A Plague of Demons

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KEITH LAUMER:

THE CREATOR OF RETIEF AND

THE MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURE

"Spare, clean prose style and muscular storytelling technique… I consider him to be one of the three or four authors who had the greatest influence on me throughout my life, as both a reader and a writer." -David Weber "For those who are confronting Laumer for the first time… I envy you: you are about to discover a prose stylist whose single aim is to pleasure you." -Harlan Ellison "One of the most productive and popular writers of science fiction." -Ben Bova [Laumer's Retief stories are] "Some of the funniest, cleverest, and most (unfortunately) realistic stories ever written about life at the sharp end of international relations. You're about to have fun." -David Drake "[Laumer's Dinosaur Beach is] unrivalled not only in its class, but in a class by itself." -Gordon R. Dickson "[Laumer's Retief is] a James Bond figure among helpless bureaucrats… adventure tales that are brisk, light and sardonic…" - Publishers Weekly "Laumer is a master of both science fiction and mystery." - Seattle Times "[Laumer's Retief stories offer] satirically wild SF adventures… improbable plot-twists and slapstick action." - Kirkus Reviews "Keith Laumer is one of science fiction's most adept creators… suspenseful action makes this story a first-rate thriller." - Savannah News-Press "Hilarious! Swinging! Brilliant!" - Galaxy

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