Retief: Emissary to the Stars

Retief: Emissary to the Stars
Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Gateway
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2016-03-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473215641

THE CORPS DIPLOMATIQUE TERRESTRIENNE HAS NEVER SEEN HIS LIKE... Retief - the most diplomatic diplomat of the 27th century. His mission: to gain control of the most desirable planet in the universe - without triggering intergalactic war. He tries talking ... but how does anyone - even Retief - negotiate with an uninhabited planet? He tries a dice game ... but how does gambling help the solar peace organization prevent the malevolent Basurans (who've eaten their own planet) from turning to Terra's prize colony for an after-dinner snack? The problems Retief faces are just beginning, but as insurmountable as they seem, the indomitable adventurer prevails - and keeps the state of the universe on an even keel!

Retief

Retief
Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Pocket Books
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1986
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780671656058

Retief, top agent of the CDT, is sent to Froom 93, Delicia, and other planets to stop the advances of the aggressive Groaci

Retief

Retief
Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2013-03-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1625588798

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 from making a deadly mistake. Only one man could think quickly enough to get the job done!

Star Colony

Star Colony
Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Gateway
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2016-03-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473215862

Coming in fast and low, the huge ship made planetfall. 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 of an unexplored universe, Keith Laumer sets this first volume of the history of the world called Colmar - mankind's first venture among the stars.

The Star Treasure

The Star Treasure
Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Gateway
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2016-02-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473215951

HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MURDER It was a set-up ... but who was behind it, and why did they want Ban Tarleton out of the United Planetary Navy? Could it have been something to do with the innocent-looking chunk of rock dug from an asteroid by Tarleton's best friend - a discovery which caused him to be brutally killed? The Navy was helpless, under the orders of a greater power. Yet even the Star Lords had a weakness. If Tarleton could discover that secret, he and the populace of the beleaguered world might find freedom once again.

The Stars Must Wait

The Stars Must Wait
Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Gateway
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2016-03-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473215455

Awakened from suspended animation aboard his exploration starship, John Jackson is shocked to discover that the ship never left Earth - and that he has slept a century after a world war. Facing a nightmare wilderness inhabited by neo-barbarians and sentient tanks, Jackson is the only man who can bring the world to its senses.

Retief's War

Retief's War
Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Gateway
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2016-03-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473215668

The twenty-seventh century planet of Quopp is a world where Earthmen walk cautiously or not at all. The inhabitants are weirdly diabolical creatures, possessing spoked-wheel limbs and sprouting steel-sharp talons. Plans are afoot to place these singular beings under a single government friendly to Earth. But Jame Retief, officer of the distinguished Corps Diplomatique Teresstienne, a supra-national organization devoted to keeping the peace, has discovered that evil forces are undermining the whole scheme. Deviously sincere, uncompromisingly venal, fearlessly cowardly, Retief goes to work against mounting planetary intrigue and more than once brings those around him to the brink of nervous collapse.

Retief's Ransom

Retief's Ransom
Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Gateway
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2016-02-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 147321565X

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 estate attracts its quota of rival overlords, and the fiendish Groaci had a scheme for absorbing Lumbaga into their sphere of influence. It was working well, too, until it involved Retief, Terran diplomat extraordinary. To his powerful intellect, the machinations of the Groaci were child's play...

Retief and the Rascals

Retief and the Rascals
Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Gateway
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2016-02-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473215560

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.

The Return of Retief

The Return of Retief
Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Gateway
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2016-03-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473215684

PLANET AFTER PLANE 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 the Ree invasion. Still the Terran diplomats dithered, holding back the Navy, hoping for a truce. Retief, already on probation for undiplomatic behaviour, earned himself the assignment parleying with the Ree when he urged force against them. A suicide mission? Perhaps...but Retief is Retief.