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"One could imagine a very ascetic sort of life ... where the body is ignored. This is something I've played with in my books, where people hate to be reminded sometimes that they have bodies, they find it very slow and tedious."
- William Gibson
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| Spacehound (Beast) | ||
| Oddly canine, telepathic beast digs in asteroids for metal. |
Yes, this would be mighty handy, you would-be asteroid miners.
| Abruptly the spell was broken by something shrilling in his brain, sending little chills racing up and down his spine. Digger! A small, oddly canine-like creature with telepathic powers, a space-dweller which men found when first they came to the asteroids. The relationship between spacehounds and men was much the same as between man and dog in the old, earthbound days. Appropriate name for the beast, Digger. With those large, incredibly hard claws, designed for rooting in the metal make-up of the asteroids for vital elements, the spacehound could easily have shredded the man's spacesuit and helmet, could, at any time, tear huge chunks out of men's fine ships. |
| Technovelgy from Beast of Space,
by F.E. Hardart. Published by Comet in 1941 Additional resources -
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I don't really collect these beasts, but sometimes I can't resist. See also Robert Heinlein's flatcat and Clifford Simak's hunting robes.
I have the feeling that this creature is given its name somewhat tongue-in-cheek; see spacehound from Spacehounds of IPC (1930) by Doc Smith.
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