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The Book of Andre Norton
How many millions of books by Andre Norton have been sold and read with pleasure by science fiction readers is beyond anyone’s guess. For quite without fanfare Andre Norton has become the favorite author in the pantheon of science fantasy writers. Norton’s novels of time travel, of interstellar trade, of other dimensions, and of the fabulous Witch World, are constantly in print and always in demand – and so it with pride that this new book brings to the sf public Norton’s rarest novelettes and short stories unavailable elsewhere that comprise between themselves the whole strata of Norton’s marvel cosmos. “The Book of Andre Norton” Contains, among others, “The Toads of Grimmerdale”, “Long Live Lord Kor!”, and five more classics, as well as special articles about and by Andre Norton and a complete bibliography.
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1974
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Andre Norton
691 books1,396 followersAndre Norton, born Alice Mary Norton, was a pioneering American author of science fiction and fantasy, widely regarded as the Grande Dame of those genres. She also wrote historical and contemporary fiction, publishing under the pen names Andre Alice Norton, Andrew North, and Allen Weston. She launched her career in 1934 with The Prince Commands, adopting the name “Andre” to appeal to a male readership. After working for the Cleveland Library System and the Library of Congress, she began publishing science fiction under “Andrew North” and fantasy under her own name. She became a full-time writer in 1958 and was known for her prolific output, including Star Man’s Son, 2250 A.D. and Witch World, the latter spawning a long-running series and shared universe. Norton was a founding member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America and authored Quag Keep, the first novel based on the Dungeons & Dragons game. She influenced generations of writers, including Lois McMaster Bujold and Mercedes Lackey. Among her many honors were being the first woman named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy and SFWA Grand Master. In her later years, she established the High Hallack Library to support research in genre fiction. Her legacy continues with the Andre Norton Award for young adult science fiction and fantasy.
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July 11, 2020
DAW Collectors #165
Cover Artist: Jack Gaughan.
Name: Norton, Andre Alice, Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA, (17 February 1912 - 17 March 2005)
Alternate Name: Andrew North.
Contents:
002- The Book of Andre Norton (frontispiece) interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
007 - Introduction (The Book of Andre Norton) • essay by Donald A. Wollheim
011 - The Toads of Grimmerdale • [Witch World Secrets] • (1973)
058 - London Bridge • (1973)
071 - On Writing Fantasy • (1971) - essay by Andre Norton
80 - Mousetrap • (1954)
87 - All Cats Are Gray • (1953)
94 - The Long Night of Waiting • (1974)
110- The Gifts of Asti • (1948)
124 - Long Live Lord Kor! • (1970)
187 - Andre Norton: Loss of Faith • (1971) - essay by Rick Brooks
211 - Andre Norton Bibliography - essay by Helen-Jo Jakusz Hewitt (variant of Norton Bibliography 1974)
Cover Artist: Jack Gaughan.
Name: Norton, Andre Alice, Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA, (17 February 1912 - 17 March 2005)
Alternate Name: Andrew North.
Contents:
002- The Book of Andre Norton (frontispiece) interior artwork by Jack Gaughan
007 - Introduction (The Book of Andre Norton) • essay by Donald A. Wollheim
011 - The Toads of Grimmerdale • [Witch World Secrets] • (1973)
058 - London Bridge • (1973)
071 - On Writing Fantasy • (1971) - essay by Andre Norton
80 - Mousetrap • (1954)
87 - All Cats Are Gray • (1953)
94 - The Long Night of Waiting • (1974)
110- The Gifts of Asti • (1948)
124 - Long Live Lord Kor! • (1970)
187 - Andre Norton: Loss of Faith • (1971) - essay by Rick Brooks
211 - Andre Norton Bibliography - essay by Helen-Jo Jakusz Hewitt (variant of Norton Bibliography 1974)
March 25, 2017
Andre Alice Norton (1912-2005) was a prolific author, best known for her science fiction and fantasy novels marketed to the young adult sector. (I’ve previously reviewed her 1960 book Storm Over Warlock.) Her output of short fiction was much less, but enough good stories were available for this volume. The hardback edition was titled The Many Worlds of Andre Norton.
The introduction is by Donald A. Wollheim, the publisher of DAW Books. He notes that he republished one of her “juveniles” with a new title and without mentioning its original marketing category, and it sold just fine, thank you. At the time of his writing, “young adult” was still a new name for the category and felt awkward to him.
