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Enter the worlds of Keith Laumer. From the adventures of self-aware superheavy battle tanks to the intricacies of galactic diplomacy via the clash of parallel worlds, Laumer's imagination knew few bounds.
In Worlds of the Imperium, an American diplomat finds himself kidnapped by agents of the British Empire, which rules over a parallel world.
James Retief travels the stars, resolving conflicts and avoiding cultural clashes, while battling the endless bureaucracy of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne in Retief: Envoy to New Worlds.
In Bolo, Laumer explores what happens when mankind's most advanced weapons of war become self aware.
These are the opening volumes to three classic series, collected in one exciting, thrill-a-minute omnibus.
Keith Laumer
Keith Laumer (1925-1993) was an American science fiction writer and former diplomat whose real-world experience in international service informed many of his stories. Best known for the satirical Retief series and the influential Bolo tales of military science fiction, Laumer combined wit, action, and political insight. His work remains a defining presence in mid-twentieth-century speculative fiction.
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