indestructible, and nearly un...
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The Triumphant
Two new powerhouses of science fiction, David Weber and Linda Evans, continue the amplified history of the Bolo, the nearly indestructible tank/artificial intelligence that changed the shape of the galaxy. David Weber tells the story of a Bolo, th...
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The Unconquerable
"DEFEAT" DOES NOT COMPUTE The Unconquerable continues the Amplified History of the Bolo: From the earliest entries in the Bolo saga comes the account of a besieged American platoon and their experimental robot tank facing an enemy who controls a l...
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Honor of the Regiment
BOLOS: YOU GOTTA LOVE 'EM (OR ELSE) What is a BOLO? The symbol of brute force, intransigent defiance, and adamantine will. But on a deeper level, the BOLO is the Lancelot of the future: The perfect knight, sans peur et sans reproche. The perfect g...
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Retief and the Rascals
Terran diplomat and interplanetary troubleshooter Jame Retief must stop the belligerent, five-eyed Groaci from invading the beleaguered planet of Bloor, which is already plagued by violence between rival gangs. Original....
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Back to the Time Trap
As superbeings from the end of time struggle for control of the universe with aliens from another galaxy, Roger and his friends find themselves face to face with history's bad guys in their quest to return to their own time. Original....
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Zone Yellow
"Brion Bayard, once of our own timeline and now Imperium Agent extraordinaire, had been on some pretty dangerous missions before -- but never had he encountered so noxious a foe as the invading legions of giant plague-ridden rats who walked like men,...
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The Stars Must Wait
In the year 2002 a young Air Force Lieutenant Commander prepares for his role as Backup Navigator for the historic Callisto Mission. Before leaving Earth for space, "Jack" Jackson will be placed in a state of suspended animation, and will be awakened...
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Retief: Envoy to the New Worlds
The authorized history of the frontier worlds of the 29th century is readily available to anyone who cares to pore through the official files of the Terrestrial Diplomatic Corps. For serious students of history, however, it would be well to read betw...
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Galactic Odyssey
Down and out on planet Earth... It was raining, starting to sleet. My last ride had dumped me twenty country miles from nowhere. If I didn't get warm soon I was going to die. That's why I took a chance on that weird corn silo, even after I knew it wa...
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Retief in the Ruins
It's a rare day when Terrans meet eye-to-eyestalk with the slimy little sticky-fingers--er, that is to say, the noble alien Groaci. This time the races clash on the planet PopuRi, once the home of a mighty interstellar power. Popu-Ri has sunk into de...
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Retief and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude
ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES RETIEF A DULL BOY.. . That's why a chance to apply his diplomatic skills to the Annual Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude should have proved quite a relief for the Galaxy's Only Two-fisted Diplomat; after all, what could...
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Rogue Bolo
The first completely automated Bolo, designed to operate normally without a man on board, was the landmark XV Model M, which performed remarkably well.However, the always-present possibility of capture and use of a Bolo by an enemy was a constant sou...
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Worlds of the Imperium
When Brion Bayard was kidnapped and brought to the alternate world where Earth's history took a different turn, it was not a pleasant experience. It was, however, a startling experience. Here was a world that was just like the Earth he was taken from...
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End As a Hero
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 th...
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The Return of Retief
PLANET AFTER PLANET FELL TO THE REE A vast and powerful race, the Ree needed breeding room for an ever-increasing population--and their expansion plans took no account of human territory. The farmers and miners of Tip Space were helpless against ...
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The Infinite Cage
When he awakens in a skid row alley, Adam knows nothing. Not who he is, nor where he's from. Money is a mystery. So are women. All he begins his new life with is a will to survive. But he learns fast: first, how to get away; then how not to have to. ...
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Knight of Delusions
INVESTIGATION OF REALITY It starts out as a weird but seemingly understandable assignment, bodyguarding a mad politician whose keepers have decided to let him "escape" as a sort of reality therapy. But to understand the Senator, Florin must enter ...
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Star Colony
Coming in fast and low, the huge ship made planet fall. Three years out from Terra, the colony ship Omega had reached her destination, and the crew began to off-load the cargo and passengers. Then the ship vanished. Against the vast panorama ...
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The Breaking Earth
The earth gone mad... Always, beneath the calm surface of our planet, colossal forces are building up, and from time to time must find release; minor geological events such as the San Francisco earthquake, and the eruptions of Krakatoa and Mt. St. H...
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Earthblood
"An epic novel of humanity pushed to the brink of existence–and fighting back with a dash of grit and a sense of humor by Bolo and Retief series creator Keith Laumer and Rosel George Brown. Also includes the complete Laumer and Brown Niss unive...
