The work of Keith Laumer is an example of science fiction, about which no critical reviews are written, but which has been read and reread with pleasure for several generations of fans of the genre. Laumer is a master of a strong, solid plot. A master of adventure fiction - and sometimes, as, for example, in the case of a mischievous cycle about the adventures of the galactic diplomat Retief, and frankly ironic. So, before you - “Retief's War”. What is the everyday reality of a young, but already promising galactic diplomat? What is it like — at the same time resolving the problems of relationships between a variety of cosmic races — and pretending that you are literally following the “spirit and letter” of the guidelines of the long-obsolete Earth Diplomatic Corps?! Yes, here you have to be a genius of a truly COSMIC SCALE! Contents:

Frozen Planet

Protocol (story, translation by V. Fedorov, I. Roshal), p. 7–22

The Bronze Deity (story, translation by A. Flotsky), p. 23–57

Sealed order (story, translation by V. Fedorov, I. Roshal), p. 58–74

Cultural exchange (story, translation by V. Fedorov, I. Roshal), p. 75–95

Ancestors of heroes (story, translation by I. Pavlovsky), p. 96–121

Mechanical advantage (story, translation by A. Flotsky), p. 122–147

Memoir (story, translation by V. Fedorov, I. Roshal), p. 148–167

Double trick (story, translation by A. Flotsky), p. 168–187

The Crystal Castle (story, translation by A. Flotsky), p. 188–218

The Wicker Country of Wonders (story, translation by A. Flotsky), p. 219–243

Frozen Planet (story, translation by I. Pavlovsky), p. 244–271

Cultural heritage (story, translation by I. Pavlovsky), p. 272–298

Politics (story, translation by V. Fedorov, I. Roshal), p. 299–327

Palace coup (story, translation by V. Fedorov, I. Roshal), p. 328–353

Hocus Pocus, or Real Diplomacy (story, translation by I. Roshal), p. 354–384

Retief's War (novel, translation by A. Yurchuk), pp. 385–536

Ransom for Retief (novel, translation by I. Makarenko), pp. 537–666