Keith Laumer
(John Keith Laumer)
(1925 - 1993)Keith Laumer was an extremely successful man, an author who kept fit, always. It was therefore more difficult for him when he suffered a massive stroke in 1971 that paralyzed one side of his body and part of his brain and therefore his mind. He was unable to exercise as before and gained weight, resembling the Red Bull in one of his stories. The photo above hardly resembles Keith before his stroke. He was embarrassed by his weight gain but was able to get along well enough. Keith tried to whip, to control, to overcome the stroke. He spent an enormous amount of time in physical therapy and other exercises in a futile effort to gain full use of his body. He could walk and get around, with a limp but he was never to gain full access of his body. Like a character in one of his stories, his crippled body would not comply, would not work correctly. This drove Keith Laumer to anger and the anger turned easily to uncontrolled rage, apathy, and total disappointment. He was a master of his mind but he could no longer write. He tried, over and again but the paralysis took control of his mind and the rage drove everyone away.
Series
Imperium
1. Worlds of the Imperium (1962)
2. The Other Side of Time (1965)
3. Assignment in Nowhere (1968)
4. Zone Yellow (1990)
Imperium (omnibus) (2005)
1. Worlds of the Imperium (1962)
2. The Other Side of Time (1965)
3. Assignment in Nowhere (1968)
4. Zone Yellow (1990)
Imperium (omnibus) (2005)
Retief
1. Envoy to New Worlds (1963)
2. Galactic Diplomat (1965)
3. Retief's War (1965)
4. Retief and the Warlords (1968)
5. Retief: Ambassador to Space (1969)
6. Retief of the CDT (1971)
7. Retief's Ransom (1971)
aka Retief and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude
8. Retief: Emissary to the Stars (1975)
9. Retief at Large (1978)
10. Retief Unbound (1979)
11. Diplomat at Arms (1982)
12. Retief to the Rescue (1983)
13. The Return of Retief (1984)
14. Retief in the Ruins (1986)
15. Reward for Retief (1989)
Retief and the Rascals (1993)
Retief! (2001)
Gambler's World (2009)
The Yillian Way (2009)
1. Envoy to New Worlds (1963)
2. Galactic Diplomat (1965)
3. Retief's War (1965)
4. Retief and the Warlords (1968)
5. Retief: Ambassador to Space (1969)
6. Retief of the CDT (1971)
7. Retief's Ransom (1971)
aka Retief and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude
8. Retief: Emissary to the Stars (1975)
9. Retief at Large (1978)
10. Retief Unbound (1979)
11. Diplomat at Arms (1982)
12. Retief to the Rescue (1983)
13. The Return of Retief (1984)
14. Retief in the Ruins (1986)
15. Reward for Retief (1989)
Retief and the Rascals (1993)
Retief! (2001)
Gambler's World (2009)
The Yillian Way (2009)
Lafayette O'Leary
1. The Time Bender (1966)
2. The World Shuffler (1970)
3. The Shape Changer (1973)
4. The Galaxy Builder (1984)
The Universe Twister (omnibus) (2008)
1. The Time Bender (1966)
2. The World Shuffler (1970)
3. The Shape Changer (1973)
4. The Galaxy Builder (1984)
The Universe Twister (omnibus) (2008)
Bolo
1. Bolo! (2005) (with David Weber)
2. Rogue Bolo (1986)
3. The Compleat Bolo (1990)
4. Bolo Brigade (1997) (with William H Keith)
5. Bolo Rising (1998) (with William H Keith)
6. Bolo Strike (2001) (with William H Keith)
Annals of the Dinochrome Brigade (1976)
Bolos: Their Finest Hour (2010)
1. Bolo! (2005) (with David Weber)
2. Rogue Bolo (1986)
3. The Compleat Bolo (1990)
4. Bolo Brigade (1997) (with William H Keith)
5. Bolo Rising (1998) (with William H Keith)
6. Bolo Strike (2001) (with William H Keith)
Annals of the Dinochrome Brigade (1976)
Bolos: Their Finest Hour (2010)
Novels
A Trace of Memory (1963)
The Great Time Machine Hoax (1964)
A Plague of Demons (1965)
Catastrophe Planet (1966)
Earthblood (1966) (with Rosel George Brown)
The Monitors (1966)
Galactic Odyssey (1967)
aka Spaceman!
The Day Before Forever (1969)
The Long Twilight (1969)
The Seeds of Gonyl (1969)
The House in November (1970)
Fat Chance (1971)
aka Deadfall
The Star Treasure (1971)
Dinosaur Beach (1971)
Night of Decisions (1972)
The Infinite Cage (1972)
Night Of Delusions (1972)
The Glory Game (1973)
The Ultimax Man (1978)
The Breaking Earth (1981)
Star Colony (1981)
End as a Hero (1985)
The Stars Must Wait (1990)
Judson's Eden (1991)
The Great Time Machine Hoax (1964)
A Plague of Demons (1965)
Catastrophe Planet (1966)
Earthblood (1966) (with Rosel George Brown)
The Monitors (1966)
Galactic Odyssey (1967)
aka Spaceman!
