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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 the run, pursued by cops, the CIA and a few not-so-friendly acquaintances of Foster. And Foster has lost his memory - not to mention about thirty years of his age! The key to Legion's dilemma, and to Foster's forgotten past, is in a row of metal cylinders aboard a spaceship that has been orbiting Earth for thousands of years. And Legion's troubles have really only begun...

Granthan's mission was the most vital of the war. It would mean instant victory—but for whom? _______ Keith Laumer 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. His older brother March Laumer was also a writer, known for his adult reinterpretations of the Land of Oz (also mentioned in Laumer's The Other Side of Time). Frank Laumer, their youngest brother, is a historian and writer.

The Fustians looked like turtles—but they could move fast when they chose! A Retief story.

American Diplomat, Brion Bayard, is on assignment in Stockholm, Sweden, when he is kidnaped by agents of The Imperium who are from a parallel world. A world where the American revolution never happened and the British Empire, which includes America and the German and Austro-Hungarian empires of Europe rule the world. Bayard learns that he was abducted because the Imperium is under attack from another parallel world. A parallel world ruled by a ruthless dictator who happens to be. . . Brion Bayard. It up to Brion to kill his alternate self and step into his place to stop these attacks. But Brion discovers almost immediately that nothing is as it seems.

“It is rather unusual,” Magnan said, “to assign an officer of your rank to courier duty, but this is an unusual mission.”

The general was bucking for his other star—and this miserable contraption bucked right back!

Keith Laumer was well-known for his science fiction action and adventure stories. «It Could Be Anything» shows us a different side of his talent. In this original, thought-provoking story he explores and redefines the meaning of meaning.

Retief ways might be the disgrace of Earth's diplomatic corps—but he always manages to get the job done, much to his boss's dismay!

Four walls do not a prison make, unless they look out upon a world that doesn’t exist any more. Keith Laumer was a Hugo and Nebula award nominee! Before becoming a science fiction writer Laumer was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the Foreign Service, adding a note of realism to many of his stories. One of science fiction’s true luminaries.

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! A fantastic science fiction tale, woven out of the threads of future thinking, by a master of the genre, Keith Laumer!

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 missed!

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 through in many of these stories. One of science fiction’s true luminaries. This is the largest collection of Laumer’s work ever assembled in one binding. If you enjoyed this book, you’ll want to search on “Positronic Publishing Super Pack” and check out all our other Super Packs! Included are:
Greylorn
Worlds of the Imperium
Doorstep
The King of the City
The Frozen Planet
Gambler’s World
The Yillian Way
The Madman from Earth
Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain
A Trace of Memory
Aide Memoire
Cultural Exchange
The Desert and the Stars
Cocoon
It Could Be Anything
The Walls
Saline Solution
The Long Remembered Thunder
A Hoax in Time
End as a Hero
The Star-Sent Knaves
Mightiest Qorn
The Night of the Trolls
The Governor of Glave
Diplomat-at-Arms

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: GREYLORN
THE FROZEN PLANET
GAMBLER’S WORLD
THE YILLIAN WAY
IT COULD BE ANYTHING
END AS A HERO
A BAD DAY FOR VERMIN
A TRACE OF MEMORY
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The revolution was over and peace restored—so naturally Retief expected the worst!

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 LAUMER
THE FROZEN PLANET [Retief]
GAMBLER’S WORLD [Retief]
THE YILLIAN WAY [Retief]
THE MADMAN FROM EARTH [Retief]
RETIEF OF THE RED-TAPE MOUNTAIN [Retief]
AIDE MEMOIRE [Retief]
CULTURAL EXCHANGE [Retief]
THE DESERT AND THE STARS [Retief]
SALINE SOLUTION [Retief]
MIGHTIEST QORN [Retief]
THE GOVERNOR OF GLAVE [Retief]
THE KING OF THE CITY
THE LONG REMEMBERED THUNDER
THE NIGHT OF THE TROLLS [Bolo]
THE STAR-SENT KNAVES
GREYLORN
IT COULD BE ANYTHING
A BAD DAY FOR VERMIN
END AS A HERO
DOORSTEP
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