The Newer Little Fuzzy Books

[Critteranne]

Today I learned that there are new books in the Little Fuzzy series started by H. Beam Piper. Not just John Scalzi's Fuzzy Nation (which was controversial with many readers). There are: Fuzzy Ergo Sum by Wolfgang Diehr (you have to search by title to get the eBook to show up); Caveat Fuzzy (Book 5) by Wolfgang Diehr; and The Fuzzy Conundrum (Book 6) by John F. Carr and Wolfgang Diehr. Has anyone read these sequels? How do they hold up to the original?

It has been a long time since I read H. Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy and Fuzzy Sapiens and the other books in this series. I'd love to know your thoughts on these books. The original books are in the public domain, so there are plenty of eBook editions. (Some of them are not, including the early sequels not written by Piper.)

The earlier sequels were Fuzzy Bones by William Tuning and Golden Dream - A Fuzzy Odyssey by Ardath Mayhar. Later, an unpublished Fuzzy manuscript by H. Beam Piper was unearthed and published: Fuzzies and Other People. I don't see Kindle editions of these.

[crossi]

I've been waiting for Fuzzy Bones and Golden Dream forever. Why, oh why won't they get the e-books out? Fuzzy nation didn't appeal from the reviews. Haven't check out the others.

[Critteranne]

Originally Posted by crossi

I've been waiting for Fuzzy Bones and Golden Dream forever. Why, oh why won't they get the e-books out? Fuzzy nation didn't appeal from the reviews. Haven't check out the others.

I thought Fuzzy Nation was OK because I approached it as a different take. But I like the originals better because the evil corporate guys were more nuanced. To me, part of the fun of the original stories was seeing some of the bad guys come back as good guys -- even if some of the changes seemed a little quick.

I'm going to have to keep an eye out next time I'm in a used bookstore with a huge SF section. Of course, as soon as I buy them, I'll find my copies.

[Gardenman]

Originally Posted by Critteranne

Today I learned that there are new books in the Little Fuzzy series started by H. Beam Piper. Not just John Scalzi's Fuzzy Nation (which was controversial with many readers). There are: Fuzzy Ergo Sum by Wolfgang Diehr (you have to search by title to get the eBook to show up); Caveat Fuzzy (Book 5) by Wolfgang Diehr; and The Fuzzy Conundrum (Book 6) by John F. Carr and Wolfgang Diehr. Has anyone read these sequels? How do they hold up to the original?

It has been a long time since I read H. Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy and Fuzzy Sapiens and the other books in this series. I'd love to know your thoughts on these books. The original books are in the public domain, so there are plenty of eBook editions. (Some of them are not, including the early sequels not written by Piper.)

The earlier sequels were Fuzzy Bones by William Tuning and Golden Dream - A Fuzzy Odyssey by Ardath Mayhar. Later, an unpublished Fuzzy manuscript by H. Beam Piper was unearthed and published: Fuzzies and Other People. I don't see Kindle editions of these.

Thanks for posting. I did not know there any others besides Little Fuzzy and Fuzzy Sapiens.

[gweeks]

Originally Posted by Critteranne

I'm going to have to keep an eye out next time I'm in a used bookstore with a huge SF section. Of course, as soon as I buy them, I'll find my copies.

Tell me about it. I just ordered another copy of Golden Dream because I couldn't find my copy. I'm rereading them and am currently on Fuzzies and Other People. I found my copy of Fuzzy Bones and the three by Piper.

Greg