30 review for The H. Beam Piper Megapack: 33 Classic Science Fiction Novels and Short Stories

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   5 out of 5

   David Meiklejohn – Dec 31, 2020

   Finished at last! I got this collection ages ago, and have been reading it a story at a time in between other books. It is a collection of (fairly) short stories, mostly sci-if based, some fairly decent, some a bit dull, with a particular emphasis on multiverse theory. Written in the 50s and 60s it is interesting to see a writer’s idea of what the future will be like. Lots of space travel of course, plus mini atomic engines powering everything. Guns feature heavily as does smoking. Apparently th Finished at last! I got this collection ages ago, and have been reading it a story at a time in between other books. It is a collection of (fairly) short stories, mostly sci-if based, some fairly decent, some a bit dull, with a particular emphasis on multiverse theory. Written in the 50s and 60s it is interesting to see a writer’s idea of what the future will be like. Lots of space travel of course, plus mini atomic engines powering everything. Guns feature heavily as does smoking. Apparently there will be a lot of smoking in the future. Oh, and good old fashioned gender roles.

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   4 out of 5

   John – Jun 05, 2017

   It was fun watching Piper evolve from the stiff, awkward writer he started as in the Forties to the smooth, accomplished author he was in the early Sixties. It's interesting that he never envisioned a future where the characters didn't smoke like chimneys, though. It was fun watching Piper evolve from the stiff, awkward writer he started as in the Forties to the smooth, accomplished author he was in the early Sixties. It's interesting that he never envisioned a future where the characters didn't smoke like chimneys, though.

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   4 out of 5

   Gerald Blaes – Jan 08, 2018

   Good to the end I love it when a writer can provide entertaining reading non stop. I never have had the pleasure of reading any of Mr Pipers books till now but I intend to find more by this author.

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   4 out of 5

   Curt Dukes – Feb 19, 2017

   A little dated but fun

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   4 out of 5

   Steve Armstrong – Nov 29, 2018

   Very dated. Fun galactic reading. Full of male chauvinism and cigarette ads. Time patrol stories are somewhat fun. All cimputer references are sorely out dated.

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   4 out of 5

   Jeff – Jan 07, 2018

   Very good I’d never heard of this author but I do like his writing. And for it to be 50 - 60 years old...it has its moments but is still very good.

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   5 out of 5

   Mike – Oct 29, 2013

   I picked this up largely because I loved Little Fuzzy and the rest of the series when I read them many years ago. It's very much of its time (1950s-60s). Everyone smokes like a chimney in all conceivable environments, atomic everything yay, sexism, racism and colonialism are givens, and Communism is the great menace. I probably prefer writers to be a little bit less immersed in the zeitgeist than this. Apart from that, the stories aren't bad, but the elements I've mentioned are so pervasive that t I picked this up largely because I loved Little Fuzzy and the rest of the series when I read them many years ago. It's very much of its time (1950s-60s). Everyone smokes like a chimney in all conceivable environments, atomic everything yay, sexism, racism and colonialism are givens, and Communism is the great menace. I probably prefer writers to be a little bit less immersed in the zeitgeist than this. Apart from that, the stories aren't bad, but the elements I've mentioned are so pervasive that there isn't much "apart from that".

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   5 out of 5

   Kelvin Clements – Apr 09, 2013

   This was an excellent compilation of books by H. Beam Piper, although I think the one's dealing with the contact with a new spices were the better ones and the last book which was a "Who Done it" was the best (i didn't spot the killer before it was revealed). This was an excellent compilation of books by H. Beam Piper, although I think the one's dealing with the contact with a new spices were the better ones and the last book which was a "Who Done it" was the best (i didn't spot the killer before it was revealed).

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   5 out of 5

   Allen McDonnell – Nov 11, 2015

   A very good book, the first half are classic science fiction stories many of which I already own in paperback but the entire second half of the book are westerns/horror/mystery/adventure stories I had never seen before. A must read for the completest fan.

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    5 out of 5

    Jon – Feb 29, 2016

    I've read most of Mr. Piper's oeuvre before, but this one had some I'd never seen before. I've read most of Mr. Piper's oeuvre before, but this one had some I'd never seen before.

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    4 out of 5

    Beregond – Jun 30, 2015

    Space Opera from a Master Paratime, Little Fuzzy, The Cosmic Computer, you'll find a selection of the best from Piper, with a noir detective story. Space Opera from a Master Paratime, Little Fuzzy, The Cosmic Computer, you'll find a selection of the best from Piper, with a noir detective story.

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

    Pamela –

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    5 out of 5

    Greg Carter –

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

    jeanne potvin –

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    4 out of 5

    Larry Plemmons –

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    5 out of 5

    chris geralds –

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

    Warren Givens –

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

    Frank Webber –

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    5 out of 5

    Carol –

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    4 out of 5

    Mark –

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    5 out of 5

    William D Tometich –

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    5 out of 5

    Terry F. Houston –

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    5 out of 5

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    4 out of 5

    Bernard –