Lone Star Planet by H. Beam Piper

The story takes place on a planet where the inhabitants are descended from Texans who were transported to another world through time travel. The planet's society is modeled after that of the American Old West, with cowboys and outlaws. A young man named Ken Ward becomes embroiled in a conflict between rival factions vying for control of the planet's resources.

By H. Beam Piper · First published 1953 · Genre: Science Fiction, Political Satire, Adventure · 11 chapters · 36,678 words

First lines

They started giving me the business as soon as I came through the door into the Secretary's outer office.

There was Ethel K'wang-Li, the Secretary's receptionist, at her desk. There was Courtlant Staynes, the assistant secretary to the Undersecretary for Economic Penetration, and Norman Gazarin, from Protocol, and Toby Lawder, from Humanoid Peoples' Affairs, and Raoul Chavier, and Hans Mannteufel, and Olga Reznik.

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Genres

• Science Fiction — The book is set in a futuristic universe with advanced technology and interplanetary politics.
• Political Satire — The narrative uses humor and exaggeration to critique political systems and practices.
• Adventure — The plot involves a journey and exploration of new worlds, with elements of danger and excitement.
• Western — The setting and themes draw heavily from Western motifs, including frontier justice and rugged individualism.

Tags

Science Fiction · Space Opera · Pulp Fiction · Adventure · Action · Western · Frontier · Colonialism · Imperialism · Alien Invasion · First Contact · Human Settlement

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: H. Beam Piper
• Date: 1953 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Science Fiction, Political Satire, Adventure, Western
• Length: 36,678 words
• Structure: 11 chapters, 851 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)

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Contents

• CHAPTER I
• CHAPTER II
• CHAPTER III
• CHAPTER IV
• CHAPTER V
• CHAPTER VI
• CHAPTER VII
• CHAPTER VIII
• CHAPTER IX
• CHAPTER X
• CHAPTER XI

More by H. Beam Piper

• Graveyard of Dreams (1958)
• Crossroads of Destiny (1959)
• Time and Time Again (1948)
• Murder in the Gunroom (1940)
• Genesis (1951)
• Little Fuzzy (1962)
• Time Crime (1955)
• The Answer (1955)
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