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Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper (2007-07-01) Mass Market Paperback

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Defining sapiens through cute
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Defining sapiens through cute
I read this first printing of H. Beam Piper's LITTLE FUZZY while crossing the country in 1962. This is the Fuzzy I fell in love with long before the Michael Whelan covers graced Piper's eventual Fuzzy trilogy. Except for the amount of human tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption [both heavily advertised and "popular" at the time] in this "old west" future where fast guns are still useful on a corporate-run colony planet passes the test of time. If the new species dubbed Fuzzies are furry animals, then the corporation keeps its charter and Fuzzies become the new beavers. If the tool-making/hunter-gathering Fuzzies are deemed sapiens people, the corporation looses both its charter and control of the planet. It would have won a Hugo if Philip K. Dick's MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE hadn't come out the same year. I recommend reading all of Piper's Fuzzy books; that's what I'm doing now.
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G400C_Dude
5.0 out of 5 stars Short and Uplifting
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024
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If you want an easy read that’s also uplifting then this is for you. A good book to relax with. If that’s what you’re looking for then try this one!
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T. S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic gem of 60's SF
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2011
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This is one of the classics of 60's Space Western SF, similar in a lot of ways to the classic Heinlein juveniles. The basic plot is fairly straightforward -- a tough-but-loveable Competent Man prospector on a wilderness planet finds a race of adorable fuzzy animals, who just might turn out to be not animals at all, but fuzzy little people -- which, if they are, could mean that the Evil Corporation that runs things on the planet would lose their charter, mining rights, etc. etc. etc. There's a lot of adorable, there's some fairly well-done courtroom drama, and if the plot is a little weak in a few points, and there are a few moments where the sixties pulp roots show, it's consistently believable throughout, with entertaining characters and excellent pacing.

It's also of interest because one of the leading lights of modern-day SF, John Scalzi, has written a new book,  Fuzzy Nation , that's basically a rewrite of this one, essentially updating the story for a more modern audience; he adds some characters and inserts a few more plot twists, the characters are a little more complex and a little less iconic, and the legal maneuvering is more intricate, but I just read them both back to back and enjoyed both of them. Read this one first -- it's a little simpler and a little shorter -- but if you like this one, you'll probably like Scalzi's treatment as well.

Piper wrote two sequels,  Fuzzy Sapiens (The Other Human Race)  and  Fuzzies and Other People , but they're still in copyright and hence a fair bit harder to find.
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Katya A
4.0 out of 5 stars Good guy underdog vs heartless corporation
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2013
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The plot is delightfully simple - the Protagonist - a good, old, hardworking lone underdog finds adorable little furry people. Old man keeps little furry people, old man tries to get little furry people recognized as sapient life forms. The Antagonist - a heartless CEO of Zarathustra corporation doesn't want adorable little furry people recognized as sapient life form because the corporation would have to give up the claim for the planet. Heartless CEO hires an equally heartless lawyer to help him with the case. But Jack Holloway - good old hardworking space farmer - also has friends - scientists, who put Science above personal interests, constable, who puts Law above his own interests, honest lawyer in a plaid shirt - and together they drop whatever they normally do to help the old man with his court case against corporation - good chunk of the story happens either in court or discussing case strategies.

Written in 1963, this story is a product of it's time, when space colonization was imagined like idealized colonization of the West. Good ole' guys travel hundreds of light years away to be able to do their manual labor on some quiet planet away from civilization's noise, greed and scurry. Piper's idea how less advanced civilization should be approached is outdated as well - treating young hunter-gather civilization like children or pets because they are cute by human standards quite unsettling to me. The science, especially the psychology, is noticeably dated as well.

While the story is a little too naive and black-and-white for my liking, in the light of the recent events - Enron, Monsanto, big bank bail-outs and so on - it is definitely a guilty pleasure to see big players being held accountable by just and impartial judge, even if it's only Sci-Fi.