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The Devil You Don't
ENTER THE WORLD OF TRANSMUTATIONS -- MENTAL AND ELEMENTAL, ALCHEMICAL AND ACADEMIC NIGHT AND THE LOVES OF JOE DICOSTANZO by Samuel R. Delany When a young man living in an abandoned castle discovers he has strange and wonderful powers, he's delig...
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Retief at Large
COSMIC DIPLOMACY AND MACHIAVELLIAN INTRIGUE The official accounts of Terra's efforts in the field of interstellar diplomacy during the 29th century are available for the dialing to anyone willing to pore through the records of the Corps Diplomatiq...
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Best of Keith Laumer
"Some of the most excellent stories of our time. . . . Laumer writes adventure as well as any science-fiction writer, and The Best of Keith Laumer contains some of his finest work. It shows an artistic range and versatility that will be a revelation ...
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The Glory Game
WAR GAMES... As the Hukk maneuver on the fringes otTerran Space, the Terran Navy is about to begin the most important "game" in the history of the human race. For too many years the Hukk have been pushing, pushing at humanity's frontiers, testing ou...
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The Other Side of Time
Agatha Windham has lost her mind. Surely. Otherwise she wouldn't have nightmares about a small Jewess who is captured during WWII. Nor would she watch a German farmer step into her office out of a stained-glass window and request her help. After all,...
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Timetracks
One of the most prolific and gifted writers in a very fast field. For science fiction is really where it's at these days. In fact, anyone not writing s.f. is clearly out-of-step. In this arena, Laumer is close to being one of the old-timers (no pun i...
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Retief of the CDT
AGAINST A RAGING BACKDROP OF INTERPLANETARY INTRIGUE This time that resourceful officer of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne must deal with horrors unknown as he hunts the universe for a stolen ballet theatre. The courageous Terran must figh...
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The Star Treasure
THE STAR LORDS WANTED HIM DEAD... but Ban Tarleton was not yet ready to die. He had found the corpse of his friend Paul Danton among the rings of Saturn, flotsam among the litter of Space, and he yearned for revenge. The Star Lords controlled t...
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The Long Twilight: and Other Stories
A huge volume of edge-of-the-seat science fiction adventure, including: * The Long Twilight: Grayle and Falconer met in relentless combat with no quarter in prehistoric ages past, their endless battle now remembered only as dark myths and legends....
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Retief and the Warlords
ACROSS THE GALAXIES, AGAINST WRONGDOERS AND ROGUES! Only Retief-- the indomitable champion of the underdog and 27th-century diplomacy-- can seal the peace between the battling earthlings and the lobster-like aliens known as Haterakans. In const...
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Catastrophe Planet
The Earth was in shambles after the final quake had leveled the cities. For Mal Irish the last hold on reality was the embossed gold coin he had taken from the pocket of the dead man - the man who with his last breath had told him of mastodons buri...
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Retief: Emissary to the Stars
THE GROACI PERIL They're nasty little five-eyed sticky fingers who want the galaxy and will stoop to anything to get it. But when they try to sabotage one planet and use another for their garbage, it's time for Retief, that cunning and courageous ...
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A Plague of Demons
THE SECRET MASTERS OF THE WORLD...WEREN'T HUMAN When John Bravais went on a secret mission to observe a war in North Africa, he found out more than it was safe to know. Lupine-like aliens were harvesting the brains of the fallen, for an unknown pu...
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Retief's War
THAT RESOURCEFUL RETIEF IS BACK! Its Retief the galactic policeman and Earthman on a visit to the planet of Quopp, where Earthmen must tread quietly or not at all. But Ambassador Longspoon has a plan to unite all the hostile tribes of Quopp under ...
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Retief Unbound
The publication of certain accounts of Jame Retief under the title RETIEF AT LARGE has generated such response that we of Ace Books have felt compelled, as a public service, to publish a second volume of the affairs--some would call them adventures--...
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Trace of Memory
Help wanted: Soldier of fortune seeks companion in arms to share unusual adventure. Foster, Box 19. Legion was desperate-but not that desperate. Even petty larceny seemed preferable to that kind of proposal. But fate stepped in, and now he is on t...
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The Keith Laumer Reader - Volume I
WORLDS of the IMPERIUM: For Brion Bayard, the discovery of an alternate world to Earth where history took a different turn in the road was not a pleasant experience. His kidnapping brought him some startling revelations.THE FROZEN PLANET: There ar...
