Books with title Little Fuzzy

Little Fuzzy is the name of a science fiction novel by Henry Beam Piper. It is generally seen as a work of juvenile fiction. It was nominated for the 1963 Hugo Award for Best Novel.The story revolves around determining whether a small furry species discovered on the planet Zarathustra is sapient, and features a mild libertarianism that emphasizes sincerity and honesty.During a book signing at Strand Book Store, Piper alleged that the Little Fuzzy series was inspired by an acquaintance named Kevin "Fuzzy" Sheffield, whom Piper first met in a literary club in central Oregon. When asked about Sheffield, Piper described him as "a bizarre character, capable of writing little more than a couple of vaguely-legible remarks in each letter. While I'm sure he's full of insight and great ideas, it seems impossible to effectively communicate with him on a conventional human level...terribly nice fellow however."The book was followed by a sequel, Fuzzy Sapiens (original title The Other Human Race) published in 1964, the same year that Piper committed suicide in November.In the wake of Piper's suicide, rumor spread of a lost "second sequel"; at the behest of Ace Books, William Tuning produced the critically acclaimed Fuzzy Bones. Later, Piper's lost manuscript was discovered, and published as Fuzzies and Other People. Ace also hired Ardath Mayhar to write Golden Dreams: A Fuzzy Odyssey, which tells the events of Little Fuzzy from the viewpoint of the Fuzzies (or Gashta, as they call themselves).

On the planet Zarathustra, a sunstone prospector named Jack Holloway receives a strange guest at his door one night - a mysterious, small, fuzzy alien - which promptly makes itself at home. Before long, "Little Fuzzy's" whole family joins him. Hardened Jack is transformed into their "pappy" and chief protector, and his life is forever changed. The creatures, however, turn out to be quite intelligent. Sapient life on Zarathustra, however, would be disastrous; this leads Jack and his friends on a quest to discover the answer. The quest becomes a matter of urgency when the company that has been growing rich from mining the planet decides to exterminate the Fuzzies to protect their contract. What follows is murder, deceit, kidnapping and intrigue at its best.

On the planet Zarathustra, a sunstone prospector named Jack Holloway receives a strange guest at his door one night - a mysterious, small, fuzzy alien - which promptly makes itself at home. Before long, "Little Fuzzy's" whole family joins him. Hardened Jack is transformed into their "pappy" and chief protector, and his life is forever changed. The creatures, however, turn out to be quite intelligent. Sapient life on Zarathustra, however, would be disastrous; this leads Jack and his friends on a quest to discover the answer. The quest becomes a matter of urgency when the company that has been growing rich from mining the planet decides to exterminate the Fuzzies to protect their contract. What follows is murder, deceit, kidnapping and intrigue at its best.

The 1962 Hugo-nominated science fiction classic. FRIENDS OF LITTLE FUZZY VS. THE CHARTERED ZARATHUSTRA COMPANY. The chartered Zarathustra Company had it all their way. Their charter was for a Class-III uninhabited planet, which Zarathustra was, and it meant they owned the planet, lock, stock and barrel. They exploited it, developed it and reaped the huge profits from it without interference from the Colonial Government. Then Jack Holloway, a sunstone prospector, appeared on the scene with his family of Fuzzies and the passionate conviction that they were not cute animals but little people. The Company was aghast at this threat to their power and profits. If Holloway could prove the Fuzzies were people, Zarathustra would automatically become a Class-IV inhabited planet, the Company’s charter would become void and the Colonial Government of the Federation would take over. The Company did not hesitate to resort to coercion, murder – even genocide – to prevent the Fuzzies from being declared the ninth extrasolar sapient race.

The True first printing; it was never in hardcover, or even a magazine! ~ ~ Zarathustra was a Class-III uninhabited planet, and the Chartered Zarathustra Company owned it lock, stock and barrel. They developed it, exploited it, and reaped huge profits without any interference from the Colonia government. ~ ~ Then, out of nowhere, came Jack Holloway with a family of "Fuzzies," and a good deal of evidence that they were far more than cute, cuddly animals. ~ ~ If the Fuzzies were a race of intelligent beings, Zarathustra would automatically become a Class-IV INHABITED planet, and the company's charter --- and profit sheet --- would become so much waste paper.

The chartered Zarathustra Company had it all their way. Their charter was for a Class III uninhabited planet, which Zarathustra was, and it meant they owned the planet -- lock, stock and barrel. They exploited it, developed it and reaped the huge profits from it without interference form the Colonial Government. Then Jack Holloway, a sunstone prospector, appeared on the scene with his family of Fuzzies and the passionate conviction that they were not cute animals but little people. The Company was aghast at this threat to their power and profits. If Holloway could prove the Fuzzies were people, Zarathustra would automatically become a Class IV inhabited planet, the Company's charter would become void and the Colonial Government of the Federation would take over. The Company did not hesitate to resort to coercion, murder, even genocide, to prevent the Fuzzies from being declared the ninth extrasolar sapient race.