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Lädt ... Retief's Peacevon William H. Keith
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Not bad - as good as many of Laumer's Retiefs - but I don't think I'll reread it. At least I managed to finish it this time - previous attempts all foundered on the first couple of chapters, where Keith was trying to out-Laumer Laumer. The stupid puns, "meaningful" names, and sayings with random gibberish stuck in were so thick as to render it unreadable. The depiction of the students was also intensely stupid - stereotypical, of an expired stereotype. But I managed to slog through, and the writing got much better when the action started. Keith's military background, as opposed to Laumer's diplomatic experience, shows up pretty clearly. But overall, the story still has a flavor of Retief. Convoluted plots, official obliviousness to the real differences inherent in alien body plans, Retief applying clear thinking and physical violence to the problem and solving it...oh, and ending up with the girl, of course. Two nice bits right at the end - the psychological effect of Retief's method of defeating the general, and the menu error at the party, were both rather neat. And the running gag with the made men, too - particularly how it ended. Lots of nice bits, but it doesn't quite (at the moment, anyway) add up to something I want to reread. ( ) Sample Chapters: http://webscriptions.net/chapters/1416509003/1416509003.htm Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Gehört zur ReiheRetief (18)
Peace, it's wonderful Except when the Peace Movement is actually a subterfuge by the warlike and imperialistic Kril to force the Terrans to abandon the planet, leaving it defenceless and ripe for conquest. The Terran diplomats have their usual primary concerns; covering their, ah, flank and not doing anything that might threaten their careers, which means that they're not about to do anything, period. Once again, it's up to Retief to thwart the would-be conquerors, even if the unthinkable happens, and he's drummed out of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestriennel. And Retief has never been more dangerous to the villains than when he's operating outside the rules of diplomacy. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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