March Laumer (17 August 1923 – 12 January 2000) was a prolific author in the genre that has sometimes been called Alternate Oz, which takes extreme liberties with the traditional Oz literature. Born in Florida, Laumer served in the U.S. Marines in World War II and spent most of his maturity studying, teaching, traveling, and living abroad, most notably in Lund, Sweden and in Hong Kong, the two cities where most of his works were published. His brother Keith Laumer was a prolific science fiction writer; the two collaborated on an Oz book, Beenie in Oz. March Laumer's Oz books include: