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Author: Keith Laumer
Publisher: Baen
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

5 reviews
Sales Rank: 598539

Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 512
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.2

ISBN: 1416555722
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781416555728
ASIN: 1416555722

Publication Date: August 26, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
A huge volume of edge-of-the-seat science fiction adventure, including:

* The Long Twilight: Grayle and Falconer met in relentless combat with no quarter in prehistoric ages past, their endless battle now remembered only as dark myths and legends. Now their long battle is nearing its climax—and the final battleground is an uncontrolled experimental power plant that threatens the Earth itself!

* Night of Delusions: A detective is hired by men claiming to be government agents and given an assignment that may lead to his being hailed as the savior of the nation—or executed for treason. His mysterious clients also give him devices to use in the assignment, devices which seem to be far beyond anything of which human technology is capable. And as he doggedly pursues the case, he finds that the very fabric of reality seems to be changing around him, even to the point that he himself seems never to have existed!

* Plus three short novels of equally stunning concepts and breathtaking action.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Weird Tales October 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

The Long Twilight and Other Stories (2007) is an omnibus edition of two short novels and four short stories. These tales are not related to any of the major story cycles by the author.

The Long Twilight (Putnam, 1969) is a short novel. Two members of an offworld civilization have been fighting each other for millennia. They have a final collision at a time when the USA is building its first beamed power unit. It is thematically similar to A Trace of Memory, but has a very different ending.

Birthday Party (Asimov's, 1978) is about a couple on the day of their child's fiftieth birthday. The child has been modified to have an extended lifespan.

The Half Man (IF, 1969) tells of a half-breed male who returns to the planet of his mother as an adult. His father is onplanet and learns of his presence.

The Lawgiver (The Year 2000, 1970) recounts the story of a Senator who sponsors a bill on population control that mandates first trimester abortions for fetuses conceived without a birth permit. Then a highly pregnant young woman appears in his suite carrying the illegitimate child of his son.

The Plague (Analog, 1970) relates the troubles of a pioneer family when a bureaucratic agency starts settling poverty victims on their land. Naturally, the head bureaucrat appropriates their home as headquarters of the colonization effort.

Night of Delusions (Putnam, 1972) is a short novel. It is a film noir detective story that turns into a nightmare. Florin is hired to bodyguard an insane Senator while his associates use technological illusions to shock him into reality. But events start out bad and go downhill. Then things get really weird.

These stories illustrate several major themes that appear in many of the author's writings. One is the loner with extraordinary physical ability and a quick wit. Another is the incompetence and arrogance of bureaucratic agencies. Others include the importance of camaraderie, patience and knowledge.

Highly recommended for Laumer fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of weird events, human perversity, and heroic action.

-Arthur W. Jordin

4 out of 5 stars

Gripping pleasant suprise July 28, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The novel is episodic - you will have to keep reading to see them together. I had to go back and re-read many sub chapters - its just that kind of book. But it will grip you. Also, it doesn't spell everthing out for you - requires a good imagination.

4 out of 5 stars

Really good, I wish I had the rest January 1, 2005
This book tells the tale of a civilization that has been taken over by machines, where humans and other biological constructs are grown by machine and programmed with memories from the past. One man learns the truth and disobeys the "orders" he receives from his superiors that would result in the destruction of an inhabited planet (Earth). In order to keep his ship from carrying out the orders he crashes it on the planet. His friend comes to rescue him only to discover that he doesn't desire rescue.

5 out of 5 stars

Highlander anyone? June 15, 2001
Although the book is at times slightly confusing, the tale that's being told will grab you and won't let go. The story of two immortals stranded on earth and battling one another through the ages must certainly have inspired the writers of the first Highlander film. Inspiring book, highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars

Supermen with real humanity November 2, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

For thousands of years, Grayle and Falconer have battled--and their superhuman struggle has turned into legend (they are also known as Thor and Loki). Now, human technology has enabled them to accomplish their mission--the destruction of Earth. Falconer knows he must go forward with the mission despite Grayle and despite the death of billions.

Laumer writes great superhumans, but he does an especially good job humanizing them. Through each character's interaction with ordinary humans, we learn to sympathize and empathize with them, to care about them as people. Written in 1969 at the height of Laumer's power, the novel employs that quick-paced style that made Laumer so popular with his Retief series, but in a far darker and more profound novel.

You'll want to read the entire novel in a sitting, then flip it and start over. A great book.

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