โ Laumer, Keith
๐ Fiction
๐
1985
๐ Ace Science Fiction Books
๐ English
โ 249 KB
๐ 1 views
โฆ LIBER โฆ
Retief at Large
โ Scribed by Laumer, Keith
- Publisher
- Ace Science Fiction Books
- Year
- 1978;1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 242 KB
- Edition
- Reissue
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Cosmic diplomacy and Machiavellian intrigue.
The official accounts of Terra's efforts in the field of interstellar diplomacy during the 29th century are available for the dialing to anyone willing to pore through the records of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne.
For those of sufficient discernment, however, it will be evident that the Corps records, incredibly voluminous though they be, fail to tell the whole truth - indeed to some degree must obscure it. Surely if it had been guarded solely by the efforts of such persons as Ambassadors Magnan, Thunderstroke and Grossblunder, Terra's Sphere of Influence would have crumpled instantly before the diplomatic assaults of the Groaci. That it did not demonstrates that other factors were at work.
One such factor was a career diplomat named James Retief. Contained here are several accounts of his achievements, illustrating how a few able men were able to save the galaxy for Man.
Contents:
Cultural Exchange (1962) shortstory
Saline Solution (1963) shortstory
The Castle of Light (1964) novelette
Wicker Wonderland (1965) novelette (aka The City That Grew in the Sea)
The Brass God (1965) novelette (aka Retief, God-Speaker)
Mechanical Advantage (1971) novelette (aka Retief, the Long-Awaited Master)
Dam Nuisance (1966) novelette
Grime and Punishment (1969) novelette (aka Clear as Mud)
The Forbidden City (1969) novelette (aka Retief, War Criminal)
The Piecemakers (1970) novelette
Ballots and Bandits (1970) novelette
Pime Doesn't Cray (1971) novelette
Library : Science Fiction
Universes : Retief [09]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780441715077
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