Retief

Gambler's World

By: Keith Laumer

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Paperback | 11 January 2009

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48 Pages

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20.32 x 12.7 x 0.31

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A science fiction satire in which diplomacy, risk, and opportunism intersect within an unstable political environment. In Retief: Gambler's World, Keith Laumer places his recurring diplomat Jame Retief in a setting governed as much by chance and manipulation as by formal authority, where negotiation must adapt to shifting rules and concealed motives.

The narrative develops through confrontation and strategy, with Retief operating outside conventional procedure to resolve conflicts that official channels cannot address. Laumer's method combines action with irony, using bureaucratic structures as both obstacle and subject of critique. The result is a work in which humour and tension arise from the contrast between institutional rigidity and individual effectiveness.

Part of the Retief series, this volume reflects Laumer's distinctive approach to science fiction, blending speculative settings with political satire and controlled narrative pacing. It remains of interest to readers of character-driven science fiction and stories examining governance, diplomacy, and power.

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