Nine By Laumer

Laumer, Keith

Published by Sphere, 1970

About this Item

© 1967: A collection of 9 short stories by Keith Laumer. 1st printing of 1970 edition:- Contents: Hybrid / End As A Hero / The Walls / Dinochrome / Placement Test / Doorstep / The Long-Remembered Thunder / Cocoon / A Trip To The City:- Synopsis: Tomorrow times nine:- Review(s): "A very enjoyable collection with accent on punch and surprise. Mainline s.f. with plenty of colour and satiric snap" - Brian Aldiss / "9 dazzling short stories. From 'Hybrid' with its unsettling picture of man as parasite to an arboreal host, to the frightening world that Bret Hale discovers in 'A Trip To The City', Keith Laumer constantly diverts, startles and entertains" - Burton Daily Mail / "Splendid, ebullient fantasies" - Daily Telegraph / "Brilliant. 'End As A Hero', in which a human being - the first to survive contact with an alien race - returns to Earth, is perhaps the best of the bunch" - Manchester Evening News:- (original cost 5' (£0.25)).

Seller Inventory # 12.011.00066

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nine By Laumer
• Publisher: Sphere
• Publication Date: 1970
• Binding: Paperback: 7" x 4¼"
• Illustrator: Cover Art: Uncredited
• Edition: 1970 Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear
• Weight: 0.14 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science Fiction