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The Beast Master

Andre Norton · 1959 · Novel

Setting: far future (post-Earth destruction)

Series: Hosteen Storm / Beast Master — #1

Synopsis

Is a science fiction novel which tells the story of Hosteen Storm, a Navajo and former soldier who has empathic and telepathic connections with a group of genetically altered animals. The team emigrates from Earth to the distant planet Arzor where he is hired to herd livestock. Storm still harbors anger at his former enemies the Xik, and has sworn revenge on a man named Quade for his father's murder. According to Kirkus he finds "life and hope" instead.

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Source: OpenLibrary

Tags: Science FictionStorm, Hosteen (Fictitious characterHuman-animal communicationLife on other planetsSpace coloniesFiction

isfdb_id: 2531

openlibrary_id: OL473459W

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