“The Toads of Grimmerdale” is about a rape survivor named Hertha. Her homeland of the Dales has recently managed to repel an invasion, but at a high cost, with the land impoverished and the various fiefs thrown into confusion. The man who assaulted Hertha was not one of the invaders, but of a Dalish army. She didn’t get a look at his face, but there is a clue by which she will surely know him. When it became clear that Hertha was pregnant, her brother Kuno offered her a choice of a dangerous abortion…or exile.
Hertha undertakes the harsh midwinter journey to the shrine of Gunnora, goddess of women, and is assured that the evil of its father will not taint her child. But Hertha also wants revenge, something Gunnora (who only has domain over life) will not offer. So it is that Hertha also seeks out the title creatures, which are not toads in any human sense, who do offer vengeance. But it is said that the gifts they offer are often not to the pleasure of their supplicants.
Then we meet Trystan, a mercenary who is no longer needed by his army, and looking for a place to settle down. He may or may not be the man Hertha is looking for, but soon he must deal with the Toads. But can either man or woman stand against the gods of the Old Ones?
This is the cover story, and that illustration is at least in the right neighborhood. Of note is that the Toads do something to Hertha’s face that makes her hideous to men, though we never get a description beyond patches of brown skin.
“London Bridge” is set in a post-apocalyptic city. It was sealed against the pollution of the outside world, only to fall victim to a plague that killed all/most of the adults. (It’s not clear if “Ups” are the few adults that remain, driven to madness by drug addiction, or people the same age range as the protagonist who are drug addicts.) Lew is the leader of his gang of youths and children, and is on the trail of “the Rhyming Man”, a mysterious figure who speaks only in nursery rhymes and seems to be responsible for the disappearance of the younger members of this and other gangs. This story seems to be more fantasy than science fiction, as the power of belief is an important plot point.
“On Writing Fantasy” is an essay by Ms. Norton about where she gets her ideas and the process of writing fantastic stories. She was a big believer in reading history and historical fiction to get inspiration and technical details, and shares a list of her favorites. (The history books may be a trifle dated due to new discoveries and scholarship.) She also talks about writing Year of the Unicorn, her first book with a female protagonist. Reader response was apparently very divided–girls really appreciated Gillan, while boys did not like her at all. (“The Toads of Grimmerdale” turns out to take place at roughly the same time as this book, but does not share any characters.)
“Mousetrap” is a short tale set on Mars. A man destroys a priceless alien artwork and suffers the consequences. Hard to discuss further without spoiling.
“All Cats are Gray” also starts on Mars. A computer operator approaches a man down on his luck with the news that a derelict spaceship loaded with loot is returning to the general orbit area. She invites herself and her cat along on the salvage mission, which turns out to be a very good idea. Ms. Norton’s themes of bonding with animals and distrust of computers are both seen here.
“The Long Night of Waiting” is set in a new suburban housing development. The children of the first family to move in meet two children who are very out of place. This is despite the pair having lived there to begin with; they’ve been trapped in the land of the Fair Folk for what seems like a short time to them, but more than a century to those outside. The ending might be happy, or chilling, depending on your attitude.
“The Gifts of Asti” is another story that blends the fantasy and SF genres; the last priestess of the title god flees her temple in advance of the barbarian hordes that have sacked the nearby city. Passing through underground passages with her telepathic lizard companion, Varta emerges in a valley that has not seen human life in a long time, possibly because of the glass plain where a city once stood. Varta finds a gift preserved from a time when the ancient towers were not yet built, and this provides hope for the future.
“Long Live Lord Kor!” is a novella-length work. Mental time travel has been invented, but restricted to meddling with planets whose populations are dead in “the present” to try to bring them back to life. Special agent Creed Trapnell is assigned to follow up a failed mission. For reasons not fully discussed, it is only possible to be projected back into a brain that has near-zero intelligence of its own. Trapnell finds himself not in the body of the oracle he was intended to inhabit (and why would an oracle be devoid of thought?) and instead inhabiting Lord Kor Kenric, the son of the king.
It seems Kor recently took a bad wound to the head, and was not expected to live, let alone recover with only a case of amnesia. Now the new merged Lord Kor must seek out the “sorceress” who is the primary agent in this time period and attempt to complete the mission before the oracle sets the planet on the road to nuclear war. Turns out there were some important things left out of Trapnell’s briefing…but did the supercomputer ZAT deliberately conceal these topics, or just not know?
