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Following Earth's destruction by the alien Xil, Hosteen Storm has established a life on Azor, a world teeming with exotic wildlife and hidden dangers. When the mysterious Death-Which-Comes-In-The-Night begins murdering grazing animals and attacking humans, Storm is forced to unite with a fellow beast master—someone who has learned to distrust others of his kind—to halt the epidemic before it spreads beyond Azor’s borders.
Their struggle is one of survival, trust, and the relentless power of nature on a planet where every discovery can be both a marvel and a threat.
"Beast Master’s Ark" blends action‑filled adventure with the deep bonds between human and animal, underscored by the urgent stakes of a colonized world under siege.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Adventure Fiction/Action Adventure
Authors: Andre Norton
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