Bud Sparhawk
John C. "Bud" Sparhawk (born 1937) is an American science fiction author. He is best known for the strong scientific basis for his work, and also his humorous science fiction, in particular his Sam Boone series of short fiction.
Sam Boone is an interstellar problem solver who manages to dance on the edge of disaster as he deals with some nearly incomprehensible alien races. The story covers the period from his first meeting with aliens to the last story to appear (The Late Sam Boone) This is the complete collection of humorous Sam Boone stories from Analog magazine (1993-2009).