Ebook {Epub PDF} Retief of the CDT by Keith Laumer

Keith Laumer emerged as one of the modern masters of science fiction in the s and s, 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). quotes from Laumer's Retief stories. from stories about Retief of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne by Keith Laumer. This page: Ballots and Bandits Mechanical Advantage Internal Affair The Piecemakers: Category: science fiction: * Ref CDT Image Guideline No Yb (Par 2c) Epithets, Unflattering, Use of.4/5(4). Retief is still a cleverly written character, but he's a bit of a one trick literary creation. He's consistently cool, a man of few words, until the crux of the plot when he reveals his masterful wrap up of the entire absurd situation. And the situations are indeed too absurd to take seriously/5.

Book Retief and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude. by Keith Laumer. · Ratings · 8 Reviews · published · 2 editions. Contains the novella (unavailable elsewhere) "Reti. Want to Read. Shelving menu. Shelve Retief and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude. Want to Read. Jame Retief. Jame Retief is the main character in a series of satirical science fiction stories by Keith Laumer. The stories were written over a span of thirty years beginning in the early s, without much regard for chronology or any particular scheme. Detailing the travails of Jame Retief in the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne (CDT), the. eBook Download BOOK EXCERPT: Keith Laumer emerged as one of the modern masters of science fiction in the s and s, creating such memoriable characters as Retief of the CDT and the Bolos. This massive page collection assembles 21 of his great tales (including a complete novel), with stories in both of those series.

Keith Laumer drew from his experiences as a vice consul in the US Foreign Service in s Burma to create the Retief of the CDT series. It was a tumultuous time in diplomatic circles because established policies and protocols were defended by an old guard of career diplomats at the same time that the diplomatic corps was being inundated by new, younger diplomats with more practical approaches to resolving international problems. Jame Retief is the main character in a series of satirical science fiction stories by Keith Laumer. The stories were written over a span of thirty years beginning in the early s, without much regard for chronology or any particular scheme. Detailing the travails of Jame Retief in the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne (CDT), the stories have a base in Laumer's experiences in the United States Foreign Service, notably his time as vice consul in Burma in the s. Book Retief and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude. by Keith Laumer. · Ratings · 8 Reviews · published · 2 editions. Contains the novella (unavailable elsewhere) "Reti. Want to Read. Shelving menu. Shelve Retief and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude. Want to Read.