Empire (2010)

by H. Beam Piper

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Series: Terro-Human Future History

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Indeholder "John F. Carr: Introduction", "The Edge of the Knife", "A Slave is a Slave", "Ministry of Disturbance", "H. Beam Piper, John J. McGuire: The Return", "The Keeper".

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
H. Beam Piper	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Carr, John F	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Whelan, Michael	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Edge of the Knife by H. Beam Piper

A Slave is a Slave by H. Beam Piper

Ministry of Disturbance by H. Beam Piper

The Return by H. Beam Piper

The Keeper by H. Beam Piper

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Terro-Human Future History

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Empire

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1981-05

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Ed Chalmers (history professor)

Leonard Fitch

Max Pottgeiter

Lloyd Whitburn (President of Blanley College)

Obray, Count Erskyll

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Blanley College, USA (fictional)

Aditya (planet)

Odin (planet)

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Chalmers stopped talking abruptly, warned by the sudden attentiveness of the class in front of him. ("The edge of the knife")

Jurgen, Prince Trevannion, accepted the coffee cup and lifted it to his lips, then lowered it. ("A slave is a slave")

The symphony was ending, the final triumphant paean soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility. ("Ministry of Disturbance")

Altamont cast a quick, routine, glance at the instrument panels and then looked down through the transparent nose of the helicopter at the yellow-brown river five hundred feet below. ("The return")

When he heard the deer crashing through brush and scuffling the dead leaves, he stopped and stood motionless in the path. ("The Keeper")

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This short story collection contains an introduction by John F. Carr, followed by H. Beam Piper's short stories "The Edge of the Knife", "A Slave Is a Slave", "Ministry of Disturbance", "The Return", and "The Keeper". "The Return" was co-authored by John J. McGuire.

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