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Hayford Peirce (1942–2020)

Author of Napoleon Disentimed

26+ Works 209 Members 1 Review

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Image credit: Hayford Peirce (2006)

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Trouble in Tahiti

Commissaire de Police Alexandre Tama series

Works by Hayford Peirce

Napoleon Disentimed (1987) 93 copies

Dinosaur Park (1989) 43 copies

Phylum Monsters (Universe of Fashion) (1989) 27 copies

Chap Foey Rider: Capitalist to the Stars (2000) — Author — 6 copies

Mail Supremacy (1975) 4 copies

Trouble in Tahiti: Commissaire Tama, Chief of Police (2000) 4 copies

Trouble in Tahiti: Blood on the Hibiscus (2000) 3 copies

L'impero dei dinosauri 3 copies

'Unlimited Warfare' (in There Will be War) (1974) 3 copies

Incognita futuro 2 copies

Side Effect (1976) 2 copies

Die Eiswanderer-Invasion [Kurzgeschichte] (1980) 2 copies

High Yield Bondage (1975) 2 copies

Trouble in Tahiti: P.I. Joe Caneili, Discretion Assuree (2000) 2 copies

Doing Well While Doing Good (1975) 2 copies

The Better Mousetrap [short story] (1976) 1 copy

The Missionaries' Position [short story] (1977) 1 copy

Children of Invention [short story] (1977) 1 copy

None So Blind [short story] (1975) 1 copy

The Dead Dog (1996) 1 copy

Aliens (2003) 1 copy

Perfect Cop; Angel; The 1 copy

Under the Wings of Owls {novelette} 1 copy, 1 review

Trouble in Tahiti: The Gauguin Murders (2001) 1 copy

With A Bang And Other Forbidden Delights (2005) 1 copy

Rebounder [short story] (1976) 1 copy

Associated Works

100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (1978) — Contributor — 422 copies, 6 reviews

There Will Be War (1983) — Contributor — 273 copies

The Stars at War (1986) — Contributor, some editions — 194 copies

Republic and Empire (Imperial Stars, Vol 2) (1987) — Contributor — 132 copies

Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year Fifth Annual Collection (1976) — Contributor — 99 copies, 1 review

The Best of Analog (1978) — Author — 86 copies, 4 reviews

100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (1996) — Contributor — 63 copies, 1 review

Analog Anthology #4: Analog's Lighter Side (1982) — Contributor — 36 copies

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 2 (February 1976) (1976) — Contributor — 32 copies, 1 review

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 6 (June 1976) (1976) — Contributor — 32 copies

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 3 (March 1977) (1977) — Contributor — 28 copies

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 3 (March 1975) (1975) — Contributor — 27 copies, 1 review

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 8 (August 1976) (1976) — Contributor — 27 copies, 2 reviews

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 1 (January 1977) (1977) — Contributor — 26 copies, 1 review

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 8 (August 1975) (1975) — Contributor — 25 copies

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 7 (July 1975) (1975) — Contributor — 24 copies, 1 review

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIV, No. 3 (November 1974) (1974) — Contributor — 23 copies

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVI, No. 4 (April 1976) (1976) — Contributor — 22 copies

Analog Science Fiction and Fact: Vol. CXIV, No. 1 & 2 (January 1994) (1994) — Author — 16 copies, 1 review

International Relations Through Science Fiction (1978) — Contributor — 15 copies

The Ethnic Detectives: Masterpieces of Mystery Fiction (1985) — Contributor — 12 copies, 1 review

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1942-01-07
Date of death: 2020-11-19
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Bangor, Maine, USA
Place of death: Tuscon, Arizona, USA
Cause of death: suicide
Places of residence: Tahiti
Tuscon, Arizona, USA
Education: Harvard College (BA)
Phillips Exeter Academy
Occupations: novelist
Organizations: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

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Under the Wings of Owls {novelette} by Hayford Peirce

If there is a way to look into the minds of serial killers and find out all their victims this way, is it worth tramping on human rights? The story explores a future state of society where the question comes up - with the usual Senate nonsense of agendas and beliefs being more important that what is best for the people. And in between is the story of a family that had quite of a bad experience when they went on vacation.

It is a gory story in places with feelings overriding reason more than once. Not bad on its own but a bit too heavy on the politics.… (more)

½

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Works: 26
Also by: 21
Members: 209
Popularity: #106,076
Rating: ½ 3.6

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 25
Languages: 1

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