FUTURE IMPERFECT

FUTURE IMPERFECT
Keith Laumer
SF
3 Stars
epub, 441 pages

a collection of short stories about the future that all have something negative overall taking place in society or with the world itself. Hurray for Dystopian writing?

Dinosaur Beach

Dinosaur Beach
Keith Laumer
SF
3 stars
186 pages

a time agent from Era4 gets into some serious time screwups. Messes with Era5-7 and turns out to be a robot from the WAY future allowing humanity a chance to survive without timetravel. He loves a woman from 1936 and as a reward goes back there and forgets everything but his cover story about living in that age. Weird.

Retief!

Retief!
Keith Laumer
SF
3 stars
589 pages

a bunch of short stories about a diplomat named Jame Retief. He works in the CDT, a galaxy spanning Corp that is about as helpful as the Circumlocution Office in a Dickens’ novel. He actually gets things done. Light and amusing. I like Laumer’s stuff.

The Compleat Bolo

The Compleat Bolo
Keith Laumer
SF
84 / 4stars

short stories, funny, light, yet serious

Galactic Odyssey

Galactic Odyssey
Keith Laumer
SF
85 / 5stars

space age tale of swashbuckling, self-effacing hero, romance