The Keeper is a science fiction short story written by H. Beam Piper first published in 1957. Evil men had stolen his treasure, and Raud set out with his deer rifle and his great dog Brave to catch the thieves before they could reach the Starfolk. That the men had...

Space Viking is a science fiction novel written by H. Beam Piper, originally published in 1962. Space Viking is set in Piper’s Terro-Human future history. It tells the story of one man's search for his wife's murderer and its unexpected consequences.  A galactic war...

Oomphel in the Sky is a science fiction novella written by H. Beam Piper, originally published in 1960. Since Logic derives from postulates, it never has, and never will, change a postulate. And a religious belief is a system of postulates ... so how can a man fight a...

Time Crime is a science fiction novel written by H. Beam Piper, originally published in 1955. The Paratime Police had a real headache this time! Tracing one man in a population of millions is easy--compared to finding one gang hiding out on one of billions of probability...

Murder in the Gunroom is a detective novel by science fiction author H Beam Piper, first published in 1953. The Lane Fleming collection of early pistols and revolvers was one of the best in the country. When Fleming was found dead on the floor of his locked gunroom, a...

The Cosmic Computer is a science fiction novel by H Beam Piper first published in 1963. Conn Maxwell told them: "There are incredible things still undiscovered; most of the important installations were built in duplicate as a precaution against space attack. I know where...

Lone Star Planet is a Science fiction novel by H Beam Piper and John J McGuire first published in 1958. In 1999, the novel won the Prometheus Award, Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Libertarian SF Novel. The story of a junior diplomat and his first posting to a planet...

Naudsonce is a science fiction novella by H Beam Piper first published in 1962. Naudsonce? What does THAT mean? Well, to find out you will need to read or listen to this story where Piper's unique mind explores what we mean by 'communication' and how it happens.  The...

Police Operation is a science fiction novella by H. Beam Piper first published in 1948. Hunting down the beast, under the best of circumstances, was dangerous. But in this little police operation, the conditions required the use of inadequate means! Police Operation is a...

Flight From Tomorrow is a science fiction short story by H. Beam Piper first published in 1950. Hunted and hated in two worlds, Hradzka dreamed of a monomaniac's glory, stranded in the past with his knowledge of the future. But he didn't know the past quite well...

The Answer is a science fiction short story written by H. Beam Piper, first published in 1959. It is 1984, fifteen years since the nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union devastated the entire northern half of the planet Earth, and now nuclear...

Graveyard of Dreams is a short science fiction story by H. Beam Piper first published in 1958. Despite Mr. Shakespeare, wealth and name are both dross compared with the theft of hope – and Maxwell had to rob a whole planet of it! The son of a melon planter on the...

Hunter Patrol is a Science fiction novella by H Beam Piper and John J McGuire first published in 1959. Many men have dreamed of world peace, but none have been able to achieve it. If one man did have that power, could mankind afford to pay the price? World War IV has...