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Originally published
  
1981

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Author
  
H. Beam Piper

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H Beam Piper books, Terro-Human books, Other books

Empire is a collection of short stories written by H. Beam Piper, and edited by John F. Carr. The book was published in 1981 by Ace Books, and again in 1986. Most of these stories take place in his Terro-Human Future History, with the sole exception being "The Return".

Contents

  • Terro-Human Future History Chronology by John F. Carr
    A short, 35-entry timeline of Piper’s Terro-Human Future History, covering from 1 A.E. to 2936 A.E.
  • Introduction by John F. Carr.
  • "The Edge of the Knife” (text at Project Gutenberg)
    First appeared in Amazing Stories, May 1957.
  • "A Slave is a Slave" (text)
    First appeared in ‘’Analog’’, April 1962.
  • "Ministry of Disturbance" (text)
    First appeared in ‘’Astounding Science Fiction’’, December 1958.
  • "The Return", written with John J. McGuire (text)
    First appeared in ‘’Astounding Science Fiction’’, January 1954.
  • "The Keeper" (text)
    First appeared in ‘’Venture Science Fiction’’, July 1957.

    • References

    Empire (H. Beam Piper book) Wikipedia
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