H. Beam Piper

H. Beam Piper
H. Beam Piper
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Nom de naissance Henry Beam Piper
Activités Romancier
Naissance 23 mars 1904
Altoona, Pennsylvanie, Drapeau des États-Unis États-Unis
Décès 6 novembre 1964 (à 60 ans)
Williamsport, Pennsylvanie, Drapeau des États-Unis États-Unis
Langue d'écriture Anglais américain
Mouvement Sémantique générale
Genres Science-fiction, uchronie, space opera, policier
Distinctions Prix Locus 1982
Prix Prometheus 1983
Œuvres principales

Henry Beam Piper ou H. Beam Piper est un auteur américain de science-fiction, né le 23 mars 1904 à Altoona (Pennsylvanie) et mort le 6 novembre 1964 à Williamsport (Pennsylvanie).

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Biographie

H. Beam Piper est un autodidacte, il publie son premier histoire "Time and Time Again" en 1947 dans Astounding Science Fiction. H. Beam Piper a créé 6000 ans d'histoire des hommes Terror-Human Future History, son œuvre est comparé au Cycle de Fondation. Il influença plusieurs auteurs comme Michael McCollum, Franklin Robert Adams, Elizabeth Bear...

Amateur d'armes et membre de la NRA, il se suicide en 1964. Ses livres sont sortis en version électronique sur "Amazon Kindle" en 2009.

Œuvres

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  • Uller Uprising (1952)
  • Murder In The Gunroom, (1953)
  • Four-Day Planet (1961)
  • The Cosmic Computer (1963)
  • Space Viking (1963) (couverture Michael Whelan)
  • Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen (Ace Books)
  • Gunpowder God, 1978

Séries :

  • Space Viking (1962-63) part #1-4
  • Terro-Human
  • Paratime
  • Fuzzy, (1977-1982) avec Benson Parker, Ardath Mayhar, William Tuning
  • Little Fuzzy, 1962 (Hugo Award for Best Novel)
  • The Cosmic Computer, 1964
  • Lone Star Planet, avec John J. McGuire
  • Hunter Patrol

Novel :

  • A Planet For Texans", (1957)
  • Null-Abc", (1953) avec John J. McGuire
  • Crisis in 2140, (1957) avec John J. McGuire
  • The Return", avec John J. McGuire
  • First Cycle, (1982) avec Michael Kurland (Prix Prometheus)

Bibliographie

  • John F. Carr, "H. Beam Piper : A Biography" (Mcfarland & Co Inc )
  • John H. Costello, "H. Beam Piper: An Infinity of Worlds"
  • Gordon Benson and Phil Stephensen-Payne, H Beam Piper Emperor of paratime (Galactic Central Publications)
  • The Essential H. Beam Piper Collection, 2009 (Kindle Edition) (Amazon Kindle)

Autre média

  • Dimension X émission de radio de NBC

Liens externes


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