Keith Laumer

Keith Laumer

Keith Laumer was born on June 9th, 1925 and passed away at the age of 67 on January 23rd, 1993.

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Keith Laumer Stats: The highest rated book by Keith Laumer on Book Notification is Retief!, the 18th novel in the Retief series. The second-highest rated book is Old Soldiers (Bolo #2).

The most read book by Keith Laumer on Book Notification is Old Soldiers, the 2nd novel in the Bolo series. The second most read book is Retief! (Retief #18).

Below is a complete list of Keith Laumer books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Keith Laumer is the Retief Series.

List of Bolo Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Bolo
1976
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2
Rogue Bolo
1986
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3
The Stars Must Wait
1990
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4
The Compleat Bolo
1990
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5
6
The Unconquerable
1994
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6
Bolo Brigade
1997
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7
8
Bolo Strike ( By: William H. Keith Jr.)
2001
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8
8
Bolo Rising
2001
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9
7
The Road to Damascus (With: John Ringo, Linda Evans)
2004
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10
7.5
Old Soldiers (With: David Weber)
2005
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11
Their Finest Hour
2010
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List of Bolos Books in Publication Order (with Linda Evans)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
The Triumphant (With: Linda Evans)
1995
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List of Imperium Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Worlds of the Imperium
1961
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2
8
The Other Side of Time
1965
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3
8
Assignment in Nowhere
1968
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4
Zone Yellow
1990
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List of The Invaders Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Invaders
1967
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2
Enemies From Beyond
1967
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List of Lafayette O'Leary Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
The Time Bender
1966
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2
6
The World Shuffler
1970
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3
6
The Shape Changer
1972
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4
6
The Galaxy Builder
1984
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List of Retief Books in Publication Order (with William H. Keith Jr.)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Envoy to New Worlds
1963
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2
Galactic Diplomat
1965
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3
Retief's War
1965
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4
Retief and the Warlords
1968
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5
Ambassador to Space
1969
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6
Retief of the CDT
1971
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7
Retief's Ransom
1971
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8
Emissary To The Stars
1975
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9
Retief At Large
1978
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10
Retief Unbound
1979
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11
Diplomat at Arms
1982
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12
8
Retief to the Rescue
1983
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13
The Return of Retief
1984
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14
Retief and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude
1986
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15
Retief in the Ruins
1986
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16
Reward for Retief
1989
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17
Retief and the Rascals
1993
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18
8.3
Retief!
2001
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19
Retief's Peace (With: William H. Keith Jr.)
2005
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20
The Yillian Way
2009
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21
The Frozen Planet
2020
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22
Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain
2020
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23
Retief: the Dirty Dozen
2020
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24
The Madman from Earth
2020
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25
The Desert and the Stars
2020
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26
Cultural Exchange
2020
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27
Mightiest Qorn
2020
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28
The Governor of Glave
2020
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29
Aide Memoire
2020
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30
Saline Solution
2020
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31
The Star-Sent Knaves
2020
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List of Time Trap Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Time Trap
1976
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2
Back to the Time Trap
1992
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Trace of Memory
1962
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2
Plague of Demons
1964
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3
The Great Time Machine Hoax / A Hoax in Time
1964
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4
6
The Monitors
1966
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5
Catastrophe Planet
1966
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6
8
Earthblood
1966
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7
Galactic Odyssey
1967
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8
The Long Twilight
1969
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9
The Day Before Forever
1969
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10
The House in November
1970
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11
9
Dinosaur Beach
1971
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12
The Infinite Cage
1972
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13
Night of Delusions
1972
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14
Glory Game
1973
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15
Fat Chance / Deadfall
1975
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16
The Star Treasure
1976
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17
Night of Decisions
1977
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18
The Ultimax Man
1978
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19
6
Star Colony
1981
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20
The Breaking Earth
1981
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21
End as a Hero
1985
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22
Judson's Eden
1991
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Cocoon
1962
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2
It Could Be Anything
1963
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3
Doorstep
1967
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4
The Walls
1967
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5
The Night of the Trolls
2018
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6
The Long-Remembered Thunder
2019
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7
A BAD DAY FOR VERMIN
2019
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
4
Greylorn
1951
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2
6
A Plague of Demons & Other Stories
1965
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3
Nine By Laumer
1967
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4
Planet Run
1967
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5
6
Once There Was A Giant
1968
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6
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad Galaxy
1968
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7
Knight of Delusions
1972
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8
8
The Big Show & Other Tales
1972
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9
Timetracks
1972
Go
10
The Undefeated
1974
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11
Chrestomathy
1984
Go
12
6
Alien Minds
1991
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13
9
Odyssey (With: Eric Flint)
2002
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14
Future Imperfect
2003
Go
15
Legions of Space
2004
Go
16
Earthblood and Other Stories
2008
Go
17
The Long Twilight and Other Stories
2008
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18
Beyond the Moons of Neptune
2010
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19
Gambler's World
2013
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20
The Best of Keith Laumer: Volume 1
2021
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List of The Avengers Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Dead Duck ( By: Patrick Macnee)
1966
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2
Floating Game (By: John Garforth)
1967
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3
The Gold Bomb
1968
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4
The Avengers 5: The Afrit Affair
1968
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5
The Drowned Queen
1968
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6
The Magnetic Man (By: Norman Daniels)
1968
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7
Laugh Was On Lazarus (By: John Garforth)
1969
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8
The Passing Of Gloria Munday (By: John Garforth)
1969
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9
Heil Harris! (By: John Garforth)
2016
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List of Keith Laumer Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Eighth Galaxy Reader
1965
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2
8
Dangerous Visions
1967
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3
Dangerous Visions 3
1967
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4
The Second If Reader of Science Fiction
1968
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5
Tales of Time and Space
1969
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6
Analog 7
1969
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7
Analog 6
1969
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8
Alchemy and Academe
1970
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9
Partners in Wonder
1971
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10
Nebula Awards 6
1971
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11
The Best from Amazing Stories
1973
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12
Combat SF
1975
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13
The Infinite Arena
1977
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14
The Great Science Fiction Series
1980
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15
Young Extraterrestrials
1984
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16
Extraterrestrials
1986
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17
Supertanks
1987
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18
Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow
1987
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19
Robot Warriors
1991
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20
6
Honor of the Regiment
1993
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21
6
The Triumphant
1995
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22
Last Stand
1997
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23
6
Dangerous Vegetables
1998
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24
8
Old Guard
2001
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25
Cold Steel
2002
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26
The World Turned Upside Down
2005
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27
Science Fiction Gems, Volume Eight, Keith Laumer and Others
2014
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28
The 12th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®
2016
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Keith Laumer

