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The planet Zarathustra is listed as uninhabited -- which means that the entire planet can be owned by a corporation. That owner is the rich and happy Zarathustra Company -- rich and happy, that is, until a prospector named Jack Holloway comes across undocumented species -- a tiny, golden-furred little biped that he dubs "Little Fuzzy." Not only are the Little Fuzzies cute, they're bright too -- in fact, they may be sapient as people are . . . and that means everything the Zarathustra company owns on this world is at stake. . . .

Leave it to H. Beam Piper to come up with an original science fiction story that you will gain entirely different insight when reading it as an adult, compared to exploring its adorable facets as a teenager. Little Fuzzy is seemingly clearly a children's book, with a family of cute, adorable fuzzy “individuals” at the core of the story, and the compassion of a man who is convinced that they may be intelligent life forms, instead of just groups of cute animals. The second, more mature outlook, however, has a much more comprehensive view of what the story means. To understand it, however, you have to read the story more closely, right from the start. The book starts with the Zarathustra Company which finds itself in possession of a planet seemingly devoid of intelligent life, that it can exploit and reap the profits from, without any kind of interference from the Colonial Government. The Company, however, soon has to deal with Jack Holloway, an insightful sunstone prospector who is strongly convinced that the “Fuzzies” living on the planet are actually intelligent life forms that should be regarded as such, and treated with compassion. As it often happens with H. Beam Piper's stories, there are many themes to be explored here, some of which closely resemble the same struggles that humanity faced in many instances, when more advanced colonists faced primitive cultures, and disaster ensued. Fortunately, Piper's story resembles a children'stale far more than a realistic, serious story about forced, unfair colonization. It also features many fun and interesting plot developments that will likely keep you amused and inspired throughout the read.

"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."

H. Beam Piper was a 20th century science fiction writer. He is best known for his Terro-Human Future History series and a series of Paratime alternate history tales. The theme in many of Piper's books is best seen in Uller Uprising. Piper wrote about the past repeating itself and past events having a direct effect on the future. Little Fuzzy is considered to be Piper's best work. In this science fiction novel a race called the Fuzzies is discovered on the planet of Zarathustra. A prospector named Jack Holloway discovers this race on a planet thought to be devoid of life. The company Holloway works for has been obtaining the planet's resources and they will lose their right to prospect if sapient life is discovered. It is Holloway's job to make sure the Fuzzies are not discovered.

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Little Fuzzy – by H. Beam Piper - Classic Science Fiction - Little Fuzzy is the name of a 1962 science fiction novel by H. Beam Piper, and is now in public domain. 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."

Jack Holloway found himself squinting, the orange sun full in his eyes. He raised a hand to push his hat forward, then lowered it to the controls to alter the pulse rate of the contragravity-field generators and lift the manipulator another hundred feet. For a moment he sat, puffing on the short pipe that had yellowed the corners of his white mustache, and looked down at the red rag tied to a bush against the rock face of the gorge five hundred yards away. He was smiling in anticipation.

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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. Read by Brian Holsopple. Approx. 6 Hours