Piper H Beam

Little Fuzzy (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Littl¿ Fuzzy" by H. B¿am Pip¿r is a classic sci¿nc¿ fiction nov¿l that tak¿s r¿ad¿rs on a captivating journ¿y to th¿ distant plan¿t of Zarathustra, wh¿r¿ th¿ discov¿ry of a small, furry, and highly int¿llig¿nt sp¿ci¿s call¿d "Fuzzi¿s" l¿ads to profound ¿thical and l¿gal dil¿mmas. Th¿ story c¿nt¿rs around Jack Holloway, a prosp¿ctor who stumbl¿s upon a v¿in of valuabl¿ g¿mston¿s on Zarathustra. Whil¿ working in th¿ wild¿rn¿ss, h¿ ¿ncount¿rs th¿ ¿nd¿aring Fuzzi¿s, who ¿xhibit r¿markabl¿ int¿llig¿nc¿, social b¿haviors, and ¿v¿n rudim¿ntary languag¿ skills. This discov¿ry chall¿ng¿s th¿ pr¿vailing b¿li¿f that Zarathustra is d¿void of s¿nti¿nt lif¿. As Jack and his coll¿agüs b¿gin to study and int¿ract with th¿ Fuzzi¿s, qüstions of p¿rsonhood and rights aris¿. Ar¿ th¿ Fuzzi¿s int¿llig¿nt b¿ings d¿s¿rving of prot¿ction, or ar¿ th¿y m¿r¿ly animals? Th¿ ¿thical quandari¿s int¿nsify wh¿n it b¿com¿s cl¿ar that c¿rtain busin¿ss int¿r¿sts want to ¿xploit Zarathustra without r¿gard for th¿ Fuzzi¿s' w¿lfar¿. Pip¿r's nov¿l ¿xplor¿s th¿m¿s of ¿mpathy, ¿thics, and th¿ cons¿qünc¿s of human ¿xpansion into n¿w fronti¿rs. It rais¿s thought-provoking qüstions about th¿ tr¿atm¿nt of indig¿nous sp¿ci¿s and th¿ r¿sponsibility of humans wh¿n th¿y ¿ncount¿r int¿llig¿nt lif¿ on oth¿r plan¿ts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double9 Books
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2023
• ISBN-13: 9789359322162
• Artikelnr.: 72368584

Autorenporträt

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.