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Retief: Diplomat-at-arms by Keith Laumer

Retief: Diplomat-at-arms

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Keith Laumer

Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · October 9, 2020

Retief had just one job on Northroyal—to save the galaxy from madness and war.

Space OperaMilitary Sci-FiFunny Sci-Fiscience
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Who it’s for
Retief sets out from Northroyal with a packet, an old horse, and a galaxy at stake.
Genres
Military Sci-Fi, Space Opera, Funny Sci-Fi
Published
Start Publishing LLC, October 9, 2020

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About this book

Retief had just one job on Northroyal—to save the galaxy from madness and war. So with a frayed cloak and an old horse and a packet in his saddlebags—not to mention blood, guts, and brains he set out. Keith Laumer was a Hugo and Nebula award nominee! Before becoming a science fiction writer Laumer was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the Foreign Service, adding a note of realism to many of his stories. One of science fiction’s true luminaries.

Northroyal Mission

Retief sets out from Northroyal with a packet, an old horse, and a galaxy at stake.

Come here for

  • Retief’s mission on Northroyal to avert madness and war
  • A frayed cloak, an old horse, and a packet in his saddlebags

Expect

  • A mission to save the galaxy from madness and war
  • A diplomat-at-arms with blood, guts, and brains

Where it sits

Military Sci-Fi41%
Funny Sci-Fi40%
Space Opera36%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Hard Sci-Fi
  • Space Opera
Authors
Keith Laumer
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
October 9, 2020
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Sci-Fi Adventure