
Uller Uprising
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Narrated by:
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B. J. Harrison
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By:
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H. Beam Piper
So the Ulleran challenge begins, with the rantings of a prophet and a seemingly incidental street riot. Only when a dose of poison lands in the governer-general's whiskey does it become clear that the "geeks" have had it up their double-lidded eyeballs with the imperialist Terran Federation's Chartered Uller Company. Then, overnight, war is everywhere.
How it will end is in the merely two Terran hands of the new governor-general, a man shredw enough to know that "it is easier to banish a habit of thought than a piece of knowledge". The problem is, the particular piece of knowledge he needs hasn't been used in 450 years.
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Editorial reviews
Narrator B.J. Harrison gives a theatrical performance of this science fiction story based on the Sepoy Mutiny in British India. The planet Uller is divided into kingdoms ruled by monarchs who are in the pockets of the exploitative Chartered Uller Company (CUC). Harrison adds flair and drama to an anti-CUC uprising that sees the company getting the upper hand until one of the rebels builds fission bombs using the CUC's own mining technology. Harrison uses subtle shifts in tone and diction to distinguish the characters and layers on tension and intensity as the war between the natives and the CUC heats up.
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Great Classic Story
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the natives are restless and the terrans got troubles.
great boof
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Uller is a world like earth in size and length of year but because the north pole points directly at its star in summer and directly away in winter the seasons are very extreme. The equatorial belt which is tropical on Earth is temperate and most comfortable for humans. The mid latitudes and polar region's swing from extreme heat in summer to extreme freezing in winter because the day is months long as is the night time resulting in killing heat or chilling cold every year. Intelligent natives evolved to survive these extreme changes are dense, strong and far tougher than any human. They make ideal workers and soldiers for the Federation so long as their extreme dietary needs can be met by their employers and when a rebellion against the company breaks out it is uncertain the loyal troops will be able to keep their human allies and employers alive until the Federation navy can send help to suppress the rebellion. Paralleling the Sepoy Mutiny when Indian native troops tried to expel the British East India company this is a rollicking good story with interesting characters and all new alien situations.
The Audible version is a fun listen with the characters going through exciting events with realistic tones that help you feel the danger the characters are in.
Early THFH Novel
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Piper offers economic and governmental systems that were going away at the time of this writing. Time delays due to interstellar distances results in an almost wild west with a heavy authoritarian tendency. Politics are primitive and a bit simplistic.
The narration is well done with reasonable character distinction. The Uller accent contains a ‘clicking’ sound which may have been fine for reading but produces an annoying cadence with the native tongue. Pacing is brisk.
Planetary colonialism and nucs
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Artistic Narrative.
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Boring
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Narrator ruins the story
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