TY - ABST T1 - Judson's Eden Y1 - 1991 A1 - [John] Keith Laumer (1925-93) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -

The creation of a eutopia and the attempts to destroy it.

PB - Baen CY - New York U5 -

MoS

ER - TY - ABST T1 - "The Right to Revolt" "The Right to Resist" Y1 - 1971 A1 - [John] Keith Laumer (1925-93) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -

"The Right to Revolt" is the story of a group of men who take over a planetary government and have to deal with all the problems the previous regime faced. In this story, those resisting are short sighted, kill innocent people, and come close to ruining the economy. "The Right to Resist" is what happens next.

JF - Worlds of If VL - 20.11 (134) U5 -

Merril

ER - TY - ABST T1 - "The Day Before Forever" Y1 - 1967 A1 - [John] Keith Laumer (1925-93) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -

Authoritarian dystopia focusing on transplants.

JF - The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction VL - 33.1 N1 -

Rpt. in his The Day Before Forever and Thunderhead (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1968), 7-112; and in his Future Imperfect. Ed. Eric Flint (New York: Baen, 2003), 283-370.

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ER - TY - ABST T1 - "Founder's Day" Y1 - 1966 A1 - [John] Keith Laumer (1925-93) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -

The story begins in an overpopulation dystopia and ends with the founding of a new colony.

JF - The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction VL - 31.1 (182) N1 -

Rpt. in his Future Imperfect. Ed. Eric Flint (New York: Baen, 2003), 188-212.

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Merril, PSt

ER - TY - ABST T1 - The Monitors Y1 - 1966 A1 - [John] Keith Laumer (1925-93) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -

An authoritarian dystopia is imposed on Earth by superior extraterrestrials. While they provide peace, they make mistakes that lead to a planet-wide revolt. But rather than forcing the aliens out, they are hired to do for Earth some of what they had imposed.

PB - Berkley Books CY - New York N1 -

Rpt. New York: Tor, 1984. UK ed. London: Dennis Dobson, 1968.

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ER - TY - ABST T1 - "Placement Test" Y1 - 1964 A1 - [John] Keith Laumer (1925-93) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -

Overpopulation dystopia in a story about a man manipulated into fighting his way through the job placement process as a way of selecting the best people for top positions.

JF - Amazing Stories VL - 38.7 N1 -

Rpt. in Thrilling Science Fiction, no. 27 (October 1972): 34-60; in SF: Inventing the Future. Ed. R. Duncan Appleford (Scarborough, ON, Canada: Bellhaven House, 1972), 58-85; and in his Future Imperfect. Ed. Eric Flint (New York: Baen, 2003), 213-41.

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ER - TY - ABST T1 - "The Walls" Y1 - 1963 A1 - [John] Keith Laumer (1925-93) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -

Overpopulation dystopia.

JF - Amazing Stories VL - 37.3 N1 -

Rpt. in Great Science Fiction Magazine from Amazing, no. 3 (1966): 33-45; in SF: Inventing the Future. Ed. R. Duncan Appleford (Scarborough, ON, Canada: Bellhaven House, 1972), 45-57; and in his Future Imperfect. Ed. Eric Flint (New York: Baen, 2003), 159-71.

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ER - TY - ABST T1 - "Cocoon" Y1 - 1962 A1 - [John] Keith Laumer (1925-93) KW - Male author KW - US author AB -

Dystopia in which people have chosen to live in machines that keep them constantly fed and entertained, but the system breaks down.

JF - Fantastic Stories of Imagination VL - 11.12 N1 -

Rpt. in his Future Imperfect. Ed. Eric Flint (New York: Baen, 2003), 172-87.

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