{"product_id":"2940016770291","title":"Terro-Human Future History of H. Beam Piper: The Federation Series","description":"This edition features\u003cbr\u003e • four complete Sci Fi stories\u003cbr\u003e • illustrations\u003cbr\u003e • a linked Table of Contents\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eULLER UPRISING \u003cbr\u003eFOUR-DAY PLANET\u003cbr\u003eNAUDSONCE\u003cbr\u003eSPACE VIKING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Uller Uprising is the foundation of Piper's monumental\u003cbr\u003eTerro-Human Future History; the first story where we encounter the\u003cbr\u003eTerran Federation. In it we learn about Odin, the planet that will\u003cbr\u003eone day be the capital of the First Galactic Empire; and humble\u003cbr\u003eNiflheim, which in more decadent times will become a common\u003cbr\u003eexpletive, a word meaning hell. This is also where Piper introduced\u003cbr\u003eand explained the Atomic Era dating system (A.E.). Uller\u003cbr\u003eUprising is set in the early years of the Terran Federation's\u003cbr\u003eexpansion and exploration, an epoch of great vitality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUller Uprising is the story of a confrontation between a\u003cbr\u003ehuman overlord and alien servants, with an ironic twist at the end.\u003cbr\u003eLike most of Piper's best work, Uller Uprising is modeled\u003cbr\u003eafter an actual event in human history; in this case the Sepoy\u003cbr\u003eMutiny (a Bengal uprising in British-held India brought about when\u003cbr\u003erumors were spread to native soldiers that cartridges being issued\u003cbr\u003eby the British were coated with animal fat. The rebellion quickly\u003cbr\u003espread throughout India and led to the massacre of the British\u003cbr\u003eColony at Cawnpore.). Piper's novel is not a mere retelling of the\u003cbr\u003eIndian Mutiny, but rather an analysis of an historical event\u003cbr\u003eapplied to a similar situation in the far future.\" -- John F. Carr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\"Henry Beam Piper (1904 – 1964) 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.\"--Wikipedia\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"VolumesOfValue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081881829616,"sku":"2940016770291","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016770291_p0.jpg?v=1763660504","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016770291","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}