Title
attributed to Andre Norton
& # 2 in the Beast Master series
(aka) Hosteen Storm
Bibliography ~
¯ (1962) * Published by Harcourt Brace, HC, LCCN 62014247, $3.25, 192pg ~ cover by Richard Powers {Orange Cloth Boards}
¯ (1962) * Published by Longmans, HC, $4.25, 192pg ~ Canadian printing ~ cover by Richard Powers
¯
(1963) * Published by
ACE, PB, # F-243, $0.40, 174pg ~ cover by
Alex Schomburg
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(1966) * Published by
Gollancz, HC, 0-575-00277-8, £ 15s (180p),
192pg ~ UK printing ~ cover by
Alan Breese {Orange Paper Boards}
¯
(1968) * Published by
Peacock, PB, 0-140-47062-X, PK62, £ 20p,
188pg ~ UK printing ~ cover by
Douglas Lee Travis
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(1981) * Published by
Fawcett, PB, 0-449-23636-6, $ 1.75 ~ cover by
Ken Barr
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(1984) * Published by
Ballantine Del Rey, PB, 0-345-31396-8, $2.50,
224pg ~ cover by
Laurence Schwinger
¯
Beast
Master’s Planet (2005) * Published by
TOR, HC, 0-765-31327-8, 368pg ~ cover by
Julie Bell ~ Omnibus containing The Beast Master
(1959) & Lord of Thunder (1962)
Non English
Editions
~
¯ (1987) Published in Japan; by Hayakawa, 41-501-0732-7, SF S62, 303pg ~ translated by Yamada Tadashi ~ cover by Ishihara Takashi ~ Japanese title ビースト・マスター2
¯ (1992) Published in Warsaw, Poland; by Agencja Wydawnicza TOR, 83-900-0265-5, 154pg ~ translated by Małgorzata Kowalik ~ Polish title Władca Gromu
¯ (2001) Published in Poznań, Poland; by Rebis, 83-730-1094-7, 212pg ~ translated by Jarosław Kotarski ~ Polish title Władca Gromu
Synopsis ~
Why should all the native tribes on the planet
Arzor be gathering in the sinister and almost unknown country of the Peaks at
the height of the terrible dry season when no one could long survive away from
shelter and water. They are gathering in large numbers, ignoring old enmities
with other tribes, and traveling to forbidden regions. Storm is engaged to
search for a crashed human ship at the same time, in the forbidden regions. To
find the answer, Hosteen Storm, a Beast Master relocated here after Terra’s
destruction in a galactic war, is sent into the Peaks on this mission of utmost
danger. With his animal scouting team, Storm discovers a fantastic world
underground and a plot against the off-worlders. Could he avert total disaster?
What follows deals less with the environment of Arzor than in Beast Master,
focusing instead on the hidden caverns of the ancient race which once peopled
this planet. Storm endures a great deal in his attempt to locate potential
survivors of the crash, including facing angry Norbies and dealing with hostile
creatures and machinery.
Non-English Covers
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