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Lummox, the Stuart family’s unconventional companion, has long been docile and obedient—until a recent incident involving a secondhand Buick surprises everyone. Suddenly, the creature’s appetite turns violent, consuming a mean dog and a seemingly indestructible steel cage. The family, caught in a tense and unexplained situation, finds themselves in trouble they cannot manage alone. As the stakes rise, interstellar travelers intervene, transforming a domestic dispute into an extraordinary confrontation among humans and extraterrestrials in a science‑fiction setting.
First publish date: 1954
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Robert A. Heinlein
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