The Day Before Forever (1969)
The Long Twilight (1969)
The Seeds of Gonyl (1969)
The House in November (1970)
Fat Chance (1971)
aka Deadfall
The Star Treasure (1971)
Dinosaur Beach (1971)
Night of Decisions (1972)
The Infinite Cage (1972)
Night Of Delusions (1972)
The Glory Game (1973)
The Ultimax Man (1978)
The Breaking Earth (1981)
Star Colony (1981)
End as a Hero (1985)
The Stars Must Wait (1990)
Judson's Eden (1991)
Omnibus
Envoy to New Worlds / Flight from Yesterday (1963) (with Robert Moore Williams)
The Other Sky / The House in November (1985)
Works of Keith Laumer (5 Books) (2010)
Earth Quarter / Envoy to New Worlds (2011) (with Damon Knight)
A Hoax in Time / Inside Earth (2011) (with Poul Anderson)
A God Named Smith / Worlds of the Imperium (2012) (with Henry Slesar)
The Other Sky / The House in November (1985)
Works of Keith Laumer (5 Books) (2010)
Earth Quarter / Envoy to New Worlds (2011) (with Damon Knight)
A Hoax in Time / Inside Earth (2011) (with Poul Anderson)
A God Named Smith / Worlds of the Imperium (2012) (with Henry Slesar)
Collections
Nine by Laumer (1967)
Planet Run (1967) (with Gordon R Dickson)
Greylorn (1968)
aka The Other Sky
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Galaxy (1968)
The Day Before Forever and Thunderhead (1969)
Once There Was a Giant (1971)
The Big Show (1972)
Timetracks (1972)
The Undefeated (1974)
The Best of Keith Laumer (1976)
Knight of Delusions (1982)
Chrestomathy (1984)
Alien Minds (1991)
Odyssey (2002) (with Eric Flint)
The Lighter Side (2002)
A Plague of Demons and Other Stories (2003)
Future Imperfect (2003)
Legions of Space (2004)
The Long Twilight: and Other Stories (2007)
Earthblood: And Other Stories (2008) (with Rosel George Brown)
Gambler's World and Other Works (2010)
Beyond the Moons of Neptune (2010)
The Keith Laumer SciFi Collection (2011)
The 12th Science Fiction MEGAPACK (2016) (with Poul Anderson, Alan Arkin, Manly Banister, John Gregory Betancourt, Jerome Bixby, Ray Bradbury, Rosel George Brown, Lucius Daniel, Lester del Rey, Philip K Dick, H.B. Hickey, R A Lafferty, Fritz Leiber, Murray Leinster, Richard Matheson, Walter M Miller, Chad Oliver, Talmage Powell, Mack Reynolds, Frank M Robinson, Tony Rothman, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith, George O Smith and Jim Wannamaker)
Planet Run (1967) (with Gordon R Dickson)
Greylorn (1968)
aka The Other Sky
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Galaxy (1968)
The Day Before Forever and Thunderhead (1969)
Once There Was a Giant (1971)
The Big Show (1972)
Timetracks (1972)
The Undefeated (1974)
The Best of Keith Laumer (1976)
Knight of Delusions (1982)
Chrestomathy (1984)
Alien Minds (1991)
Odyssey (2002) (with Eric Flint)
The Lighter Side (2002)
A Plague of Demons and Other Stories (2003)
Future Imperfect (2003)
Legions of Space (2004)
The Long Twilight: and Other Stories (2007)
Earthblood: And Other Stories (2008) (with Rosel George Brown)
Gambler's World and Other Works (2010)
Beyond the Moons of Neptune (2010)
The Keith Laumer SciFi Collection (2011)
The 12th Science Fiction MEGAPACK (2016) (with Poul Anderson, Alan Arkin, Manly Banister, John Gregory Betancourt, Jerome Bixby, Ray Bradbury, Rosel George Brown, Lucius Daniel, Lester del Rey, Philip K Dick, H.B. Hickey, R A Lafferty, Fritz Leiber, Murray Leinster, Richard Matheson, Walter M Miller, Chad Oliver, Talmage Powell, Mack Reynolds, Frank M Robinson, Tony Rothman, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith, George O Smith and Jim Wannamaker)
Novellas
Series contributed to
Anthology series
Bolos (with Bill Fawcett)
1. Honor of the Regiment (1993)
2. The Unconquerable (1994)
3. The Triumphant (1995)
4. Last Stand (1997)
5. Old Guard (2001)
6. Cold Steel (2002)
1. Honor of the Regiment (1993)
2. The Unconquerable (1994)
3. The Triumphant (1995)
4. Last Stand (1997)
5. Old Guard (2001)
6. Cold Steel (2002)
Anthologies edited
Non fiction
Anthologies containing stories by Keith Laumer
Venture Science Fiction 10 (1964)
Analog 6 (1966)
Dangerous Visions 3 (1967)
Worlds of If 116 (1967)
Partners in Wonder (1971)
The Infinite Arena (1977)
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (1978)
Machines That Kill (1984)
Time Wars (1986)
My Favorite Science Fiction Story (1999)
Analog 6 (1966)
Dangerous Visions 3 (1967)
Worlds of If 116 (1967)
Partners in Wonder (1971)
The Infinite Arena (1977)
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (1978)
Machines That Kill (1984)
Time Wars (1986)
My Favorite Science Fiction Story (1999)
Short stories
| Cocoon | |||
| Dinochrome | |||
| Doorstep | |||
| End as a Hero [short story] | |||
| Hybrid | |||
| The Long-Remembered Thunder | |||
| Placement Test | |||
| A Trip to the City | |||
| The Walls | |||
| Combat Unit (1960) | |||
| The Body Builders (1966) | |||
| Prototaph (1966) | |||
| The Last Command (1967) | |||
| Spaceman! (concluding part) (1967) | |||
| Test to Destruction (1967) | |||
| The Day Beyond Forever (1968) | Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| Once There Was a Giant [short story] (1968) | Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| Street Scene (1968) (with Harlan Ellison) | |||
| The Timesweepers (1969) | |||
| In the Queue (1970) | Hugo (nominee) Nebula Awards (nominee) | ||
| The Wonderful Secret (1977) | Hugo (nominee) |
Awards
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