Little Fuzzy

H. Beam Piper

Summary

Before Ewoks . . . before Avatar . . . there were Fuzzies! A fine new edition of a beloved science fiction classic. Prospector Jack Holloway is happy with his solitary life, mining for sunstones in the wilds of backwater planet Zarathustra. Until a small, curious visitor shows up in his shower one day—and proceeds to upend not only Jack’s life, but a whole lot of others’ as well . . . including the powerful company whose immensely lucrative charter depends on Zarathustra’s having no sapient natives. Rediscover H. Beam Piper’s delightful tale of adorable, indigenous Fuzzies and their human friends pitted against a massive corporation willing to use every trick at its disposal—up to and including genocide—to keep its hold over the planet. This edition includes a foreword by New York Times–bestselling author John Scalzi, author of Fuzzy Nation and Starter Villain.

Available since: 05/06/2024.

Print length: 220 pages.

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