Title: The Star Beast Title Record # 6101
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1954-00-00
Type: NOVEL [juvenile]
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Other Titles

Variant Titles	Translations	Serializations	Translated Serializations
Year Title 1971 Star Beast	Year Language Title 1955ⓘTranslated by Manuel Bosch Barrett Spanish La bestia estelar 1966ⓘTranslated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch (as Birgit Bohusch); the publications of this translation use a considerably abridged version of the original text. German Das Ultimatum von den Sternen 1977ⓘTranslated by Régine Vivier French L'enfant tombé des étoiles [as by Robert Heinlein] 1978ⓘTranslated by Dees Postma Dutch Het sterrebeest 1978 Italian Il Cucciolo Spaziale 1981ⓘTranslated by Francisco Blanco Spanish La bestia estelar 1982 Portuguese O monstro do espaço 1983ⓘTranslated by Gunilla Dahlblom and KG Johansson Swedish Stjärndjuret?Stjaerndjuret 1984ⓘTranslated by Waltraud Götting German Die Sternenbestie 1987ⓘTranslated by 大森望 Japanese ラモックス―ザ・スタービースト?Ramokkusu: Za Sutā Bīsuto Ramokkusu: Za Sutaa Biisuto [as by R・A・ハインライン?R. A. Hainrain ]	Year Title 1954 Star Lummox (Part 1 of 3) 1954 Star Lummox (Part 2 of 3) 1954 Star Lummox (Part 3 of 3)	Year Language Title 1957 French Transfuge d'outre-ciel (Part 1 of 3) [as by Robert Heinlein] 1957 French Transfuge d'outre-ciel (Part 2 of 3) [as by Robert Heinlein] 1957 French Transfuge d'outre-ciel (Part 3 of 3) [as by Robert Heinlein]

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1954	1954-05-00	ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas	Fantasy House, Inc.		$0.35?$: US dollar	132	digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Jack Coggins
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1954	1954-06-00	ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas	Fantasy House, Inc.		$0.35?$: US dollar	132	digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Kirberger
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1954	1954-07-00	ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas	Fantasy House, Inc.		$0.35?$: US dollar	132	digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Kirberger
The Star Beast	1954-08-23	Robert A. Heinlein	Charles Scribner's Sons		$2.50?$: US dollar	282	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Clifford Geary
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [UK], September 1954	1954-09-00	ed. uncredited	Mellifont Press Ltd.		1/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	132	digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Kirberger
The Star Beast	1962-00-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Charles Scribner's Sons		$3.50?$: US dollar	282	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Clifford Geary
The Star Beast	1964-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Charles Scribner's Sons	D-10.64		282	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Clifford Geary
The Star Beast	1970-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	0-441-78000-8 / 78000	$0.95?$: US dollar	253	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Steele Savage
Star Beast	1971-04-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-00829-0	£0.30?£: UK pound	173	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jan Parker
Star Beast	1972-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-02079-7	£0.30?£: UK pound	173	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jan Parker
Star Beast	1974-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-02079-7	£0.35?£: UK pound	173	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jan Parker
The Star Beast	1975-02-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	78001	$1.25?$: US dollar	253	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Steele Savage
The Star Beast	1977-04-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-26066-X	$1.50?$: US dollar	253	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Darrell Sweet
The Star Beast	1977-06-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Charles Scribner's Sons (Hudson River Editions)	0-684-15329-7		282	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Star Beast	1977-12-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27580-2	$1.75?$: US dollar	253	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Darrell Sweet
Star Beast	1978-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-03856-4	£0.80?£: UK pound	173	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joe Petagno
The Star Beast	1978-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27580-2	$1.75?$: US dollar	253	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Darrell Sweet
Star Beast	1978-11-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-03693-6	£6.95?£: UK pound	173	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Joe Petagno
The Star Beast	1981-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-30046-7	$1.95?$: US dollar	253	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Darrell Sweet
The Star Beast	1983-05-12	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-30046-7			pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Star Beast	1983-08-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-31468-9	$2.25?$: US dollar	253	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Darrell K. Sweet
The Star Beast	1984-09-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-31468-9	$2.25?$: US dollar	253	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Darrell K. Sweet
The Star Beast	1987-06-12	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-35059-6	$5.99?$: US dollar	256	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Darrell K. Sweet
Star Beast	1987-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-00829-0	£2.25?£: UK pound	176	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joe Petagno
Star Beast	1987-10-00	Robert A. Heinlein	New English Library	0-450-00829-0	£2.25?£: UK pound	173	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Star Beast	1993-07-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-35059-6	$4.95?$: US dollar	253	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Darrell K. Sweet
To the Stars	2004-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Science Fiction Book Club	0-7394-4260-0 / 64764	$14.99?$: US dollar	722	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Bruce Jensen
The Star Beast	2008-12-00	Robert A. Heinlein	The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #17)	978-1-897350-22-5		v+ 199	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Star Beast	2012-03-00	Robert A. Heinlein	Baen Books	978-1-4516-3807-3	$13.00?$: US dollar	228	tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Bob Eggleton
The Star Beast	2012-03-01	Robert A. Heinlein	Baen Books	978-1-61824-846-6	$6.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Bob Eggleton
The Star Beast	2013-04-30	Robert A. Heinlein	Baen Books	978-1-4516-3891-2	$7.99?$: US dollar	309	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Bob Eggleton
The Star Beast	date unknown	Robert A. Heinlein	Ace Books	78000	$0.95?$: US dollar	253	pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Steele Savage

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Reviews

• Review by The Editor (1954) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1954
• Review by Groff Conklin (1955) in Galaxy Science Fiction, March 1955
• Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1955) in Astounding Science Fiction, April 1955
• Review by Damon Knight (1955) in Science Fiction Quarterly, May 1955
• Review by Charles N. Brown [as by Charlie Brown] (1971) in Locus, #71 January 6, 1971
• Review by Fred Patten (1971) in Locus, #80 April 15, 1971
• Review by Lester del Rey (1971) in If, July-August 1971
• Review by Jo Walton (2008) in What Makes This Book So Great, (2014)
• Review by Don Sakers (2013) in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 2013