Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
H. Beam Piper

Born: March 23, 1904
Died: November 4, 1964 (aged 60)
Bio: Henry Beam Piper was an American science fiction author. He wrote many short stories and several novels. He is best known for his extensive Terro-Human Future History series of stories and a shorter series of "Paratime" alternate history tales.
Known for:
- Little Fuzzy (1962)
- Space Viking (1963)
- The Cosmic Computer (1963)
- Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen
- Four-Day Planet (1961)