![]() ![]() It’s the tale of Navajo warrior Storm and his assorted animal companions, genetically engineered creatures with whom he shares telepathic connections of varying strengths. The Beast Master, the first of the five volume Hosteen Storm cycle, is a pretty classic example of science fantasy. If you’re a struggling midlist writer, that’s one more reason to be jealous of Andre Norton. The Beast Master has been reprinted in a number of handsome editions over the last five decades, with covers by Richard Powers, Ed Valigursky, John Schoenherr, Ken Barr, Julie Bell, and many other talented folks. (It’s not easy - 98% of fiction paperbacks four years old are out of print already.) Ladies and gentlemen, that’s literary staying power. ![]() To give you some understanding of how amazing that is, try and find a paperback from, oh, 2010 at your local Barnes & Noble. It was originally published in 1959, and it’s still in print today, 55 years later. It was also one of her most popular books. ![]() Andre Norton’s The Beast Master is one of the most famous Ace Doubles ever published. ![]()
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