Retief: The Worlds of IF Collection

Retif is a galactic diplomat extraordinaire. If there's trouble he's your man.

It was a simple student exchange-but Retief gave them more of an education than they expected! Keith Laumer was a best selling author who was nominated for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Before becoming a science fiction writer Laumer was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the Foreign Service, adding a note of realism to many of his stories. One of science fiction's true luminaries