A review by corymojojojo
Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper

5.0

This might be a new favorite for me; what a delightful story that has a lot more thoughtfulness and intrigue than would seem apparent on the fuzzy surface. A bunch of cute, friendly creatures (pre-Ewoks, basically) are found on what was thought to be an uninhabited planet, but it turns out they might be more intelligent than is immediately obvious. One of them is killed and the question needs to be posed: did they merely kill an animal or did they murder a sapient being? The whole book leads up to what is essentially a courtroom drama with the intention of proving whether or not the Fuzzies are people or animals, and it’s fascinating and fun and incredibly wholesome. I couldn’t put the book down once it got into the swing of things, I think there’s something about a courtroom drama that just keeps the pages turning.