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The Ace Piper Reprints

"Now, Piper's Terro-Human Future History stories have been published in Federation and Empire, while the Paratime Police yarns can be found in Paratime!  The Worlds of H. Beam Piper includes all the remaining stories that did not fit into either series or somehow slipped between the cracks."
— John F. Carr, Introduction to The Worlds of H. Beam Piper

Beginning in 1976 with Little Fuzzy, Ace Books (now an imprint of the Penguin Group) reprinted most of H. Beam Piper's novels and short fiction as well as three authorized sequels to Piper's work by other authors. This included all of Piper's Paratime yarns and all the novels and stories of his Terro-human Future History. For many Piper fans these Ace reprints—and their iconic cover illustrations by Michael Whelan—represented their first exposure to the wide range of Piper's work and they remain the most comprehensive published set of his novels and short fiction.

Two of Piper's novels, Null-ABC, co-authored with John J. McGuire and originally serialized in Astounding Science Fiction, Vol. L, No. 6, February 1953 and Vol. LI, No. 1, March 1953 (and reprinted by Ace in 1957 as Crisis in 2140), and Murder in the Gunroom, originally published by Knopf (1953), were not reprinted by Ace in this era.


Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan, 1976
Little Fuzzy, H. Beam Piper, New York: Ace, 1976, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan.
  • First printing (uncredited, presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price, no printer's key number line), paperback, uncredited date (presumed January 1976, based upon this February 1976 review), ISBN 0-441-48490-5, $1.25 (Zarthani.net hoard)
  • Second printing (uncredited, presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price, no printer's key number line), paperback, uncredited date, ISBN 0-441-48491-3, $1.75 (Zarthani.net hoard)
  • Third printing (uncredited, presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price, no printer's key number line), paperback, uncredited date (presumed prior to September 1980, based upon "old" Ace logo on cover and title page), ISBN 0-441-48492-1, $1.95 (Zarthani.net hoard).
    • This edition may have been part of an Ace Books boxed set (with Fuzzy Sapiens, Space Viking, and Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen), unknown date, ISBN 0-441-96456-7, unknown price (box in Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Fourth printing (presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price; no printer's key number line), paperback, unknown date, ISBN 0-441-48493-X, $2.25 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Fifth printing (presumed), paperback, unknown date, unknown ISBN (0-441-48495-6?), unknown price.
  • Sixth printing (presumed), paperback, unknown date, unknown ISBN (0-441-48495-6?), unknown price.
  • Seventh printing (presumed), paperback, unknown date (June 1983?), unknown ISBN (0-441-48494-8?), $2.50 (image courtesy Michael Smith's Ace Image Library).
  • Eighth printing (presumed, ISBN suggests an earlier printing was printed twice) paperback, unknown date (September 1983?), ISBN 0-441-48496-4, unknown price.
  • Ninth printing, stated (no printer's key number line, ISBN same as tenth printing), paperback, August 1984, ISBN 0-441-48497-2, $2.75 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Tenth printing, stated (no printer's key number line, ISBN same as ninth printing), paperback, September 1984, ISBN 0-441-48497-2, $2.75 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Eleventh printing (presumed, based upon previous and following printings), paperback, unknown date (April 1985?), unknown ISBN (0-441-48497-2, same as tenth printing), unknown price ($2.75?).
  • Twelfth printing, stated (no printer's key number line), paperback, December 1986, ISBN 0-441-48498-0, $2.95 (Zarthani.net hoard)
A Terro-human Future History novel. Originally published by Avon in 1962.
Fuzzy Sapiens by H. Beam Piper cover illustration by Michael Whelan, 1976
Fuzzy Sapiens, H. Beam Piper, New York: Ace, 1976, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan.
  • First printing, stated (no printer's key number line), paperback, June 1976, ISBN 0-441-26190-6, $1.50 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Second printing (uncredited, presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price, no printer's key number line), paperback, uncredited date (August 1976?), ISBN 0-441-26191-4, $1.75 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Third printing (presumed), paperback, uncredited date (May 1978?), ISBN 0-441-26192-2, unknown price ($1.95?).
  • Fourth printing (uncredited, presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price, no printer's key number line), paperback, uncredited date (January 1980?), ISBN 0-441-26192-X (check digit indicates invalid ISBN, see third printing, above), $1.95 (Zarthani.net hoard).
    • This printing may have been part of an Ace Books boxed set (with Little Fuzzy, Space Viking, and Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen), unknown date, ISBN 0-441-96456-7, unknown price (box in Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Fifth printing, stated (no printer's key number line), paperback, June 1983, ISBN 0-441-26188-4, $2.50 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Sixth printing, stated (no printer's key number line), paperback, September 1983, ISBN 0-441-26187-6, $2.75 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Seventh printing (presumed, based upon previous and following printings), paperback, unknown date, unknown ISBN (presumed 0-441-26189-2 based upon previous printings), unknown price ($2.25?).
  • Eighth printing, stated (no printer's key number line), paperback, August 1984, ISBN 0-441-26195-7, $2.75 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Ninth printing (presumed, based upon previous and following printings), paperback, unknown date (September 1984?), unknown ISBN (0-441-26195-7?), unknown price ($2.75?).
  • Tenth printing, stated (no printer's key number line), paperback, August 1985, ISBN 0-441-26196-5, $2.95 (Zarthani.net hoard).
A Terro-human Future History novel. Sequel to Little Fuzzy. Originally published by Avon in 1964 as The Other Human Race.
Space Viking by H. Beam Piper cover illustration by Michael Whelan, 1977
Space Viking, H. Beam Piper, New York: Ace, 1977 (presumed third printing), with cover illustration by Michael Whelan.
