Beast Master's Quest
 AN EXCITING NEW
BEAST MASTER
ADVENTURE
Laris is a young orphaned ex-refugee, gifted with the beast-master ability allowing her to communicate with animals. Her closest companion is a remarkably intelligent and enigmatic catlike creature named Prauo, whose origin is shrouded in mystery. Laris, having made a home for herself with the Quades, a family of Arzor ranchers, has also become friends with beast masters Tani and Hosteen Storm, who help her develop her beast-master skills.
When Laris inherits a spaceship from a distant relative, she realizes that she might now fulfill her dream of finding Prauo’s home planet. But it won’t be easy, and she is relieved when she is able to convince her new extended family to embark with her on a journey into the unknown depths of space.
What Laris and her friends find in space, however, tests their beast-master abilities and threatens their lives. Prauo’s home world is beset by dangers that the intrepid travelers could not have anticipated. It will take all of their talents and experience to get back to Arzor alive.
Praise for the Beast Master series
“An exciting adventure conceived with splendid imagination.” —New York Herald Tribune on Beast Master
“Adventure, mystery, intrigue, humor, and romance, Norton and McConchie serve them up with style. This dynamic duo has created a courageous and conflicted heroine, and a supporting cast that’s every bit as fascinating as the main players. Keep it up, ladies! Your fans love it.” —Starlog on Beast Master’s Circus
“An updated coming-of-age story . . . both authors mesh flawlessly to produce a long-awaited continuation to the Beast Master saga.” —Romantic Times BookClub Magazine on Beast Master’s Ark
Praise for Andre Norton
“The grande dame of science fiction.” —Life magazine
“A superb storyteller with a narrative pace all her own.” —The New York Times
“Andre Norton is a superb storyteller.” —Chicago Tribune
Andre Norton was one of the most famous science fiction and fantasy authors of all time. She was given a Life Achievement Award by the World Fantasy Convention and named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. She wrote more than one hundred novels, including novels in her Witch World, Beast Master, Solar Queen, and Time Traders series. Miss Norton passed away in March 2005. www.andre-norton.org
Lyn McConchie is the coauthor, with Andre Norton, of Beast Master’s Ark, Beast Master’s Circus, and other novels, as well as her own fiction. A native of New Zealand, she has been awarded the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel by a New Zealander for Beast Master’s Ark and again for Beast Master’s Circus. She lives in Norsewood, New Zealand.
Jacket art by Julie Bell
Jacket design by Carol Russo Design
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