tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post3592171406645738419..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Bonus FFB on Wednesday: The Best of Keith Laumer -- Keith Laumermybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-80574142719264728212017-05-26T10:08:48.393-05:002017-05-26T10:08:48.393-05:00The later Retief is sad stuff, all right. And mos...The later Retief is sad stuff, all right. And most of the later work, too. But the early work is a heck of a lot of fun most of the time.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-51815073522728944182017-05-26T09:43:16.040-05:002017-05-26T09:43:16.040-05:00I wonder if they weren't deferring to the full...I wonder if they weren't deferring to the full-length Retief collections (some of which, as I recall, were marketed as quasi-novels even though they were story collections really). I like Retief but, it must be said, in pretty small doses. (And, alas, only early Retief, but sadly that goes for almost all of Laumer's work.)<br />Rich Hortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659613066689174738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-22837526877864982682017-05-25T19:16:29.871-05:002017-05-25T19:16:29.871-05:00Another vote for Retief.Another vote for Retief.lastromantic49https://www.blogger.com/profile/15352300459560808405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-74835397398356095832017-05-24T09:02:41.726-05:002017-05-24T09:02:41.726-05:00I noticed a copy of WORLDS OF THE IMPERIUM on my s...I noticed a copy of WORLDS OF THE IMPERIUM on my shelves just the other day and was thinking about reading it. Now I'll go ahead and pull it out for sure. Haven't read Laumer in years. Decades, even.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-9790862876633543792017-05-24T07:17:23.268-05:002017-05-24T07:17:23.268-05:00Back in the Sixties, Keith Laumer was one of my fa...Back in the Sixties, Keith Laumer was one of my favorite SF writers. Loved A TRACE OF MEMORY and the Retief series. Later, health issues limited Laumer's ability to write.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com