There’s some use of what used to be acceptable medical terms for people with mental handicaps, but are now considered slurs.
“Andre Norton: Loss of Faith” by Rick Brooks is a survey of the themes in her work, and what seemed to be an increasing pessimism in her books. Many of the darker sides of her settings had been there all along, but Mr. Brooks felt they were becoming more central in the late 1960s material.
The volume ends with a complete as of 1974 bibliography for Ms. Norton.
I enjoyed “Mousetrap” and “Long Live Lord Kor!” the best; “The Long Night of Waiting” felt too “old person complainy” for my tastes. Overall, a strong collection of stories, and it should be available in better used bookstores as well as libraries.
The introduction is by Donald A. Wollheim, the publisher of DAW Books. He notes that he republished one of her “juveniles” with a new title and without mentioning its original marketing category, and it sold just fine, thank you. At the time of his writing, “young adult” was still a new name for the category and felt awkward to him.
“The Toads of Grimmerdale” is about a rape survivor named Hertha. Her homeland of the Dales has recently managed to repel an invasion, but at a high cost, with the land impoverished and the various fiefs thrown into confusion. The man who assaulted Hertha was not one of the invaders, but of a Dalish army. She didn’t get a look at his face, but there is a clue by which she will surely know him. When it became clear that Hertha was pregnant, her brother Kuno offered her a choice of a dangerous abortion…or exile.
Hertha undertakes the harsh midwinter journey to the shrine of Gunnora, goddess of women, and is assured that the evil of its father will not taint her child. But Hertha also wants revenge, something Gunnora (who only has domain over life) will not offer. So it is that Hertha also seeks out the title creatures, which are not toads in any human sense, who do offer vengeance. But it is said that the gifts they offer are often not to the pleasure of their supplicants.
Then we meet Trystan, a mercenary who is no longer needed by his army, and looking for a place to settle down. He may or may not be the man Hertha is looking for, but soon he must deal with the Toads. But can either man or woman stand against the gods of the Old Ones?
This is the cover story, and that illustration is at least in the right neighborhood. Of note is that the Toads do something to Hertha’s face that makes her hideous to men, though we never get a description beyond patches of brown skin.
“London Bridge” is set in a post-apocalyptic city. It was sealed against the pollution of the outside world, only to fall victim to a plague that killed all/most of the adults. (It’s not clear if “Ups” are the few adults that remain, driven to madness by drug addiction, or people the same age range as the protagonist who are drug addicts.) Lew is the leader of his gang of youths and children, and is on the trail of “the Rhyming Man”, a mysterious figure who speaks only in nursery rhymes and seems to be responsible for the disappearance of the younger members of this and other gangs. This story seems to be more fantasy than science fiction, as the power of belief is an important plot point.
“On Writing Fantasy” is an essay by Ms. Norton about where she gets her ideas and the process of writing fantastic stories. She was a big believer in reading history and historical fiction to get inspiration and technical details, and shares a list of her favorites. (The history books may be a trifle dated due to new discoveries and scholarship.) She also talks about writing Year of the Unicorn, her first book with a female protagonist. Reader response was apparently very divided–girls really appreciated Gillan, while boys did not like her at all. (“The Toads of Grimmerdale” turns out to take place at roughly the same time as this book, but does not share any characters.)
“Mousetrap” is a short tale set on Mars. A man destroys a priceless alien artwork and suffers the consequences. Hard to discuss further without spoiling.
“All Cats are Gray” also starts on Mars. A computer operator approaches a man down on his luck with the news that a derelict spaceship loaded with loot is returning to the general orbit area. She invites herself and her cat along on the salvage mission, which turns out to be a very good idea. Ms. Norton’s themes of bonding with animals and distrust of computers are both seen here.
“The Long Night of Waiting” is set in a new suburban housing development. The children of the first family to move in meet two children who are very out of place. This is despite the pair having lived there to begin with; they’ve been trapped in the land of the Fair Folk for what seems like a short time to them, but more than a century to those outside. The ending might be happy, or chilling, depending on your attitude.
“The Gifts of Asti” is another story that blends the fantasy and SF genres; the last priestess of the title god flees her temple in advance of the barbarian hordes that have sacked the nearby city. Passing through underground passages with her telepathic lizard companion, Varta emerges in a valley that has not seen human life in a long time, possibly because of the glass plain where a city once stood. Varta finds a gift preserved from a time when the ancient towers were not yet built, and this provides hope for the future.