  • First printing (uncredited, presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price, no printer's key number line; see fourth printing below and ISBN 0-441-77778-3), paperback, uncredited date (presumed January 1977), ISBN 0-441-77780-5, $1.50 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Second printing (presumed, based upon fourth printing), paperback, unknown date, unknown ISBN (0-441-77780-5? 0-441-77781-3?), unknown price.
  • Third printing (uncredited, presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price, no printer's key number line; see ISBN 0-441-77782-1 and ISBN 0-441-77783-X), paperback, uncredited date, ISBN 0-441-77781-3, $1.95 (Zarthani.net hoard).
    • This edition may have been part of an Ace Books boxed set (with Little Fuzzy, Fuzzy Sapiens, and Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen), unknown date, ISBN 0-441-96456-7, unknown price (box in Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Fourth printing (according to printer's key number line), paperback, December 1980, ISBN 0-441-77779-1, $2.25 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Fifth printing (uncredited, presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price, no printer's key number line; see ISBN 0-441-77785-6), paperback, September 1983, ISBN 0-441-77784-8, $2.75 (Zarthani.net hoard).
A Terro-human Future History novel. Originally serialized in Analog Science Fact — Science Fiction, Vol. LXX, No. 3, November 1962, Vol. LXX, No. 4, December 1962, Vol. LXX, No. 5, January 1963, and Vol. LXX, No. 6, February 1963.
Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen by H. Beam Piper cover illustration by Michael Whelan, 1977
Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen, H. Beam Piper, New York: Ace, 1977 (presumed third printing), with cover illustration by Michael Whelan.
  • First printing (uncredited, presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price, no printer's key number line; see ISBN 0-441-49050-6), paperback, uncredited date (presumed May 1977), ISBN 0-441-49051-4, $1.50 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Second printing (uncredited, presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price), paperback, uncredited date, ISBN 0-441-49052-2, $1.95 (Zarthani.net hoard).
    • This edition may have been part of an Ace Books boxed set (with Little Fuzzy, Fuzzy Sapiens, and Space Viking), unknown date, ISBN 0-441-96456-7, unknown price (box in Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Third printing (uncredited, presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price, no printer's key number line), paperback, June 1981, ISBN 0-441-49053-0, $2.25 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Fourth printing (presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price), paperback, unknown date (July 1982?), ISBN 0-441-49054-9, unknown price ($2.50?).
  • Fifth printing (uncredited, presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price, no printer's key number line; see ISBN 0-441-49056-5), paperback, January 1984, ISBN 0-441-49055-7, $2.75 (Zarthani.net hoard).
Original paperback edition published by Ace in 1965. Combined and expanded version of the Paratime novellas "Gunpowder God," originally published in Analog Science Fiction — Science Fact, Vol. LXXIV, No. 3, November 1964, and "Down Styphon!," originally published in Analog Science Fiction — Science Fact, Vol. LXXVI, No. 3, November 1965.
The Cosmic Computer by H. Beam Piper cover illustration by Michael Whelan, 1978
The Cosmic Computer, H. Beam Piper, New York: Ace, 1978, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan.
  • First printing (uncredited, presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price, no printer's key number line), paperback, uncredited date (presumed 1978 based upon same cover price as Space Viking and Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen printings issued in 1977 because cover title and author name font is different from that used for those editions), ISBN 0-441-11756-2, $1.50 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Second printing (uncredited, presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price, no printer's key number line), paperback, uncredited date, ISBN 0-441-11757-6 (check digit indicates invalid ISBN, should be 0-441-11757-0), $1.95 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Third printing, stated (no printer's key number line; ISBN 0-441-11758-9 should be third printing), paperback, November 1983, ISBN 0-441-11759-7, $2.75 (Zarthani.net hoard).
Originally published as Junkyard Planet by Putnam in 1963. Original paperback edition reissued by Ace in 1964 (different paperback edition). Expanded version of the Terro-human Future History novelette "Graveyard of Dreams" originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction, Vol. 15, No. 4, February 1958.
Four-Day Planet by H. Beam Piper and Lone Star Planet by H. Beam Piper and John J. McGuire, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan, 1979
Four-Day Planet, H. Beam Piper, and Lone Star Planet, H. Beam Piper (and John J. McGuire, uncredited), New York: Ace, 1979, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan.
  • First printing, stated, paperback, April 1979, ISBN 0-441-24890-X, $2.25 (Zarthani.net hoard)
  • Second printing (according to printer's key number line, first stated), paperback, unknown date, ISBN 0-441-24891-8, $2.75 (Zarthani.net hoard)
  • Third printing (presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price, second stated, no printer's key number line), paperback, September 1984, ISBN 0-441-24892-6, $2.95 (Zarthani.net hoard)
Four-Day Planet is a Terro-human Future History novel originally published by Putnam in 1961. Lone Star Planet (previously published by Ace in 1958 as A Planet for Texans) is a stand-alone novella co-authored with John J. McGuire originally published in Fantastic Universe Science Fiction, Vol. 7, No. 3, March 1957.
Fuzzy Papers by H. Beam Piper cover illustration by Michael Whelan, 1980
The Fuzzy Papers, H. Beam Piper (uncredited editor), New York: Ace, 1980, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan and interior illustrations by Victoria Poyser.
  • First printing, stated (and according to printer's key number line), paperback, September 1980, ISBN 0-441-26193-0, $2.75 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Second printing (presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price; no printer's key number line; see ISBN 0-441-26195-7 above), paperback, August 1982, ISBN 0-441-26194-9, $2.95 (Zarthani.net hoard).
Omnibus edition of the Terro-human Future History novels Little Fuzzy and Fuzzy Sapiens.
Federation edited by John F. Carr, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan, 1981

