William Tuning
Encyclopedia
Orville William Tuning http://www.sfbooklist.co.uk/authorst.htmlhttp://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ca/death/search.cgi?surname=tuning&given=william was an American author of science fiction and a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism
(SCA). He was reported to be close friends with authors Jerry Pournelle
, Randall Garrett
(SCA name: Randall of Hightower) and Robert A. Heinlein
. Tuning was closely involved with the founders of the SCA.
Among his works was Fuzzy Bones, a posthumous sequel to H. Beam Piper
's Little Fuzzy
and Fuzzy Sapiens; this was written and published before the discovery and subsequent publication of the lost manuscript of Piper's Fuzzies and Other People.
Society for Creative Anachronism
The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international living history group with the aim of studying and recreating mainly Medieval European cultures and their histories before the 17th century...
(SCA). He was reported to be close friends with authors Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Eugene Pournelle is an American science fiction writer, essayist and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte and has since 1998 been maintaining his own website/blog....
, Randall Garrett
Randall Garrett
Randall Garrett was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was a prolific contributor to Astounding and other science fiction magazines of the 1950s and 1960s...
(SCA name: Randall of Hightower) and Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of...
. Tuning was closely involved with the founders of the SCA.
Among his works was Fuzzy Bones, a posthumous sequel to H. Beam Piper
H. Beam Piper
Henry Beam Piper was an American science fiction author. He wrote many short stories and several novels. He is best known for his extensive Terro-Human Future History series of stories and a shorter series of "Paratime" alternate history tales.He wrote under the name H. Beam Piper...
's Little Fuzzy
Little Fuzzy
Little Fuzzy is the name of a 1962 science fiction novel by H. Beam Piper, and is now in public domain. It is generally seen as a work of juvenile fiction. It was nominated for the 1963 Hugo Award for Best Novel....
and Fuzzy Sapiens; this was written and published before the discovery and subsequent publication of the lost manuscript of Piper's Fuzzies and Other People.