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A Plague of Demons
by
Keith Laumer
Cover Artist: Richard Powers
When John Bravais was sent on a secret mission to observe a war in North Africa he found out more than it was safe for him to know - even after he had secretly been surgically transformed so that he was as strong as a Bolo tank, and nearly as tough: Wolf-like aliens, invisible to the ordinary eye, were harvesting the brains of the fallen fighter...more
When John Bravais was sent on a secret mission to observe a war in North Africa he found out more than it was safe for him to know - even after he had secretly been surgically transformed so that he was as strong as a Bolo tank, and nearly as tough: Wolf-like aliens, invisible to the ordinary eye, were harvesting the brains of the fallen fighter...more
Mass Market Paperback, 159 pages
Published
May 1st 1977
by Coronet Books
(first published 1964)
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Jan 24, 2008
Robert Beveridge
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Keith Laumer, A Plague of Demons (Paperback Library, 1965)
Keith Laumer may be a science fiction writer, but don't let that fool you. I'd bet a week's pay the guy was sitting there at his typewriter in a trenchcoat and fedora, unfiltered Lucky hanging from his lip, reading back his prose in a Bogart voice. The first two-thirds of this book is straight out of the world of hardboiled detective fiction. Well, okay, as long as you leave out the dog-faced aliens, invisibility suits, anti-gravity devic...more
Keith Laumer may be a science fiction writer, but don't let that fool you. I'd bet a week's pay the guy was sitting there at his typewriter in a trenchcoat and fedora, unfiltered Lucky hanging from his lip, reading back his prose in a Bogart voice. The first two-thirds of this book is straight out of the world of hardboiled detective fiction. Well, okay, as long as you leave out the dog-faced aliens, invisibility suits, anti-gravity devic...more
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Nov 06, 2010
James
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I received a number of hand-me-down, old, science-fiction books from a relative, and Plague of Demons was one of them. Although the story is copyright 1965, it has held up remarkably well over the decades. As the story moved into it's second "phase" it became harder to relate to it, but the lead character provided a continuity and perspective that kept it interesting.
This book was great, classic Laumer. The premise is your typical alien-invaders plot, but he takes it in some really cool directions. For the last third of the book he twists everything upside-down, almost like a completely different story. Great stuff, and maybe you'd see it coming but it totally caught me off guard. Very well executed.
If you haven't read any of my prior Laumer reviews, let me just say that he's all about action and moving the story along. This is not to say that his stories ar...more
If you haven't read any of my prior Laumer reviews, let me just say that he's all about action and moving the story along. This is not to say that his stories ar...more
Laumer had a gift for little felicities that often remain after you've forgotten most of the story. This book was not my first introduction to the idea that good can be as destructive a force as evil, but it expresses it well.
Read it over 40 years ago; re-read it and still great!
Good idea and read - bit dated now
Pleasing in its insanity.
I even read it twice!
3.5 stars. Better than a 3 star effort but not quite good enough to warrant 4 stars. A fun, quick read with plenty of action from start to finish. Not big on substance but I can definitely say the book is never boring.
Nominee: Nebula Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1966)
Nominee: Nebula Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1966)
I bought this book at a thrift store because the cover was so awesome. The book was pretty awesome too. Not as cool as the cover though. I mean, a brain in a bag is pretty cool.
Not bad for an older scifi book, fun read
Apr 17, 2013
Timothy Frederick
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John Keith Laumer (9 June 1925–23 January 1993) was an American science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the U.S. Air Force and a U.S. diplomat. His brother March Laumer was also a writer, known for his adult reinterpretations of the Land of Oz (also mentioned in Keith's The Other Side of Time).
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