John Keith Laumer ( – ) was an American
science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the
United States Air Force and a U.S. diplomat. His older brother
March Laumer was also a writer, known for his adult reinterpretations of the
Land of Oz (also mentioned in Laumer's
The Other Side of Time). Frank Laumer, their youngest brother, is a historian and writer.