About this title: A young boy believes he and his ancestors have been raising an extra-terrestrial pet for several generations, when actually the beast has been raising them. When the beast must be returned to his native planet, he insists on taking his human "pet" with him.
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Description: Fair. 253 pp. Cover is shelf worn, edges and corners frayed, creaed down front, "S tar" drawin in ink on front and back. Interior yellowed with age, but text is clean, tight and crisp. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ace Books
Date Published: 1954
Description: Fair. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Some excerpts 1st pub in "The Mag of F&SF" under title of "star Lummox". Text good, spine creased & covers worn. Ace 78000. read more
Description: Reading Copy or Better (Will pro. Mass Market Paperback: Ace: 78000: Reading Copy or Better (Will provide a more complete description upon request): Cover Artist: Savage, Steele. read more
Description: PB, Ace Books/Charter Communications, Inc., New York, #78000, (1954), cover by Steele Savage. Covers are rubbed with wear to extremities, reading and corner creases, date in ink on bep, contents browning but tight and clean. Good. read more
Edition: 1st Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780345260666ISBN:034526066X
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Book shows moderate to heavy wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers creased and scuffed; moderate edge wear/ corners, spine hinge and spine creased/ slight readers slant/ several page tips creased. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780345350596ISBN:0345350596
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. A clean, solid ex library book w/associated markings. Binding is solid, shows light use at the extremities, spine is uncreased. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. B000N52HUI Mass market PB, privately owned. Book in VG-/Good condition with some significant wear, the main flaw of this item is some warping of the cover and soiling of the page edges--possibly from moisture exposure. Comes in plastic slip cover. read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Some wear and creases to cover and spine, bookstore stamp on inside cover, small tears to cover. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Ace
Date Published: 1954
Description: Very Good. THE STAR BEAST by Robert A. Heinlein. Ace, 1954. Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDust Jacket: . NOTES: Showing light exterior wear/creasing, overall clean and tight with no owner markings. Ace # 78000Images available upon request. Please email us with any questions. read more
"Pet or alien queen? John Thomas inherited Lummy, an exotic space pet, from his grandfather. One fine day his pet who happens to be huge and seemly indestructible leaves her cage. The local people want her destroyed. Lummy's home planet has sent a ship to bring her home and arrives threatening earth's destruction if Lummy is not returned. This is not one of Heinlein's best. The dialog is full of huh, err and what. Even in 1954 when this book was originally published people did not start every sentence with huh. The most interesting aspect of the book is how wrong Heinlein was in foreseeing technology of the future."
"This book was really long.There were really small words and a lot of pages.This book was very interesting and had a lot of information.I liked how this book had two stories that were going on at once and they came together at the end.The ending was different than what I had thought it would be like but it was still very good."
"A charming, humorous sci-fi book. Apparently written for the young adult market, I can see how it would appeal to a teenager. It appealed to me too - reminded me of the sort of thing I loved to read as a pre-teen and teen. Lots of fun, and easy reading (devoured it in a couple of days)."
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