In addition to using his original name for writing his novels, author keith also uses a few pen names, including ian douglas, keith douglass, robert cain, bill keith, h. The bolo book series by multiple authors includes books bolo, rogue bolo, the stars must wait, and several more. See all books authored by keith laumer, including bolo, and the stars must wait, and more on. The bolo universe is a fictional universe based on a series of military science fiction books by author keith laumer. Prior to becoming a fulltime writer, he was an officer in the united states air force and a diplomat in the united states foreign service. Books by series coming soon new releases this months biggest new books. Keith laumer worked at his trade, creating a huge series of retief stories, both shorts and novels, imperium tales, and the bolo tank which has taken on a life of its own since laumers death with multiple writers.
Series reading order, cover art, synopsis, sequels. The project gutenberg ebook of the governor of glave, by keith laumer this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Worlds of the imperium seven from the stars 1962 o2n with marion zimmer bradley. The original bolo stories spawned a cottage industry of bolo books written after laumers death by some of the best military science fiction authors in. This is a nice collection because it is laumers alone. In many of his books, keith has drawn upon the experiences that he gained while serving in the united states navy on the post of hospital. I read some of keith laumers retief books in my youth from the library and found him to be a writer with buccaneer playfulness. All laumers original work appeared in the compleat bolo 1990. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Keith laumers bolos are backand new york times more.
The fate of the earth is in the hands of lieutenant commander greylorn in charge of the search for omega, and every decision he will make during mans first contact with an alien race first page. The short story collection odyssey is edited by eric flint and written by keith laumer. Keith laumer laumer, keith, 19251993 the online books page. Humanity has been defeated by the rapacious niss millennia ago and lies scattered across the galaxy. Keith laumer books list of books by author keith laumer. It puts you in the mood for more of laumer s work, and i would suggest a plague of demons as your next stop. What i wanted to do here does not include these pastiches, but looks at the original bolo tales and in the order they were written, with the hope of gleaming some idea of the evolution the idea has taken. Keith laumers bolos are backand new york times bestselling author john ringo has signed on with the bolo brigade. Keith laumer laumer, keith used books, rare books and new books. I did think three by laumer was an odd choice for a book title until i checked and back in 1967, he had a book out called nine by laumer. Keith mccafferty is an award winning author that crafted a career out of writing and editing content about survival and the outdoors.
Keith laumer author visit amazons keith laumer page. A plague of demons book by keith laumer, eric flint. An epic novel of humanity pushed to the brink of existenceand fighting back with a dash of grit and a sense of humor by bolo and retief series creator keith laumer and rosel george brown. Discover book depositorys huge selection of keith laumer books online. Mar 01, 2004 keith laumer author visit amazons keith laumer page. Not in the public domain, i believe, but one of the most kickbutt scifi novels ever writen. Below is a list of eric flints books in order of when they were originally released as well as in chronological order when necessary. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia.
Keith laumer laumer, keith, 19251993 the online books. Order of eric flint books eric flint is an american author of science fiction, alternate history and fantasy novels and short stories. Flint also works as an editor and as an epublisher for the baen free library. Books by keith laumer authors like keith laumer what. The project gutenberg ebook of the governor of glave, by. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Jame retief is the main character in a series of satirical science fiction stories by keith laumer. The warrior breed, galactic marines and star carrier series. Who guards the guards the compleat bolo by keith laumer. Buy keith laumer ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. They first appeared in the short story combat unit 1960, and have since been featured in science fiction novels and short story anthologies by him.
Probably no one wrote more exciting, actionpacked science fiction than keith laumer, and greylorn is a great example of his style. The book list is ordered in chronological and publication order. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. It primarily revolves around the eponymous bolo, a type of selfaware tank. Books by laumer, keith sorted by release date project. As a diplomat, retief does not always follow procedure.
A plague of demons by keith laumer invisible aliens ruled the earth, and only one man could see themand they were hunting him down. Greylorn by keith laumer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Keith laumer laumer, keith, 19251993 a wikipedia article about this author is available laumer, keith, 19251993, contrib bolo. The triumphant bolos, book 3 keith laumer, david weber, linda evans.
See the complete bolo series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read retief. The long remembered thunder keith laumer aug 18, 2016. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. For many people, keith mccafferty is just another vikingspenguins books author. Unrivaled in the history of artillery and unsurpassed in its ability to reason, bolo replaced man in that most human of endeavors. Books by laumer, keith sorted alphabetically project.
Greylorn by keith laumer abebooks shop for books, art. A bad day for vermin gutenberg ebook laumer, keith, 19251993. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Reading the john ringo books in order books reading order. John keith laumer june 9, 1925 january 23, 1993 was an american science fiction author. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it.
Download and enjoy your favorite keith laumer audiobooks instantly today to your mobile phone, tablet, laptop or desktop at. What is the suggested reading order for the bolo series. His novels and story collections have gone through printing after printing for nearly four decades. Nominated for two hugo and four nebula awards, he wrote novels, short stories, and adventure comics. When a ruthless political regime seizes power on a world struggling to recover from alien invasion, a former war hero finds herself leading a desperate band of freedom fighters. Greylorn short story included, not greylorn collection, because included in gambler. The invaders by keith laumer, first edition abebooks. In this story he displays the finesse, artistry and imagination of an. He is the author of the freedoms rangers, cybernarc, warstrider, seals. Earthblood by keith laumer, laumer, rosel george brown.
All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental. In these scintillating tales of the everadvancing dinochrome brigade, the most effective weapons ever devised ell their own story in actionpacked chronicles of extraterrestrial adventure. A plague stories, a plague stories by keith laumer. Keith laumer, creator of the bolo series, was renowned both for his fastpaced stories of science fiction adventure, and for his comical stories of retief, the only twofisted diplomat in the galaxy. Here are the john ringo books in order for his currently published works. American sciencefiction author keith laumer 192593 created the bolo and reteif series of stories about selfaware tanks as well as tales of time travel and alternate realities. Follow keith laumer and explore their bibliography from s keith laumer author page. The stories were written over a span of thirty years beginning in the early 1960s, without much regard for chronology or any particular scheme. Earthblood by sf legend and bolo and retief saga creator keith laumer writing with awardwinning sf luminary rosel george brown. The lighter side 2002 future imperfect 2003 legions of space 2004 the long twilight and other stories 2007 earthblood and other stories 2008 with rosel george brown. Laumer was a captain in the us air force and later an officer in the diplomatic corps, serving all over the world, giving him a solid background both for his fastmoving action stories, including his bolo series, and his satirical retief adventures, which deftly skewer the bureaucratic mentality, whether human or alien. John keith laumer 19250609june 9, 1925 19930123january 23, 1993 was an american science fiction author.
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