Keith Laumer was born on June 9th, 1925. Keith passed away January 23rd, 1993 at 67 years old.

Keith Laumer was the author of the Retief series which consists of 31 novels. The Retief series started in 1963 with the novel Envoy to New Worlds. The most recently released novel in the Retief series was The Star-Sent Knaves which was released in 2020. There are no upcoming novels for the Retief series.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Keith Laumer are:

  1. Dan Brown, author of the Robert Langdon Series.
  2. Jerry Pournelle, author of the Moties Series.
  3. John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War Series.
  4. Larry Niven, author of the Ringworld Series.
  5. David Weber, author of the Honor Harrington Series.

Keith Laumer: F.A.Q

When was Keith Laumer Born?

Keith Laumer was born on June 9th, 1925.

When did Keith Laumer die?

Keith Laumer died on January 23rd, 1993 at 67 years old.

What was the first book Keith Laumer wrote?

The first book written by Keith Laumer was Greylorn, published in 1951.

What was the most recent book Keith Laumer wrote?

Their most recently released work was The Best of Keith Laumer: Volume 1 on December 6th, 2021.

How many books has Keith Laumer written?

Keith Laumer has written 105 books across 14 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 10 books in the Bolo Series
  • 4 books in the Imperium Series
  • 2 books in The Invaders Series
  • 4 books in the Lafayette O'Leary Series
  • 31 books in the Retief Series
  • 2 books in the Time Trap Series
  • 22 Standalone Novels
  • 7 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 20 Collections
  • 3 books in The Avengers Series

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