“Long Live Lord Kor!” is a novella-length work. Mental time travel has been invented, but restricted to meddling with planets whose populations are dead in “the present” to try to bring them back to life. Special agent Creed Trapnell is assigned to follow up a failed mission. For reasons not fully discussed, it is only possible to be projected back into a brain that has near-zero intelligence of its own. Trapnell finds himself not in the body of the oracle he was intended to inhabit (and why would an oracle be devoid of thought?) and instead inhabiting Lord Kor Kenric, the son of the king.
It seems Kor recently took a bad wound to the head, and was not expected to live, let alone recover with only a case of amnesia. Now the new merged Lord Kor must seek out the “sorceress” who is the primary agent in this time period and attempt to complete the mission before the oracle sets the planet on the road to nuclear war. Turns out there were some important things left out of Trapnell’s briefing…but did the supercomputer ZAT deliberately conceal these topics, or just not know?
There’s some use of what used to be acceptable medical terms for people with mental handicaps, but are now considered slurs.
“Andre Norton: Loss of Faith” by Rick Brooks is a survey of the themes in her work, and what seemed to be an increasing pessimism in her books. Many of the darker sides of her settings had been there all along, but Mr. Brooks felt they were becoming more central in the late 1960s material.
The volume ends with a complete as of 1974 bibliography for Ms. Norton.
I enjoyed “Mousetrap” and “Long Live Lord Kor!” the best; “The Long Night of Waiting” felt too “old person complainy” for my tastes. Overall, a strong collection of stories, and it should be available in better used bookstores as well as libraries.
November 16, 2022
An odd mix. A few excellent short stories, a decent novella and a critique of Norton’s work up to the late 1960s. Great for a completist but there are so many intriguing novels by Norton that this is a fairly insignificant collection.
February 6, 2025
Andre Norton drags you into her storylines and envelopes you in a world of fantasy and sci-fi. Thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the last tale. With giant sandworms and sorcery it was quite a
thrilling tale. The giant sandworms were reminiscent of Dune.
thrilling tale. The giant sandworms were reminiscent of Dune.
June 17, 2017
Short stories, mostly - there is a piece Andre wrote called "On writing Fantasy" and a piece ABOUT Andre's writing called "Andre Norton: Loss of Faith", and an 11 page bibliography as well.
July 27, 2023
The short stores by Andre Norton were good but the essays by other authors weren't needed.
December 2, 2023
Great collection, nice intoduction, didn't care for the other 2 essays though. Mostly sci-fi aside from the first story.
September 26, 2013
Book of short stories and essays....
The Toads of Grimmerdale -
Set in the Witch World universe, this story likely gives a background to some events in books I read so long ago I can't remember - but it was very enjoyable for itself... Pregnant by rape and cast out of her household, a girl wanders in search of revenge... her loving goddess denies her that, and she seeks a boon from darker powers... those known in foul legend as the Toads of Grimmerdale.
Good story!
London Bridge -
In a post-apocalyptic underground city where all the adults have been killed by plague, only a few children survive. But a strange Pied-Piper-like figure has been luring away the younger children with nursery rhymes. Will our narrator be able to save his little sister?
On Writing Fantasy -
Essay. Basically a bibliography of stuff Norton liked.
Mousetrap -
On an alien planet, weird and beautiful statues (?) turn to dust the moment they are touched by human hands... Of course, there's a generous offer out for whoever can bring one in intact...
All Cats Are Gray -
The derelict hulk and its valuable cargo had not been claimed by salvage or looters for a very good reason - but the nondescript spacewoman Steena and her pet cat have an advantage in this case, due to a quality they share...
The Long Night of Waiting -
An eerie and contemporary tale of the intersection of our world with Faerie... well done.
The Gifts of Asti -
The last priestess of the god and her alien companion flee the barbarian invaders - and make a strange and wonderful find that gives the girl hope for the future of her people.
Long Live Lord Kor! -
Having just read the first of Kage Baker's 'Company' books recently, my, this is a similar premise! In the future, humans have discovered time travel, and send agents back in time to change things at critical junctures on various planets. In this story, the goal is to save a potentially economically valuable civilization that quickly wiped itself out through war. Agents are "briefed" and then find themselves in the body of someone who was mentally deficient. Agent Trapnell expected to arrive in the body of a mindless 'oracle' priest, but instead finds himself in the body of a prince recently the victim of a serious head injury, Lord Kor. He must adapt quickly to convince those around him that the prince has made a remarkable recovery, and to rendezvous with the female agent, Niccolae, in order to complete their mission. Action-adventure sci-fi/fantasy in the grand tradition!
