Berkley Medallion, 1972. Mass market paperback, 1st printing. Cover art by Richard M. Powers. This is a novel in the Retief series, first published in 1971.

Retief, top agent of the CDT, is sent to Froom 93, Delicia, and other planets to stop the advances of the aggressive Groaci

The publication of certain accounts of Jame Retief under the title RETIEF AT LARGE has generated such response that we of Ace Books have felt compelled, as a public service, to publish a second volume of the affairs - some would call them adventures - of that redoubtable member of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne. Surely in an age such as ours when Terra's Sphere of Influence is once again surrounded by Alien Peril in all its sundry guises, it is desirable - nay, vital! - that our people be aware that, contrary to the official records of the Corps, it was not by the questionable efforts of such worthies as Ambassadors Nitworth and Spradley that Mankind held its own in the terrible arena between the stars, but by the courage, skill and daring of such men as Jame Retief! This collection has six Retief stories to tickle your funny-bone. Retief is in prime form, taking on dangerous aliens and his own bosses in the Corps Diplomatique.Protocol \[Retief\] (1962) / short story by Keith Laumer (variant of The Yillian Way)Sealed Orders \[Retief\] (1962) / short story by Keith Laumer (variant of Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain)Aide Memoire \[Retief\] (1962) / short story by Keith LaumerPolicy \[Retief\] (1962) / novelette by Keith Laumer (variant of The Madman from Earth)Palace Revolution \[Retief\] (1961) / novelette by Keith Laumer (variant of Gambler's World)Retief's Ransom \[Retief 6\] (1971) / novel by Keith Laumer.

PLANET AFTER PLANE FELL TO THE REE A vast and powerful race, the Ree needed breeding room for an ever-increasing population - and their expansion plans took no account of human territory. The farmers and miners of Tip Space were helpless against the Ree invasion. Still the Terran diplomats dithered, holding back the Navy, hoping for a truce. Retief, already on probation for undiplomatic behaviour, earned himself the assignment parleying with the Ree when he urged force against them. A suicide mission? Perhaps...but Retief is Retief.

Retief is sent as an observer for the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne to Popu-Ri to keep an eye on the Groaci's progress in building a galactic warfleet

Contains the novella (unavailable elsewhere) "Retief and the Pan-Galactic Pageant of Pulchitrude" (1986) Also contains the novel Retief's Ransom, 1971 (Retief, #6).

Intergalactic diplomat Jame Retief investigates the planet Sardon whose inhabitants have a marked dislike for Terrans and who also appear to be hiding something from outsiders

Terran diplomat and interplanetary troubleshooter Jame Retief must stop the belligerent, five-eyed Groaci from invading the beleaguered planet of Bloor, which is already plagued by violence between rival gangs.

The publication of certain accounts of Jame Retief under the title RETIEF AT LARGE has generated such response that we of Ace Books have felt compelled, as a public service, to publish a second volume of the affairs - some would call them adventures - of that redoubtable member of the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne. Surely in an age such as ours when Terra's Sphere of Influence is once again surrounded by Alien Peril in all its sundry guises, it is desirable - nay, vital! - that our people be aware that, contrary to the official records of the Corps, it was not by the questionable efforts of such worthies as Ambassadors Nitworth and Spradley that Mankind held its own in the terrible arena between the stars, but by the courage, skill and daring of such men as Jame Retief! This collection has six Retief stories to tickle your funny-bone. Retief is in prime form, taking on dangerous aliens and his own bosses in the Corps Diplomatique. Contents: Protocol \[Retief\] (1962) / short story by Keith Laumer (variant of The Yillian Way) Sealed Orders \[Retief\] (1962) / short story by Keith Laumer (variant of Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain) Aide Memoire \[Retief\] (1962) / short story by Keith Laumer Policy \[Retief\] (1962) / novelette by Keith Laumer (variant of The Madman from Earth) Palace Revolution \[Retief\] (1961) / novelette by Keith Laumer (variant of Gambler's World) Retief's Ransom \[Retief • 6\] (1971) / novel by Keith Laumer .