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H. Beam Piper


Born
in Altoona, Pennsylvania, The United States
March 23, 1904

Died
November 06, 1964

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Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers


Henry Beam Piper (1904 - 1964) 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.


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Average rating: 3.93 · 32,138 ratings · 2,545 reviews · 443 distinct works • Similar authors
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Fuzzy Sapiens (Fuzzy Sapien...
4.13 avg rating — 1,958 ratings — published 1964 — 33 editions
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3.76 avg rating — 1,987 ratings — published 1962 — 134 editions
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Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen
4.18 avg rating — 1,502 ratings — published 1965 — 27 editions
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The Cosmic Computer
3.72 avg rating — 1,306 ratings — published 1963 — 153 editions
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The Fuzzy Papers (Fuzzy Sap...
4.22 avg rating — 1,143 ratings — published 1977 — 7 editions
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Fuzzies and Other People (F...
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3.73 avg rating — 684 ratings — published 1961 — 2 editions
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3.69 avg rating — 638 ratings — published 1957 — 63 editions
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Series by H. Beam Piper

Little Fuzzy Fuzzy Sapiens Fuzzies and Other People
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“I like it where it gets dark at night, and if you want noise, you have to make it yourself.”
― H. Beam Piper, Fuzzies and Other People
tags: noise, quiet, solitude
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“Take a drink because you pity yourself, and then the drink pities you and has a drink, and then two good drinks get together and that calls for drinks all around.”
― H. Beam Piper, Little Fuzzy
tags: alcohol, self-pity
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“English is the product of a Saxon warrior trying to make a date with an Angle bar-maid, and as such is no more legitimate than any of the other products of that conversation.”
― H. Beam Piper, Fuzzy Sapiens
tags: english-language
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