The Star Beast

Robert A. Heinlein

Mar 2012 · Heinlein's Juveniles Book 4 · Baen Publishing Enterprises

About this ebook

Lummox has been the pet of the Stuart family for generations. With eight legs, a thick hide and huge (and growing) size, Lummox is nobody's idea of man's best friend. Nevertheless, John Stuart XI, descendant of the starman who originally brought Lummox back to Earth from a distant planet, loves him. John isn't about to let the authorities take his pet away and, with his best friend Betty, determines to save Lummox even if it takes leaving the life he's known forever. However, what John and Betty don't realize is that the survival of the Earth itself may depend on the true nature of The Star Beast.

An all-time great science fiction coming-of-age classic from seven-time Hugo winner and Dean of Science Fiction, Robert A. Heinlein.

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Ratings and reviews

As a kid, I loved it. I wanted a pet like the main character (no spoilers). As a young adult, I still loved it, though some of that is probably nostalgia. Even now its a good read if I remember that it's really a kids book. Meaning don't expect Harry Potter to read like Lord of the Rings.

This is the 4th time I have read The Star Beast. It brings up memories that are great to me. This book is simply fantastic. Earl Webb

Re-re-reading some of the Heinlein classics I enjoyed many, many years ago. Still timeless and enjoyable.

About the author

Eric Flint is the author of the New York Times best seller 1634: The Galileo_Affair (with Andrew Dennis)†a novel in his top-selling "Ring of_ Fire" alternate_ history series. His first novel for Baen, Mother of Demons, was picked by Science Fiction Chronicle as a best novel of the year. His 1632, which launched the Ring of Fire series, won widespread critical praise, as from Publishers Weekly, which called him "an SF author of particular note, one who can entertain and edify in equal, and major measure." A longtime labor union activist with a master's degree in history, he currently resides in northwest Indiana with his wife Lucille.