*Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror: We’re continuing to introduce the new layout for this books category, with an image for each book. This week, we reach the works of Keith Laumer who was a prolific American writer active in the second half of the 20th Century. Before taking up writing, he had careers in the US Air Force and the US Foreign Service, the latter inspiring perhaps his most famous works, the Retief series, which deals with the adventures of a cynical spacefaring 27th Century diplomat who constantly has to overcome the red-tape-infused failures of people with names like Ambassador Grossblunder. In the first part of our re-listing, we have several Retief books, as well as other novels and short stories. Part 2 of our Laumer re-working will follow soon.
PICTURED: ALL BY KEITH LAUMER
GALACTIC DIPLOMAT Berkley Medallion 1966 1st  US PB VG £10. Retief short stories
THE MONITORS Mayflower 1971 1st UK PB VG/FN £4
NINE BY LAUMER Sphere 1970 1st UK PB VG/FN £5 Short stories
ODYSSEY Baen 2002 1st US PB GD/VG £5
RETIEF AND THE WARLORDS Pocket 1978 US PB VG £4
RETIEF: EMISSARY TO THE STARS Pocket 1979 US PB VG £4 Short stories
RETIEF OF THE CDT Pocket 1978 1st US PB thus GD/VG £4 Short stories