H. Beam Piper
A Biography
John F.
Carr
Series Editors Donald E. Palumbo and C.W. Sullivan III
ISBN
978-0-7864-3375-9
12 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
262pp.
hardcover
(7 x 10)
2008
Available for immediate shipment
Description
H. Beam Piper is one of science fiction’s most enigmatic writers. In 1946 Piper appeared seemingly from out of nowhere, already at the top of his form. He published a number of memorable short stories in the premier science fiction magazine of the time, Astounding Science Fiction, under legendary editor John W. Campbell. Piper quickly became friends with many of the top writers of the day, including Lester Del Rey, Fletcher Pratt, Robert Heinlein and L. Sprague de Camp. Piper also successfully made the turn from promising short story writer to major novelist, authoring Four-Day Planet, Cosmic Computer, Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen and Little Fuzzy, which was nominated for a Hugo award.
Even those who counted Piper among their friends knew very little about the man or his life as a railroad yard bull in Altoona, Pennsylvania. This biography illuminates H. Beam Piper, both the writer and the man, and answers lingering questions about his death. Appendices include a number of Piper’s personal papers, a complete bibliography of Piper’s works, and an essay on Piper’s Terro-Human Future History series.
About the Author
John F. Carr has edited numerous anthologies of science fiction, and is also the author of three science fiction novels. He lives in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He lives in Greenville. C.W. Sullivan III is in the English department at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.
Reviews
"Carr does an extremely good job of dragging [Piper] out of obscurity"--Science Fiction Studies
"in-depth...goes a long way toward clearing up the mystery of who H. Beam Piper really was. Carr knows his works thoroughly"--Locus
"excellent"--Steve Silver, SF Site
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