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Terro-Human Future History
The Terro-Human Future History Omnibus
The Edge of the Knife
Omnilingual
Four-Day Planet
Uller Uprising
Naudsonce
Little Fuzzy
Oomphel in the Sky
Graveyard of Dreams
The Cosmic Computer
Space Viking
A Slave is a Slave
Ministry of Disturbance
The Keeper
Omnilingual
Four-Day Planet
Uller Uprising
Naudsonce
Little Fuzzy
Oomphel in the Sky
Graveyard of Dreams
The Cosmic Computer
Space Viking
A Slave is a Slave
Ministry of Disturbance
The Keeper
- GenresScience FictionFiction
1229 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 27, 2009
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H. Beam Piper
296 books242 followersHenry 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.
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April 10, 2025
Many years ago, "The Cosmic Computer" was one of my entry points into SF, and I decided to reread it for this review. And it is still pretty good! Deep psychological thriller this is not, it's a tech driven story with just enough human interaction to keep it interesting. The MC is a Heinlein like competent man with a mission and the start of a plan. What makes the story so interesting is the unfolding of the plan in a complex fully fleshed universe. The MC follows their path through it, illuminating fascinating snapshots of stuff going on away from the main story line. Don't expect a LeGuin ending but do expect to have a happy, warm buzz. (BTW, the author was more influenced by the Annales than Carlyle.)
October 3, 2020
Some great stuff here, though in several ways becoming quite dated. For instance, not a single chapter goes by without several mentions of lighting up pipes, cigars, cigarettes.
September 7, 2013
H. Beam is one of the greats.
He helped to define this genre that was later called hard science fiction. His style is simple, elegant, and to the point. I found myself devouring his text and retaining everything I read.
The read is not laborious in any way, shape or form.
His stories are believable and fit within the nature of human behaviour.
He crafts stories about human expansion into space that one could believe.
He does not incorporate as much science as later hard science writers, but he did more than any other sci-fi writer that came before him. His definitely place more emphasis on science than his peers and contemporaries.
He helped to define this genre that was later called hard science fiction. His style is simple, elegant, and to the point. I found myself devouring his text and retaining everything I read.
The read is not laborious in any way, shape or form.
His stories are believable and fit within the nature of human behaviour.
He crafts stories about human expansion into space that one could believe.
He does not incorporate as much science as later hard science writers, but he did more than any other sci-fi writer that came before him. His definitely place more emphasis on science than his peers and contemporaries.
March 2, 2014
Product Description
The Edge of the Knife
Omnilingual
Four-Day Planet
Uller Uprising
Naudsonce
Little Fuzzy
Oomphel in the Sky
Graveyard of Dreams
The Cosmic Computer
Space Viking
A Slave is a Slave
Ministry of Disturbance
The Keeper
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews