Before Ewoks . . . before Avatar . . . there were Fuzzies! A fine new edition of a beloved science fiction classic.Prospector Jack Holloway is happy with his solitary life, mining for sunstones in the wilds of backwater planet Zarathustra. Until a small, curious visitor shows up in his shower one day—and proceeds to upend not only Jack's life, but a whole lot of others' as well . . . including the powerful company whose ...

THE H. BEAM PIPER MEGAPACK collects 33 novels, novellas, and short stories by H. Beam Piper, including such classics as LITTLE FUZZY, SPACE VIKING, and "He Walked Around the Horses."Complete contents:INTRODUCTION: MEET H. BEAM PIPERTIME AND TIME AGAIN (1947)HE WALKED AROUND THE HORSES (1948)POLICE OPERATION (1948)THE MERCENARIES (1950)LAST ENEMY (1950)FLIGHT FROM TOMORROW (1950)OPERATION R.S.V.P. (1951)DEAREST (1951)

The Paratime Police patrol the vast number of alternate time-dimensions. Their aim is to keep the existence of the alternate Earths a secret and prevent these Earths from mixing and destroying each other.But the Time Police make mistakes sometimes, and they make a big one when a seemingly ordinary Pennsylvania State Trooper named Calvin Morrison is accidentally transported to a more backward parallel universe. Morrison is soon being hailed as Lord Kalvan and is masterminding a camp...

Zarathustra was an uninhabited planet, and the Chartered Zarathustra Company owned it lock, stock and barrel. They developed it, exploited it, and reaped huge profits without any interference from the government. Then, out of nowhere, came Jack Holloway with a family of "Fuzzies," and a good deal of evidence that they were far more than cute, cuddly animals!Little Fuzzy is the classic 1962 science fiction novel by H. Beam Piper nominated for the 1963 Hugo Award for Best No...

Conn Maxwell told them: "There are incredible things still undiscovered; most of the important installations were built in duplicate as a precaution against space attack. I know where all of them are. "But I could find nothing, not one single word, about any giant strategic planning computer called Merlin!" Nevertheless the leading men of the planet didn't believe him. They couldn't, for the search for Merlin had become their abiding obsession. Merlin meant everything to them: power, pleas...

The H. Beam Piper Anthology contains 33 separate works by this legendary Science-Fiction writer, including novels, novellas and short stories such as the famous "Space Viking", and "Little Fuzzy".The complete list of contents is as follows:Science-FictionTime And Time Again (1947)He Walked Around The Horses (1948)Police Operation (1948)The Mercenaries (1950)Last Enemy (1950)Flight From Tomorrow (1950)...

The story revolves around determining whether a small furry species discovered on the planet Zarathustra is sapient, and features a mild libertarianism that emphasizes sincerity and honesty. H. Beam Piper weaves a tale of science fiction awesomeness!

H. Beam Piper's sequel to the science fiction classic Little Fuzzy.The small fuzzy species discovered on the planet Zarathustra has been declared sapient, but now that the Fuzzies are protected by law, the humans who have colonized Zarathustra have to figure out how to live with them...

Initially serialized in Analog magazine between 1962 and 1963, Space Viking takes place after the events of H. Beam Piper's earlier serialization, The Cosmic Computer. Space Viking is a classic space opera: what begins as an interstellar tale of revenge turns into a swashbuckling adventure yarn, and finally into a meditation on empire-building and galactic governance with direct allusions to our modern history.This richness of content makes S...

Reminiscent of old whaling stories, Four-Day Planet follows the story of Walter Boyd, a scrappy 17-year-old reporter working for his father at the Port Sandor Times. Walt gets tied up in the adventures of the sea-monster hunters on Fenris-a barely habitable planet with a 2,000-hour day. The prized-and only-commodity on Fenris is tallow-wax, a miraculous material harvested from the dangerous seas of the planet.While being set in a grand sci-fi universe, the book pa...

An American science fiction author. He wrote many short stories and several novels. He is best known for his extensive Terro-Human Future History series of stories and a shorter series of "Paratime" alternate history tales.Terro-Human Future History SeriesAn account of the next 6,000 years of human history, beginning in 1942 with the construction of the first fission reactor, an invention that lays the groundwork for the emergence of anti-gravity technology, space explorati...

In "The Cosmic Computer," Piper presents a futuristic tale set in a distant galaxy where humanity has colonized numerous planets. The story revolves around the discovery of a legendary supercomputer known as the "Kodiak," which is said to possess vast knowledge and capabilities.The protagonist, Conn Maxwell, embarks on a quest to locate the elusive Kodiak, hoping to harness its power to revitalize the struggling economy of his home planet, Poictesme. As Conn delves deeper into his search, ...