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H Beam Piper


(Henry Beam Piper)
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Henry Beam Piper was 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.
 


Genres: Science Fiction, Mystery
 
Series
Terro-Human Future History
   Uller Uprising (1952)
   Four Day Planet (1961)
   Space Viking (1963)
   The Cosmic Computer (1963)
     aka Junkyard Planet
   Federation (1981)
   Empire (1983)
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Fuzzies
   1. Little Fuzzy (1962)
   2. Fuzzy Sapiens (1964)
     aka The Other Human Race
   3. Fuzzies and Other People (1984)
continued in the series: Fuzzy Sapiens
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Paratime
   Paratime (1980)
   The Complete Paratime (2001)
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Novels
   Murder in the Gunroom (1953)
   Crisis in 2140 (1957) (with John J McGuire)
   Lone Star Planet (1958) (with John J McGuire)
     aka A Planet for Texans
   First Cycle (1982) (with Michael Kurland)
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Keeper
   Oomphel In The Sky
   A Slave Is A Slave
   He Walked Around the Horses (1948)
   Police Operation (1948)
   The Mercenaries (1950)
   Day of the Moron (1951)
   Dearest (1951)
   Genesis (1951)
   Operation R.S.V.P. (1951)
   Temple Trouble (1951)
   The Return (1954)
   The Edge Of The Knife (1957)
   Omnilingual (1957)
   Ministry of Disturbance (1958)
   The Answer (1959)
   Hunter Patrol (1959)
   Time Crime (2006)
   Null-ABC (2006) (with John J McGuire)
   Last Enemy (2006)
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Series contributed to
Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen
   1. Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen (1965)
     aka Gunpowder God
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Omnibus editions show
 
Books containing stories by H Beam Piper
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Sense of Wonder (2023)
A Century of Science Fiction
edited by
Leigh Ronald Grossman
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The Science Fiction Archive #6 (2018)
(Science Fiction Archive, book 6)
edited by
Rey Bertran

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Award nominations
2001 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Last Enemy
1984 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Worlds of H. Beam Piper
1982 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Paratime
1982 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Federation
1963 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Little Fuzzy


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