The Beast Master (1959)

by Andre Norton

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Series: Beast Master - Hosteen Storm (1)

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An interesting story. Not my edition, I don't see it here. (

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Traveller1 | Mar 30, 2013 |

This is a nice book, in traditional Norton style where a low technical solution to an invasion comes to the fore (

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JohnFair | Apr 8, 2012 |

This was such a favorite as a kid. I didn't remember any details of the plot, but I did remember the Hosteen Storm and his animals.
I recently listened to it in audiobook format, in a burst of nostalgia, and discovered that it is essentially a Western, thinly disguised as science fiction. There are other planets, a war between aliens and Terrans, various high tech weapons, etc. It is truly science fiction. But in large measure the story is about riding the range, Indians and cowboys (with cowboys who appreciate Native Americans and cowboys who do not), prejudices and misunderstandings. No wonder I loved it as a kid. (

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RRHowell | Mar 2, 2010 |

One of Andre Norton's best! A fantastically written story about a totally different world. Everyone into science fiction should definitely read it! (

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EJay | Feb 9, 2009 |

Loved this as a child - one of the books that introduced me to science fiction. (

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Vorobyey | Oct 19, 2008 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Andre Norton	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Breese, Alan	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Brewer, Richard J.	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Heller, Julek	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Powers, Richard M.	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Schoenherr, John	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Schwinger, Laurence	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Beast Master's Planet: Omnibus of Beast Master and Lord of Thunder (Beastmaster) by Andre Norton

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Series (with order)

Beast Master - Hosteen Storm (1)

Canonical title

The Beast Master

Original title

The Beast Master

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Important places

Arzor (fictitious planet)

Important events

The destruction of Earth

Related movies

The Beastmaster (1982 ∙ IMDb)

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991 ∙ IMDb)

Beastmaster: The Eye of Braxus (1996 ∙ IMDb)

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Dedication

For
Otis Louis Ernst
Soldier
Engineer
Collector of Indian Lore
1914-1958

First words

"Sir, there is a transport leaving for that sector tomorrow..."

Quotations

To the spectator the ex-Commando might be standing impassively, the meerkats clinging to him, his hand resting lightly on Surra's round skull, the eagle quiet on his shoulder. But an awareness, which was unuttered, unheard speech, linked him with animals and bird. The breadth of that communication could not be assessed outside a "team", but it forged them into a harmonious whole, which was a weapon if need be, a companionship always.

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Disambiguation notice

DO NOT, under any circumstances, combine Andre Norton's Beast Master Series with those C-Grade movie rip-offs of the same name.

Those shows have nothing in common with Norton's well-crafted tales, aside from someone having ripped off the title and the premise of a warrior in telepathic contact with an animal team.
The rest of the story was made up by someone who apparently didn't like the book.

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Hidden Conflict

Left homeless by the war that reduced Terra to a radioactive cinder, Hosteen Storm - Navaho commando and master of Beasts - is drawn to the planet Arzor, to kill a man he has never met.

On that dangerous frontier world, aliens and human colonists share the land in an uneasy truce. But something is upsetting the balance, and Storm is caught in the middle. He had thought the war was over - but was it?

CAPTURED!

Storm was staked out on the ground. A sharp tug on the rope about his ankles sent a quiver of pure agony through his head. then followed a similar jerk at the wrists extended above his head. Scuff of boots on the ground - a grunt.

Storm dared to peek.

A suspicion, wild and unfounded, crossed his muzzy mind. An aper! If the settler was an aper - a Xik reconstructed by surgery and psychotraining to pass as a Confed man - that would explain a lot. He would in fact be the most dangerous"man" Storm had ever faced.

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