Looking forward to reading this novel's reboot by John Scalzi, currently one of my favorite new Sci-Fi authors.
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James Tepper
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic sci-fi gem for free from Amazon
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2012
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"Little Fuzzy" is a short sci-fi novel or novella written and published in 1962 by H. Beam Piper. It has long since passed into the pubic domain, and several (anonymous) sci-fi lovers got together and scanned, retyped and/or somehow rendered it into e-book format and made it available for free at Amazon. To those involved, and to Amazon, a heartfelt thanks!

Little Fuzzy takes place on a planet called Zarathustra, some 500 or 600 years from now. A gem prospector, grizzled old Jack Hollaway, is surprised one day by the appearance of a small, fuzzy, previously unknown, bipedal animal, kind of like a teddy bear, but with opposable thumbs. The planet, originally colonized by a large corporation for some 25 years, is known to be home to a large and diverse population of flora and fauna, but not any intelligent ("sentient") life forms. Holloway quickly finds that LIttle Fuzzy is not only cute, friendly and smart, but also seems to be clearly sentient. This is big trouble for the corporation, because according to the rules of colonization, companies cannot own the rights to planets with an indigenous population of sentient beings. Thus, the corporation wants very much to have the Fuzzies declared as non-sentient animals, in the name of money and profits. Much of the novel is given over to consideration of what it means to be sentient, and a bunch of legal wrangling with dialog that reminded me fondly of Robert A. Heinlein.

This is clearly a work from the golden age of sci-fi in the 1960s, and it is a gem. The bad guys (the corporation) and the good guys (Jack Holloway and friends who have actually interacted with the Fuzzies) are boldly penned in black and white, and there is a 1960s style happy ending for all (well, almost all).

I'm sort of amazed that I never ran into this before (and there are other Fuzzy novels by Piper and other authors) but sure am glad I did now. For free too!

Highly recommended for all true sci-fi fans.

J.M. Tepper
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Craig Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Classic
Reviewed in Canada on September 1, 2022
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Well written introductory novel to the Fuzzy series that I have always enjoyed. Getting the Kindle version since it is easier to read than my old dog eared paperback :-)
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Leather DeBoeuf
3.0 out of 5 stars Original un peu verbeux
Reviewed in France on February 24, 2019
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Je ne connaissais pas ce livre avant de lire sa "reprise" par John Scalzi. (sous le titre Fuzzy Nation)
C'est un livre qui a bien vieilli (ses thèmes sont toujours d'actualité), assez agréable à lire, mais qui souffre de la comparaison avec le travail de Scalzi. C'est moins drôle, moins fin, moins bien écrit. Il y a beaucoup de personnages, probablement un peu trop.
Ceci dit, l'histoire est bonne, l'auteur a beaucoup travaillé sur la notion de sapience, et les Fuzzy sont sympas.
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Tahi ElGato
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful read
Reviewed in Australia on June 23, 2022
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Are the Fuzzies Sapient? Will they survive their abduction from their home? Will they make it back to the Wonderful Place? 😬
A great story with funny as well as sad passages. Kinda makes one think about our classification of Sapience. Are Humans truly the best yardstick?
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Komiker
5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic
Reviewed in Germany on January 30, 2013
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Top Space-Opera.
Sehr gute story, guter Rhythmus, ich habe das Buch zum ersten Mal in meiner Muttersprache (Französisch) vor über 20 Jahren entdeckt und wollte es auf englisch lesen.Ist genauso gut, wenn nicht besser.

Piper schafft ein glaubwürdiges Universum und das Buch würde sowohl Teenagers als auch Erwachsene gefallen.
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Achapinsouthend
5.0 out of 5 stars Little Fuzzy Review
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2009
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I read this book as a child and it stuck in my memory as one of my favourites. It's a great story, and it really made me think about what it is to be human and the way we treat various animals. It also addresses the subject of capitalism in a way, and the dangers of allowing massive companies the power to decide on important issues. I bought it recently for my 10 yr old son. He hasn't read it yet, but I'm hoping he likes it as much as I did.
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