H. Beam Piper
American science fiction writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry Beam Piper (March 23, 1904 – c. November 6, 1964) 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.
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Born | Henry Beam Piper (1904-03-23)March 23, 1904 Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | c. November 6, 1964(1964-11-06) (aged 60) Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Pen name | Horace Beam Piper, Herbert Beam Piper |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Period | 20th century |
Genre | Science fiction, alternate history |
He wrote under the name H. Beam Piper. Another source gives his name as "Horace Beam Piper" and a different date of death.[1] His gravestone says "Henry Beam Piper". Piper himself may have been the source of part of the confusion; he told people the H stood for Horace, encouraging the assumption that he used the initial because he disliked his name. On a copy of Little Fuzzy given to Charles O. Piper, Beam's cousin and executor, he wrote "To Charles from Henry."