Henry Beam Piper was a prominent American author, born in 1904, who made significant contributions to the genres of mystery, thriller, fantasy, and science fiction. Piper's works include a multitude of novels and short stories, with his writing earning him a loyal readership and critical acclaim.
Piper is perhaps best known for his "Paratime" and "Terro-Human Future History" series of short stories. These series showcase his ability to create compelling and immersive worlds that captivate readers. The "Paratime" series explores alternate histories, while the "Terro-Human Future History" series presents a future timeline for humanity, highlighting Piper's talent for world-building and his interest in speculative futures.
Despite Piper's success, there is a certain mystique surrounding his life and career. He lived and worked in Pennsylvania, and while he achieved a level of fame during his lifetime, he remains something of an enigma in the world of science fiction. Piper's untimely death in 1964 cut short a promising career, leaving behind a legacy of imaginative and thought-provoking stories that continue to be enjoyed by readers today.
Fuzzy Sapiens Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Little Fuzzy
1962
2
The Other Human Race
1964
3
Fuzzy Sapiens / The Other Human Race
1964
4
Fuzzy Bones (By: William Tuning)
1981
5
Fuzzy Sapiens
1964
6
The Fuzzy Papers
1977
7
Golden Dream (By: Ardath Mayhar)
1982
8
The Adventures of Little Fuzzy
1983
9
Fuzzy Bones
1981
10
Fuzzies and Other People
1984
11
Golden Dream
1982
12
Fuzzy Ergo Sum (By: Wolfgang Diehr)
2011
13
Fuzzy Nation ( By: John Scalzi)
2011
14
Caveat Fuzzy (By: Wolfgang Diehr)
2012
15
The Complete Fuzzy
1998
16
The Fuzzy Conundrum (By: John F. Carr, Wolfgang Diehr)
2016
17
Fuzzy Nation
2011
18
Fuzzy Logic (By: Wolfgang Diehr)
2022
19
Caveat Fuzzy
2012
20
The Fuzzy Conundrum
2016
21
Fuzzy Ergo Sum
2019
22
Fuzzy Logic
2022
Paratime Police Books (with Roland J. Green, with John F. Carr)
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
He Walked Around the Horses
1948
2
Police Operation
1948
3
Last Enemy
1950
4
Temple Trouble
1951
5
Time Crime
1955
6
Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen
1965
7
The Complete Paratime
1981
8
Paratime! Collected Paratime Stories
2009
9
Tales of Paratime
2016
10
Paratime Parasites
2019
Paratime Police Books (with John F. Carr)
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
He Walked Around the Horses
1948
2
Police Operation
1948
3
Last Enemy
1950
4
Temple Trouble
1951
5
Time Crime (With: John F. Carr)
1955
6
Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen
1965
7
Paratime! Collected Paratime Stories
2009
8
Tales of Paratime
2016
9
Paratime Parasites (With: John F. Carr)
2019
10
Paratime Wars (By: John F. Carr)
2020
Lord Kalvan Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen
1965
2
Great Kings' War
1985
3
Great Kings' War (By: Roland J. Green, John F. Carr)
1985
4
Kalvan Kingmaker
2000
5
Kalvan Kingmaker (By: John F. Carr)
2000
6
The Fireseed Wars (By: John F. Carr)
2010
7
The Fireseed Wars
2010
8
Gunpowder God (By: John F. Carr)
2012
9
Gunpowder God
2012
10
Siege of Tarr-Hostigos
2012
11
Siege of Tarr-Hostigos (By: John F. Carr)
2012
12
The Hos-Blethan Affair
2014
13
The Hos-Blethan Affair (By: John F. Carr, Wolfgang Diehr)
2014
14
Down Styphon! (By: John F. Carr)
2016
15
Down Styphon!
2016
Terro-Human Future History Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Ullr Uprising
1952
2
Four Day Planet
1961
3
Naudsonce
1962
4
Junkyard Planet / The Cosmic Computer
1963
5
Space Viking
1963
6
Federation
1981
7
Empire
1981
Standalone Novels
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Murder in the Gunroom
1953
2
A Planet for Texans
1957
3
First Cycle (With: Michael Kurland)
1982
4
First Cycle
1982
5
Crisis in 2140 (With: John Joseph McGuire)
2021
6
Crisis in 2140
2021
7
The Cosmic Computer
2022
Short Stories/Novellas
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Time and Time Again
1947
2
Rebel Raider
1950
3
Day of the Moron
1951
4
Operation R.S.V.P
1951
5
Null-ABC
1953
6
The Edge Of The Knife
1957
7
Omnilingual
1957
8
The Keeper
1957
9
Hunter Patrol
1959
10
Oomphel in the Sky
1960
11
A Slave Is a Slave
2008
Collections
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Other Worlds of H. Beam Piper
1947
2
Graveyard of Dreams: Science Fiction Stories
1958
3
Crossroads of Destiny
1959
4
The Worlds of H. Beam Piper
1983
5
Flight from Tomorrow
2006
6
Naudsonce and Other Science Fiction by H. Beam Piper, Adventure
2006
7
Time and Time Again and Other SF
2007
8
Ministry Of Disturbance And Other Stories
2007
9
Omnilingual and Other Stories
2009
10
Federation and Empire
2013
H. Beam Piper Anthologies
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November 1964
1964
2
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow...
1974
3
The Best of Astounding
1979
4
The Worlds of H. Beam Piper
1983
5
Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds
1987
6
The Amis Story Anthology
1992
7
The World Turned Upside Down
2005
8
Time Crime & Fourteen Other SciFi Classics from the 30's to the 60's
2009
9
Dream Stories: Five Short Science Fiction Novels About Dreams