The Beast Master

The Beast Master
Cover of the first edition
AuthorAndre Norton
Cover artistRichard M. Powers
LanguageEnglish
SeriesBeast Master; Hosteen Storm
GenreScience fiction
PublisherHarcourt, Brace
Publication date
August 1959[1][2]
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover; abridged paperback)
Pages192 (first edition)
ISBN0-15-206049-9 (edition?)
OCLC586722
LC ClassPS3527.O632 B4[3]
Followed byLord of Thunder 

The Beast Master is a science fiction novel by American writer Andre Norton, published by Harcourt in 1959. It inaugurated the Beast Master series, or Hosteen Storm series after the main character.[1] In German-language translation it was published as Der Letzte der Navajos (de: Arthur Moewig Verlag, 1963)[1] —literally, The Last of the Navajo.

Norton wrote one sequel published in 1962 and three by Andre Norton and Lyn McConchie of New Zealand were published forty years later, one of them after Norton's death in 2005. According to McConchie, they were "written solely by Lyn from a brief collaborated outline".[4] The first two latterday sequels were named the year's best novel by New Zealand science fiction fans (Sir Julius Vogel Award).[5]

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  3. ^ "The beast master". Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
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  5. ^ "Sir Julius Vogel Awards Winners by Category" Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. The Locus Index to SF Awards. Locus Publications. Retrieved 2013-05-01.