To: Fedora
Some of his stuff is funny, some is darker. He specializes in "Planet/girl/humanity is in trouble. Hero saves the day by dint of his refusal to give up in face of insurmountable odds". The "Retief" stories are hilarious little pieces about a galactic diplomat who is always resorting to, um, more stringent negotations, to the horror of his superiors (it has some of the best beaurocrats I've ever met).
Baen has been reprinting a few of Laumer's books. In fact, you can read a couple of them online, free, at Baen's free library - the site seems to be down but go to www.baen.com and look for the link that says "free library" - it's not hard after that.
489 posted on
03/16/2004 5:28:37 PM PST by
JenB
To: JenB
I'll check that out. Baen publishes some good stuff. I have one of their old printed catalogs.
How about Stephen Donaldson?
491 posted on
03/16/2004 5:32:12 PM PST by
Fedora
To: JenB
Another author I was going to ask about: Fritz Leiber--ever read him?
496 posted on
03/16/2004 5:37:49 PM PST by
Fedora
To: JenB
Or Michael Moorcock?
497 posted on
03/16/2004 5:38:20 PM PST by
Fedora
To: JenB
Gene Wolfe?
499 posted on
03/16/2004 5:38:43 PM PST by
Fedora
To: JenB
Jean Auel?
500 posted on
03/16/2004 5:39:03 PM PST by
Fedora
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