Federation, John F. Carr, ed. (uncredited), New York: Ace, 1981, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan.
  • First printing, stated (and according to printer's key number line), trade paperback, February 1981, ISBN 0-441-23188-8, $5.95 (Zarthani.net hoard)
  • First printing, (uncredited, presumed, this edition), paperback, February 1982 (according to later printings), ISBN 0-441-23189-6 (same as second printing, but this printing has red badge on cover with text "first mass market edition"), $2.95
  • Second printing, stated (no printer's key number line), paperback, January 1983, ISBN 0-441-23189-6 (same as first printing, but this printing does not have red badge on cover), $2.95 (Zarthani.net hoard)
  • Third printing, stated (no printer's key number line), paperback, December 1983, ISBN 0-441-23190-X, $2.95 (Zarthani.net hoard)
  • Fourth printing, stated (no printer's key number line), paperback, May 1986, ISBN 0-441-23191-8, $3.50 (Zarthani.net hoard)
This anthology includes Piper's Terro-human Future History yarns "Omnilingual," "Naudsonce," "Oomphel in the Sky," "Graveyard of Dreams," and "When in the Course—."
Empire edited by John F. Carr, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan, 1982

Empire, John F. Carr, ed. (uncredited), New York: Ace, 1981, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan.
  • First printing, stated (and according to printer's key number line), paperback, May 1981, ISBN 0-441-20557-7, $2.50 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Second printing (presumed, based upon first and third printings), paperback, unknown date, unknown ISBN (0-441-20557-7?), unknown price ($2.50?).
  • Third printing (according to printer's key number line, ISBN same as first printing), paperback, unknown date (May 1983?), ISBN 0-441-20557-7, $2.50 (Zarthani.net hoard).
  • Fourth printing (presumed, based upon third and fifth printings), paperback, unknown date, unknown ISBN (0-441-20558-5?), unknown price ($2.95?).
  • Fifth printing, stated (no printer's key number line), paperback, July 1986, ISBN 0-441-20558-5, $2.95 (Zarthani.net hoard).
This anthology includes Piper's Terro-human Future History yarns "The Edge of the Knife," "A Slave is a Slave," "Ministry of Disturbance," and "The Keeper" plus the stand-alone "The Return" co-authored with John J. McGuire.
Paratime! edited by John F. Carr, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan, 1981

Paratime!, John F. Carr, ed. (uncredited), New York: Ace, 1981, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan for "Police Operation."
  • First printing, stated (and according to printer's key number line), paperback, August 1981, ISBN 0-441-65169-0, $2.75 (Zarthani.net hoard)
  • Second printing (presumed, based upon first and third printings), paperback, unknown date, unknown ISBN, unknown price.
  • Third printing (presumed), paperback, unknown date (December 1982?), unknown ISBN (0-441-65170-4?), unknown price ($2.95?).
  • Fourth printing (presumed), paperback, unknown date (May 1983?), unknown ISBN (0-441-65170-4?), unknown price ($2.95?).
  • Fifth printing (presumed), paperback, unknown date (September 1986?), unknown ISBN (0-441-65171-2?), unknown price ($2.95?).
This anthology includes Piper's Paratime yarns "He Walked Around the Horses," "Police Operation," "Last Enemy," "Time Crime," and "Temple Trouble."
First Cycle by H. Beam Piper and Michael Kurland uncredited cover illustration, 1982

