H. Beam Piper: Stories

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21 Operation R.S.v.P

A gem of short story in the form of correspondence between the leaders of two opposing Political Blocs whose escalation of hostilities is rapidly suppressed from a surprise third party.
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Downloads: 355 | Votes: 14 | Score: 7.50
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22 Police Operation

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!
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Downloads: 587 | Votes: 23 | Score: 7.49
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23 The Return

The isolated little group they found were doing fine-- but their religion was most strange--and yet quite logical!
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Downloads: 441 | Votes: 22 | Score: 7.93
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24 A Slave Is a Slave

There has always been strong sympathy for the poor, meek, downtrodden slave--the kindly little man, oppressed by cruel and overbearing masters. Could it possibly have been misplaced...?
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Downloads: 483 | Votes: 12 | Score: 7.01
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25 Space Viking

When his wife is murdered on his wedding day, Lucas Trask launches himself on a quest for revenge. Using his personal fortune, he buys a spaceship and becomes a Space Viking, raiding worlds while hunting for his wife's killer. But raiding is not his destiny, and he gradually becomes a trader, starting to build a galactic empire. Before he can achieve his new goals, however, he must still deal with his wife's killer. A thrilling intergalactic saga!
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Downloads: 6448 | Votes: 157 | Score: 8.67
Size: 371KB | 67,649 words | Posted:

26 Temple Trouble

Miracles to order was a fine way for the paratimers to get mining concessions--but Nature can sometimes pull counter-miracles. And so can men, for that matter....
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Downloads: 514 | Votes: 22 | Score: 7.53
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27 Time and Time Again

To upset the stable, mighty stream of time would probably take an enormous concentration of energy. And it's not to be expected that a man would get a second chance at life. But an atomic might accomplish both--
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Downloads: 689 | Votes: 51 | Score: 7.78
Size: 37KB | 6,971 words | Posted:

28 Uller Uprising

So the Ulleran challenge begins, with the rantings of a prophet and a seemingly incidental street riot. Only when a dose of poison lands in the governor-general's whiskey does it become clear that the "geeks" have had it up to their double-lidded eyeballs with the imperialist Terran Federation's Chartered Uller Company. Then, overnight, war is everywhere.
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Downloads: 1189 | Votes: 26 | Score: 8.41
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