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The Star Beast

Heinlein's Juveniles, Book 8

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The Star Beast

By: Robert A. Heinlein
Narrated by: Richard Powers
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A compelling coming-of-age adventure from legendary SF master and multiple New York Times best seller Robert A. Heinlein.

Lummox has been the pet of the Stuart family for generations. With eight legs, a thick hide, and increasingly large 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, loves him. But when Lummox eats a neighbor's car and begins to grow again, the feds decide that enough is enough. John isn't about to let the authorities take his pet away, and with his best friend, Betty, he determines to save Lummox - even if he must forever leave the life he's always known.

©2015 Robert A. Heinlein (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Action & Adventure Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Adventure
Engaging Storytelling • Imaginative Plot • Superb Narration • Thought-provoking Themes • Timeless Appeal • Brisk Pacing
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starbeast is an old favorite and Richard did a very good job of performing it. I appreciate people that put voices into the story.

an old favorite nicely performed

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A little predictable, but otherwise large hearted children's story about tolerance, cultural differences, and not judging a book (or alien) at face value.

loved it!

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My first audio book, thanks to the voice actor I was even more engaged into the story.

Fantastic voice acting and story telling. Loved it

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I just loved the use of 1950s lingo and idiom in the telling of the tale. What a fun story told with the flair of bygone days. Brilliant.

50s genre Sci Fi at its best

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Enjoyed it. A light fantasy. Although the beast was the star, I mostly enjoyed the role of the girlfriend.

Fun

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the narrator did a superb job of portraying Heinlein's work. The book doesn't age as well as some of his others, but I found it a fun re-read

Fun Heinlein book

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One of my all time favorite authors. Loved this book as a child.¹Word word word.

Headings are supposed to be optional.

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- times, and now I'm listening to round four, it's more than just good writing.
For one It's because all of his stories are "hard science fiction" stories. While being very entertained I learn how to tell a well grounded adventures. The man does not write "action stories, " yes there is action, but the stories are about people that I can believe in. Hienlien's heros get it wrong, before they press on until they get, or make it right. What's more, his tales contents are both subtle, and correct. As I listen I repeatedly flip to "Google" to clarify the meaning of a word; I'm learning as I lidten.
It's a delight being carried along through a story by an author with a better mind, and a better imagination than my own.
As a boy of 12 I chanced on one of Robert's first stories for teens written in the early 1950's, after which I was in love with both science, and speculative fictions. ' Ultimately I came to see my world through the same eyes as Robert Heinlein, his philosophies became my philosophies, his beliefs my beliefs, not all, but more than a few.

Why have I read all of Hienlien's writings two ti~

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I’d like the book what is the characters I wish I had read it along time ago

A good old fashioned read

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These Juvenile stories are very entertaining and gripping but this one has some discussion which I find to be above the juvenile level.

Another entertaining Heinlein story

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