Lone Star Planet - H. Beam Piper

Lone Star Planet (novella) by H. Beam Piper and John J. McGuire
Published March 1957 ~ Fantastic Universe Science Fiction

[@bencruz563]

H. Beam Piper is the sci fi goat in my book. Nobody can tell such full stories in so few words as him.

[@TheMintyMelon]

OMG... 50.22 ...I love the narrators hilarious Texan holler. This is a top drawer, sit up n listen story....Thank you for a great narration...🥰H. Beam Piper at his zenith....🤠!!

[@6488ott]

one of my favourites, Piper has a uniquely period way of storytelling.

[@allisonschempf2230]

Very entertaining. Thank you.

[@ElJorro]

A whole channel with vintage sci-fi audio books! I praise you!

[@elizdonovan5650]

Excellent narration thank you. 🌲🌝☘️

[@maceain]

excellent story, really enjoyed it.

[@bigearl3867]

I should have listened to this over a year ago.

[@ibwsales2]

I love H Beam Piper! His vision of the future is developing, take a look at reciprocal CCW maps!

[@tomdragoo3520]

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[@wirehead1000]

Department of Aggression that's honest

[@grahepo]

i love the story and the narration

[@Fyodor48]

S Austin Maverick!!!! Is this Bret or Barts relatives ? Never thought you cld kill a Maverick!!!!

[@biercenator]

Refreshing to find sci-fi with a discernable story line! The general slant on things probably reflects "accepted" US values of the time, but some things don't fit together very well. Don't understand why the canine interlopers would align themselves exclusively with marginalized plebs rather than courting factions within the oligarchy. Also, don't at all understand why, if the canine plan was to seize the Giant Cow Planet by force in a surprise attack, they would stage a strategically irrelevant assassination of the ambassador of a competing hegemon before making the move.

[@wolmntn]

Love this I have several I remember but forgot the titles. I hope to find them on this someday.

[@jerryjohnson8485]

How did he know about the mess we have about gun laws today?

[@theoriginaljoeberg]

Loved it particularly the joy with which the hero and dumb blonde had such a great time slaughtering the Bison, sorry superbeef. So many could never be made rare.

[@GathKingLeppbertI]

But rare is better than well done.

[@Shoey77100]

rip-snorting good sci-fi

[@AbbyPhillipsIsPeaches]

"Causing the said decedent, S. Austin Maverick, to dah." I laughed so hard I almost shot coffee out of my nose.

[@SwampDonkey64]

May I ask who is the narrator ?

[@wirehead1000]

mark nelson very good

[@allisonschempf2230]

Machiavelli, Jr. LMAO

[@bewarethegreyghost]

I want to live on space Texas.

[@ohdamnitsthatguy60]

Sounds like a good read but like anything it could be updated.

[@samgamgee7384]

I was pleased there was a Benito Gomez. What would New Texas be without Meskins!?

[@bryine.willis8683]

> di’ brae’

[@stevesyncox9893]

mar 9

[@allenhamilton6688]

Fake Texas accent is insulting. Everything else is fine.

[@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347]

Real Texas accent is insulting. Everything else is fine.

[@andrewkonopka1152]

Bonnie ville is poor neyborhood bombing a poor people is terrible AK

[@BaldingClamydia]

This story basically glorifies the way people think Texas used to be. I can't tell what the author felt about it, but the story itself seems very proud of its wild planet with it's ineffectual government. Each civilian has to keep a small army on hand (that it must bow to) to provide their own safety! And gee, why would the "dogs" want to cause trouble on Texas planet? Could it have anything to do with the way people seem to treat them. I didn't dislike the story; well written and very interesting, it's just crazy to think about how the time you live in affects the way you present things in your fiction. Aspects of some westerns seem really silly now, but they were all the rage a few decades ago. xD

[@paulbennett772]

It's satire

[@allisonschempf2230]

@@paulbennett772 Inspired by H.L. Mencken to boot!