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Retief by Keith Laumer

Retief

The Yillian Way

Keith Laumer

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · March 25, 2013

The ceremonious protocol of the Yills was impressive, colorful, and, in the long run, deadly!

Alien ContactFunny Sci-FiSatirescience
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Who it’s for
Yill ceremony turns diplomacy into a question of reading the room correctly.
Genres
Funny Sci-Fi, Satire, Alien Contact
Published
Start Publishing LLC, March 25, 2013

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About this book

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!

Yill Protocol

Yill ceremony turns diplomacy into a question of reading the room correctly.

Come here for

  • The Yills’ colorful, ceremonious protocol
  • Retief’s response to their overtures

Expect

  • Retief working out the proper response while keeping his superiors from a deadly mistake

Where it sits

Funny Sci-Fi96%
Alien Contact58%
Satire50%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi
Authors
Keith Laumer
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
March 25, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Sci-Fi