Fuzzy Sapiens

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Fuzzy Sapiens is a science fiction novel by Henry Beam Piper that continues the story of the small, intelligent alien "Fuzzies" and their struggle for recognition as sentient beings.

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instanceOf science fiction novel
alternateTitle The Other Human Race NERFINISHED
author H. Beam Piper NERFINISHED
Henry Beam Piper NERFINISHED
centralTheme colonialism and exploitation
legal rights of non-human intelligences
sentience recognition
continuationOfPlot legal and social consequences of recognizing Fuzzies as sapient
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresFictionalSpecies Fuzzies NERFINISHED
featuresOrganization Chartered Zarathustra Company NERFINISHED
focusesOn struggle of Fuzzies for recognition as sapient beings
follows Little Fuzzy NERFINISHED
genre science fiction
hasCategory American science fiction novels
novels about extraterrestrial life
novels first published in the 20th century
hasFandom science fiction fandom
hasFictionalSpeciesRole Fuzzies as central protagonists
hasInfluenceOn later depictions of legal status of aliens in science fiction
hasMotif corporate power vs. individual rights
ethics of colonization
human–alien coexistence
hasNotableElement courtroom and legal drama involving alien rights
portrayal of small, intelligent, fur-covered aliens
hasSubject corporate colonial governance
definition of personhood
rights of sentient non-humans
isFollowedByInSeries Fuzzies and Other People NERFINISHED
language English
mainCharacter Chief Justice Pendarvis NERFINISHED
Gus Brannhard NERFINISHED
Jack Holloway NERFINISHED
Victor Grego NERFINISHED
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
originalTitle The Other Human Race NERFINISHED
partOf Fuzzy universe
publicationDecade 1960s
publisher Ace Books NERFINISHED
sequelTo Little Fuzzy NERFINISHED
series Fuzzy series
setInFictionalUniverse Chartered Zarathustra Company colony on Zarathustra NERFINISHED
setting planet Zarathustra NERFINISHED
subgenre space opera
workInAuthorBibliographyPosition later work in H. Beam Piper’s career

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Henry Beam Piper notableWork Fuzzy Sapiens