Andre Norton: Loss of Faith - Rick Brooks
A critical essay on Andre Norton's work. Rather unfocused - not a great work of literary criticism.
The Toads of Grimmerdale -
Set in the Witch World universe, this story likely gives a background to some events in books I read so long ago I can't remember - but it was very enjoyable for itself... Pregnant by rape and cast out of her household, a girl wanders in search of revenge... her loving goddess denies her that, and she seeks a boon from darker powers... those known in foul legend as the Toads of Grimmerdale.
Good story!
London Bridge -
In a post-apocalyptic underground city where all the adults have been killed by plague, only a few children survive. But a strange Pied-Piper-like figure has been luring away the younger children with nursery rhymes. Will our narrator be able to save his little sister?
On Writing Fantasy -
Essay. Basically a bibliography of stuff Norton liked.
Mousetrap -
On an alien planet, weird and beautiful statues (?) turn to dust the moment they are touched by human hands... Of course, there's a generous offer out for whoever can bring one in intact...
All Cats Are Gray -
The derelict hulk and its valuable cargo had not been claimed by salvage or looters for a very good reason - but the nondescript spacewoman Steena and her pet cat have an advantage in this case, due to a quality they share...
The Long Night of Waiting -
An eerie and contemporary tale of the intersection of our world with Faerie... well done.
The Gifts of Asti -
The last priestess of the god and her alien companion flee the barbarian invaders - and make a strange and wonderful find that gives the girl hope for the future of her people.
Long Live Lord Kor! -
Having just read the first of Kage Baker's 'Company' books recently, my, this is a similar premise! In the future, humans have discovered time travel, and send agents back in time to change things at critical junctures on various planets. In this story, the goal is to save a potentially economically valuable civilization that quickly wiped itself out through war. Agents are "briefed" and then find themselves in the body of someone who was mentally deficient. Agent Trapnell expected to arrive in the body of a mindless 'oracle' priest, but instead finds himself in the body of a prince recently the victim of a serious head injury, Lord Kor. He must adapt quickly to convince those around him that the prince has made a remarkable recovery, and to rendezvous with the female agent, Niccolae, in order to complete their mission. Action-adventure sci-fi/fantasy in the grand tradition!
Andre Norton: Loss of Faith - Rick Brooks
A critical essay on Andre Norton's work. Rather unfocused - not a great work of literary criticism.
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July 2, 2015Alternate title: The Many Worlds of Andre Norton. Not exactly a festschrift, but it does include two critical essays--the introduction by Donald Wollheim, and Andre Norton: Loss of Faith, by Rick Brooks (Badly in need of an update, because Norton's attitude toward 'technology' didn't change, but societal attitudes did.).
Otherwise, all Norton short stories, except one critical essay of Norton's own, On Writing Fantasy. One is a Witch World Story: The Toads of Grimmerdale. The others vary. London Bridge is reminiscent of the original Star Trek story Miri, with Norton's usual odd tack--the line 'believing's seeing' plays a big part. Mousetrap involves sand sculptures on Mars, All Cats Are Gray is more or less straight science fiction. The Long Night of Waiting is a tale of returnees from 'under the hills' as in Celtic lore, The Gifts of Asti is a story of religious refugees, and Long Live Lord Kor! is about an attempt to rewrite history on a world destroyed by war.
Generally, a gallimaufry, collected together simply because they were by and about the same author--so the individual stories are often found in other collections, and are of varying quality. Also contains a bibliography of Norton's books, short stories, etc, current as of 1974.
I pulled this out again mostly because it contains a version of The Toads of Grimmerdale. It turns out I needn't have, because it's available in other collections. But I don't regret pulling it out, because I'd forgotten how comprehensive the bibliography was, and I found it useful in establishing a chronology.
Otherwise, all Norton short stories, except one critical essay of Norton's own, On Writing Fantasy. One is a Witch World Story: The Toads of Grimmerdale. The others vary. London Bridge is reminiscent of the original Star Trek story Miri, with Norton's usual odd tack--the line 'believing's seeing' plays a big part. Mousetrap involves sand sculptures on Mars, All Cats Are Gray is more or less straight science fiction. The Long Night of Waiting is a tale of returnees from 'under the hills' as in Celtic lore, The Gifts of Asti is a story of religious refugees, and Long Live Lord Kor! is about an attempt to rewrite history on a world destroyed by war.
