Time Traders III

Time Traders/Ross Murdock #6-7

by Andre Norton, Sherwood Smith

Science Fiction Book Club omnibus containing Echoes in Time and Atlantis Endgame.

Genres: Science Fiction, Time Travel

403 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2002

About the author

Andre 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.

Reviews

[A Hoppy Reader · Rating 2 out of 5]

Omnibus of Echoes in Time and Atlantis Endgame 2 stars overall, individual reviews follow

Echoes in Time: 1 star
Another insult to Norton and her talent. This time the publisher teamed her up with Sherwood Smith. It's clear Ms. Norton had very little input in this book. The characters acted/spoke differently and there was gasp romance, something unheard of in her novels. Smith didn't even have the decency to come up with her own plot. She reused the one from Norton's earlier Janus series. I read an article several years ago about how Ms. Norton hated how these co-authored books turned out, but am unable to find it again so I can link it.

Atlantis Endgame: 2.5 stars
Slightly better and more original.