H. Beam Piper
Henry Beam Piper was an American science fiction writer. 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.
Omnilingual
A determined archaeologist races against time to decode a dead language on Mars, hoping to unlock the secrets of a vanished civilization and understand their ultimate fate.
By H. Beam Piper
Uller Uprising
On a hostile planet, a general faces a violent uprising as simmering tensions between human colonists and exploited natives explode.
By H. Beam Piper
Naudsonce
On a new planet, humans struggle to understand aliens who feel sound, leading to misunderstandings, cultural clashes, and questions about the cost of progress.
By H. Beam Piper
The Return
In a shattered world where survivors cling to the remnants of the past, two men venture forth, only to find a society worshipping a dead god, forcing them to question the very nature of civilization.
By H. Beam Piper
Little Fuzzy
On a distant planet, a solitary miner's life is changed forever when he encounters a small, unique creature that makes him question the very definition of intelligence.
By H. Beam Piper
Dearest
A man facing accusations of madness discovers an otherworldly ally whose extraordinary abilities become his only defense against a treacherous family.
By H. Beam Piper
Time and Time Again
** An adult trapped in his younger body seizes a chance to alter history, facing tough choices and unexpected effects.
By H. Beam Piper
Null-ABC
In a future divided by literacy, a senator's fight against the elite is complicated by his children's extraordinary gifts and the social tensions that threaten his very life.
By H. Beam Piper
Genesis
Stranded on a strange world after a spaceship disaster, a group of survivors must fight against a hostile planet and primitive humans to build a future.
By H. Beam Piper
Oomphel in the Sky
On a planet ripe with superstition and technological advancement, a journalist must navigate a world on the brink of either harmonious connection or calamitous destruction.
By H. Beam Piper
The Answer
In a post-apocalyptic world, two scientists must confront their shared past and a potentially devastating experiment that could either redeem humanity or repeat its mistakes.
By H. Beam Piper
Space Viking
Betrayal and loss transforms a man into a fearsome warrior navigating a universe of peril and intrigue to avenge the devastation of a love.
By H. Beam Piper
The Edge of the Knife
A professor with the power to foresee future events finds his life spiraling out of control after predicting a political assassination.
By H. Beam Piper
Operation R.S.V.P.
In a world gripped by a futuristic Cold War, the disappearance of crucial scientists ignites a dangerous game of international manipulation where one nation's cunning leader holds the key to ultimate power.
By H. Beam Piper
Last Enemy
In a world where reincarnation sparks political upheaval, a psychic researcher and her assassin protector must fight to reveal the truth before it's silenced forever.
By H. Beam Piper
Hunter Patrol
A soldier is pulled through time to assassinate a dictator but soon questions whether violence can truly bring peace.
By H. Beam Piper
Murder in the Gunroom
A gun collector's untimely death leads a detective into a den of hidden motives and deadly secrets, where a valuable collection becomes entwined with a suspicious murder.
By H. Beam Piper
A Slave is a Slave
On a planet controlled by slavery, an empire's arrival sparks conflict, forcing them to face tough decisions of liberty versus an entrenched, unfair society.
By H. Beam Piper
Temple Trouble
In a world of time-traveling corporations and manipulated religions, two unlikely allies must pull off a divine deception to ensure a mining operation's success.
By H. Beam Piper
The Cosmic Computer
Returning home to a struggling planet, a determined man unravels the dangerous truths and false hope surrounding a legendary computer said to possess the key to salvation.
By H. Beam Piper