The Star Beast (novel)
First edition cover for The Star Beast | |
| Author | Robert A. Heinlein |
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| Cover artist | Clifford Geary |
| Language | English |
| Series | Heinlein juveniles |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Scribner's |
Publication date | 1954 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Preceded by | Starman Jones |
| Followed by | Tunnel in the Sky |
The Star Beast is a 1954 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about a high school senior who discovers that his extraterrestrial pet is more than it appears to be. The novel was originally serialized, somewhat abridged, in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (May, June, July 1954) as Star Lummox and then published in hardcover as part of Scribner's series of Heinlein juveniles.