Generally, a gallimaufry, collected together simply because they were by and about the same author--so the individual stories are often found in other collections, and are of varying quality. Also contains a bibliography of Norton's books, short stories, etc, current as of 1974.
I pulled this out again mostly because it contains a version of The Toads of Grimmerdale. It turns out I needn't have, because it's available in other collections. But I don't regret pulling it out, because I'd forgotten how comprehensive the bibliography was, and I found it useful in establishing a chronology.
December 16, 2012
A lovely bunch of short stories including;
"The Toads of Grimmerdale" about a pregnant woman's vengeance against the one who raped her, though she finds that the man she meets is not the man who wronged her; she than must revoke a evil deal with supernatural forces, whom have powers beyond either of theirs.
"London Bridge" jarringly haunting, about several "street children" who are refugees in a city which closed itself off from the outside world - there are no adults, and they can not get out, and around them the city is shutting down. Yet now there is the old Rhyming Man with his odd little song, and a little old man who takes away little girls and boys - including Marsie who leads one young man to find the end of the mystery, no matter how much imagination it takes his leap of faith proves true.
"Mousetrap" of the many mystery that might be found on Mars, one might hope this won't be one. But, I do, oh, I do.
"All Cats Are Gray" the humor in this one is hard to miss, and I think that what might be a disability is proved to be a prize.
"The Long Night of Waiting" I like this, three siblings find two other children lost out of time, and where they had been was fairy.
"Long Live Lord Kor" building strange worlds and time travel is something Andre Norton does well, very well indeed, I liked how his "accident" worked itself out just fine. I wish out of all the stories here, that there was more of this one out there.
"The Toads of Grimmerdale" about a pregnant woman's vengeance against the one who raped her, though she finds that the man she meets is not the man who wronged her; she than must revoke a evil deal with supernatural forces, whom have powers beyond either of theirs.
"London Bridge" jarringly haunting, about several "street children" who are refugees in a city which closed itself off from the outside world - there are no adults, and they can not get out, and around them the city is shutting down. Yet now there is the old Rhyming Man with his odd little song, and a little old man who takes away little girls and boys - including Marsie who leads one young man to find the end of the mystery, no matter how much imagination it takes his leap of faith proves true.
"Mousetrap" of the many mystery that might be found on Mars, one might hope this won't be one. But, I do, oh, I do.
"All Cats Are Gray" the humor in this one is hard to miss, and I think that what might be a disability is proved to be a prize.
"The Long Night of Waiting" I like this, three siblings find two other children lost out of time, and where they had been was fairy.
"Long Live Lord Kor" building strange worlds and time travel is something Andre Norton does well, very well indeed, I liked how his "accident" worked itself out just fine. I wish out of all the stories here, that there was more of this one out there.
May 16, 2022
An entertaining collection of short stories that culminates in a great longer and final story, "Long Live Lord Kor!" Alice Mary Norton, writing as "Andre Norton", writes both intriguing fantasy and sci-fi. While she wrote until 2005, this covers selections from 1953-1973.
The only real weakness in this collection is the decision to end with an essay presumably about her writing, but really a more general essay on the alleged pros and cons of technology. While heavily referencing her writing, it felt out of place, especially as an ending piece and following the longest (and, IMO, best) story of the collection.
The only real weakness in this collection is the decision to end with an essay presumably about her writing, but really a more general essay on the alleged pros and cons of technology. While heavily referencing her writing, it felt out of place, especially as an ending piece and following the longest (and, IMO, best) story of the collection.
February 21, 2009
Reading this was like eating a whole bag of factory made cotton candy, in that plastic bag, that you know has just been sitting on the store shelf for about five years. There's a whole lot o nothin goin on there, and before too long, your teeth hurt and you're pretty sure you're gonna hurl. Also, Norton changes verb form and tense MID SENTENCE. You know I can't let that slide. There are scads of amazing YA sci fi novels available; leave this with the rest of the floss.
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December 29, 2016This gave some insight into one of the most influential fantasy and science fiction writers of the 20th century. There are also some cool stories in it.
June 28, 2020
Read in 1975. Short stories and essays from one of the premier sci-fi novelist.
January 5, 2021
See my review of The Book of Andre Norton (the paperback edition) here: http://www.skjam.com/2017/03/25/book-...
May 22, 2015
Stories"," essays and bibliography
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