Keith Laumer

Keith Laumer

Keith Laumer 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 Odyssey, a Collection. The second-highest rated book is Dinosaur Beach, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Keith Laumer on Book Notification is Bolo, the first novel in the Bolo series. The second most read book is The Big Show & Other Tales, a Collection.

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 Bolo Series.

List of Bolo Books in Publication Order

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

List of Imperium Books in Publication Order

List of The Invaders Books in Publication Order

List of Lafayette O'Leary Books in Publication Order

List of Retief Books in Publication Order (with William H. Keith Jr.)

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Envoy to New Worlds
1963
2
Galactic Diplomat
1965
3
Retief's War
1965
4
Retief and the Warlords
1968
5
Ambassador to Space
1970
6
Retief of the CDT
1971
7
Retief's Ransom
1971
8
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 and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude
1986
15
Retief in the Ruins
1986
16
Reward for Retief
1989
17
Retief and the Rascals
1993
18
8.5
Retief!
2001
19
Retief's Peace (With: William H. Keith Jr.)
2005
20
The Yillian Way
2009
21
The Frozen Planet
2020
22
Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain
2020
23
Retief: the Dirty Dozen
2020
24
The Madman from Earth
2020
25
The Desert and the Stars
2020
26
Cultural Exchange
2020
27
Mightiest Qorn
2020
28
The Governor of Glave
2020
29
Aide Memoire
2020
30
Saline Solution
2020
31
The Star-Sent Knaves
2020

List of Time Trap Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

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

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Collections in Publication Order

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

List of The Avengers Books in Publication Order (with Norman Daniels, with John Dorney, with John Garforth)

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Dead Duck ( By: Patrick Macnee)
Dead Duck ( By: Patrick Macnee)
1966
2
Floating Game (By: John Garforth)
Floating Game (By: John Garforth)
1967
3
The Gold Bomb
1968
4
The Avengers 5: The Afrit Affair
1968
5
The Drowned Queen
1968
6
The Magnetic Man (By: Norman Daniels)
The Magnetic Man (By: Norman Daniels)
1968
7
Laugh Was On Lazarus (By: John Garforth)
Laugh Was On Lazarus (By: John Garforth)
1969
8
The Passing Of Gloria Munday (By: John Garforth)
The Passing Of Gloria Munday (By: John Garforth)
1969
9
Heil Harris! (By: John Garforth)
Heil Harris! (By: John Garforth)
2016
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List of Robot Books in Publication Order (with James Tiptree Jr., with Barry N. Malzberg, with James Edwin Gunn)

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Robot: Rivista di fantascienza n 9 (By: Barry N. Malzberg)
Robot: Rivista di fantascienza n 9 (By: Barry N. Malzberg)
1976
2
Robot: Rivista di fantascienza n 9 (By: Barry N. Malzberg)
Robot: Rivista di fantascienza n 9 (By: Barry N. Malzberg)
1976
3
Robot: Rivista di fantascienza n 11 (By: James Edwin Gunn)
1977
4
Robot: Rivista di fantascienza n 11 (By: James Edwin Gunn)
1977
5
Robot: Rivista di fantascienza n 37 (By: James Edwin Gunn)
1979
6
Robot: Rivista di fantascienza n 37 (By: James Edwin Gunn)
1979
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List of Keith Laumer Anthologies in Publication Order

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

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.

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  4. David Weber, author of the Honor Harrington Series.
  5. Jerry Pournelle, author of the novel: Lucifer's Hammer.

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 novel 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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