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in Beast Master's Planet, Tor (2005)
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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? "Miss Norton endows this story of a homeless, revenge-driven man with her own inimitable touch. The result is a compelling and compassionate tale." - The New York Times Book Review
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LibraryThing member RRHowell
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
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
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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. Show Less
LibraryThing member JohnFair
This is a nice book, in traditional Norton style where a low technical solution to an invasion comes to the fore
LibraryThing member Ma_Washigeri
One of my favourites from teenage years. I still reread it every few years, it reads like an old friend. I loved the Indian (Native American) take on the space age and the seething conflict of emotion.
LibraryThing member fuzzi
Hosteen Storm is a Navaho tribesman, a Beast Master, and a Commando, released from his service after the war with the alien Xiks has been won. He is unable to return home, though, as his birth world has been reduced to a radioactive rock. However, a new home is not what he seeks on Arzor, but
This was a very good tale, with action, and enough twists to keep me guessing what would happen next. The author never bogs down the reader with too much description or definitions, but allows us to figure things out on our own. I plan to reread this in the future, I liked it that much.
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revenge. This was a very good tale, with action, and enough twists to keep me guessing what would happen next. The author never bogs down the reader with too much description or definitions, but allows us to figure things out on our own. I plan to reread this in the future, I liked it that much.
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LibraryThing member karidrgn
I love this book. It's sort of like Avatar with alien natives vs human settlers. But it also is more serious about a person's reaction to how you are raised as a child and to psychology of war. The main part though is native American culture and the genetically engineered animals that Hosteen (the
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main character) is bonded too. The sequel is even more interesting as the characters discover an underground high tech alien installation long abandoned. Show Less
LibraryThing member Ma_Washigeri
One of my favourites from teenage years. I still reread it every few years, it reads like an old friend. I loved the Indian (Native American) take on the space age and the seething conflict of emotion.
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1959-08
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Beast Master, 1
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