First Cycle, H. Beam Piper and Michael Kurland, New York: Ace, 1982, with uncredited cover illustration (possibly by Wayne Barlowe).
  • First printing, paperback, January 1982, ISBN 0-441-23919-6, $2.25 (Zarthani.net hoard)
  • Second printing, (presumed, based upon ISBN and cover price), paperback, unknown date, ISBN 0-441-23920-X, $2.50
This novel, completed by Kurland from an unfinished manuscript by Piper, ostensibly takes place in Piper's Terro-human Future History setting but several inconsistencies—and the absence of any references to events depicted here in other Future History yarns—suggests it's more appropriately considered as a stand-alone work.
The Worlds of H. Beam Piper edited by John F. Carr, with uncredited cover illustration, 1983

The Worlds of H. Beam Piper, John F. Carr, ed. (uncredited), New York: Ace, 1983, with uncredited cover illustration (based upon publicity photo for the 1968 film The Green Slime)
  • First printing, paperback, February 1983, ISBN 0-441-91052-1, $2.75 (Zarthani.net hoard)
  • Second printing (presumed), paperback, unknown date (presumed December 1986), ISBN 0-441-91053-X, $2.75
This anthology includes Piper's loosely-connected "Hartley" yarns ("Time and Time Again," "The Mercenaries," and "Day of the Moron"), "Hunter Patrol" co-authored with John J. McGuire, the yarns "Dearest," "Flight from Tomorrow," "Operation R.S.V.P.," and "The Answer," and two yarns ("Genesis" and "Crossroads of Destiny") possibly linked to Piper's Paratime yarns.
Uller Uprising by H. Beam Piper, with cover illustration by Gino D'Achille, 1983

Uller Uprising, H. Beam Piper, New York: Ace, 1983, with cover illustration by Gino D'Achille and introductory essays by John D. Clark.
  • First printing, paperback, June 1983, ISBN 0-441-84292-5, $2.75 (Zarthani.net hoard)
A Terro-human Future History novel. Originally anthologized (with Clark essays) in The Petrified Planet (New York: Putnam, 1952).
Fuzzies and Other People by H. Beam Piper cover illustration by Michael Whelan, 1984

Fuzzies and Other People, H. Beam Piper, New York: Ace, 1984, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan.
  • First printing, paperback, August 1984, ISBN 0-441-26176-0, $2.95 (Zarthani.net hoard)
  • Second printing (presumed), paperback, unknown date (presumed December 1986), ISBN 0-441-26177-9, unknown price
A Terro-human Future History novel. Sequel to Fuzzy Sapiens.

In addition to reprinting most of Piper's work, Ace also published authorized, original works by other authors based upon Piper's work.

Fuzzy Bones by William Tuning, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan, 1981
Fuzzy Bones, William Tuning, New York: Ace, 1981, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan.
  • First printing, paperback, December 1981, ISBN 0-441-26181-7, $2.50 (Zarthani.net hoard)
  • Second printing (presumed, third stated), paperback, January 1983, ISBN 0-441-26182-5, $2.95 (Zarthani.net hoard)
Commissioned sequel to the Terro-human Future History novel Fuzzy Sapiens (published prior to the release of Fuzzies and Other People).
Golden Dream by Ardath Mayhar, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan, 1982
Golden Dream: A Fuzzy Odyssey, Ardath Mayhar, New York: Ace, 1982, with cover illustration by Michael Whelan.
  • First printing, trade paperback, October 1982, ISBN 0-441-29729-3, $5.95 (Zarthani.net hoard)
  • First printing (uncredited, presumed, this edition, based upon ISBN and cover price; see ISBN 0-441-29728-5), paperback, September 1983, ISBN 0-441-29726-9, $2.95 (Zarthani.net hoard)
  • Second printing, paperback, (unknown month )1984, ISBN 0-441-29727-7, $2.95.
Commissioned sequel to the Terro-human Future History novel Fuzzy Sapiens (published prior to the release of Fuzzies and Other People).
Great Kings' War by Roland Green and John F. Carr, with cover illustration by Alan Gutierrez, 1985
Great Kings' War, Roland Green and John F. Carr, New York: Ace, 1985, with cover illustration by Alan Gutierrez.
  • First printing, paperback, March 1985, ISBN 0-441-30200-9, $2.95 (Zarthani.net hoard)
Commissioned sequel to the Paratime novel Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen.

Michael Sauers' guide "Editions and Printings, How to Tell the Difference" has been very helpful in compliling this information on the Ace reprints.