Retief and the Rascals Author:Keith Laumer The Groaci were up to their old tricks -- but why? — Things were lively enough on Bloor, where the constant feuding between rival outlaw gangs gave visitors to the planet a quick lesson in the art of keeping one's head down. But now the five-eyed Groaci were sending in an invasion fleet to take over, and the wimpy diplomats of the CDT, of course,... more » were busily practicing Looking the Other Way No Matter What's Going On Under One's Nose.
Except for the indomitable Jame Retief, Terran diplomat extraordinaire and two-fisted interstellar troubleshooter...« less