Book description
Little Fuzzy: A Delightfully Absurd Legal Comedy in Space
H. Beam Piper's "Little Fuzzy" serves up a generous helping of corporate malfeasance wrapped in the shiny packaging of 1960s space opera optimism. The audiobook version captures all the charm of Piper's prose while somehow making his technobabble about sunstones and charter violations sound almost... reasonable?
The plot hinges on Jack Holloway, a prospector who stumbles upon what he insists are tiny, fuzzy people rather than mere animals. This distinction matters enormously to the Zarathustra Company, which has been strip-mining the planet under the convenient assumption that it's uninhabited. Oops.
What follows is essentially a courtroom drama set against the backdrop of interstellar colonialism, complete with enough legal maneuvering to make modern corporate lawyers weep with nostalgia. The audiobook narrator gamely tackles Piper's dialogue, which ranges from the convincingly alien to the suspiciously mid-century American bureaucratic.
Piper's greatest strength lies in his ability to make corporate greed seem simultaneously absurd and terrifying. The Zarathustra Company's panic when their "uninhabited" planet suddenly sprouts indigenous life forms feels both hilariously overblown and depressingly familiar. It's like watching a particularly inept villain in a silent film discover that the safe they've been drilling into contains actual money.
The audiobook format works surprisingly well for Piper's style, transforming what might read as dry exposition into something more conversational. Though one suspects this is less about excellent narration and more about Piper's prose being so straightforward it practically reads itself.
A charming relic of science fiction's golden age, "Little Fuzzy" remains weirdly relevant in its examination of how corporations treat both planets and people as interchangeable resources. Just don't expect any actual fuzziness - this is very much a lawyers-in-space story with occasional cute aliens.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience