andre norton

Alice Mary Norton pen names Andre Norton, Andrew North and Allen Weston. born Cleveland, Ohio: 17 February 1912 died Murfreesboro, Tennessee: 17 March 2005 Andre Norton was an American writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, but also of adventure, romance, historical and...

Written in the 1950s. A spaceship containing a multi-species crew has crashed on an unknown planet. I remember that one of the characters was descended from flightless avians. I think maybe the first letter in his name was F. May have had the word Star in the title (as did many of her novels).

So the book is about a boy who was raised by his mother people (apaches indians) on a alien planet. The boy trains a flying snake to be his steed. He leaves to get to know his father a space captain whoo has a shipmate who is a dwarf from a gravity planet. Please help me find this science...

Hello all, My first post here... I remember reading a story in which the problem of resource scarcity was resolved by shrinking people or preventing them from growing to their usual height. This practice led to discrimination against those who permitted themselves or their children to grow to...

First read one of the books mid to late 1990s at my local library. Paperback. It may have been several books of short stories about a fair or bazaar/market that people would travel great distances to reach. One main rule of the fair was that no magical items or weapons were allowed. In one...

Looking for a book that I read in the 1980s during junior high.The story of a hero who has a telepathic bond with a large mutant cat and their journey through the desolate cities and waste lands of post nuclear attack. Anyone think they now the book?

In my teens, I read a good sci-fi book. The title was "The Stars are Ours." I don't remember the author, but it was an entertaining read. All I can remember about it was a single character roaming the galaxy. Not much, I know. Does the title ring any bells out there?

Three Hands for Scorpio Andre Norton Tor, Apr 2005, $23.95, 302 pp. ISBN: 0765304643 Princess triplets Drucilla, Sabina, and Tamara of the House of Skorpys share a telepathic connection that has made the three siblings best friends. Their homeland is constantly under threat and assault by feral...

Dragon Blade Andre Norton & Sasha Miller Tor, Aug 2005, $24.95 ISBN: 0765307472 The Nordon monarchs Ashen NordornQueen and Gaurin NordornKing are looking forward to peace, spending quality time together and with their infant son having recently defeated the Great Foulness ice dragon. However...

Silver May Tarnish Andre Norton & Lyn McConchie Tor, Dec 2005, $24.95, 288 pp. ISBN 0765306379 Invaders from the realm of Alizon made war on the Dales, using siege machines and weapons of mass destruction that made the land lifeless. Those who didn’t die in battle were left to fend for...

Octagon Magic Andre Norton Starscape, Dec 2005, $5.99 ISBN: 0765352982 When Grandmother Mallard, whom she lived with, went to England to recuperate from the surgery under the care of a close friend, eleven-year-old Lorrie Mallard left Canada to live with her Aunt Margaret in the States. Lorrie...

Return to Quag Keep Andre Norton and Jean Rabe Tor, Jan 2006, $24.95, 304 pp. ISBN: 0765312980 In Greyhawk, the magnificent seven completed their quest (see QUAG KEEP) with each one surviving the perilous adventures but they go their separate ways. Not long afterward the Priest Deav Dyne...

Moonsinger Andre Norton Baen, May 2006, $25.00 ISBN: 1416520619 “Moon of Three Rings”. When Free Trader ship Lydis lands on Yiktor crew member Krip Vorlund attends a beast show where he meets and is attracted to Maelen, the owner of the “little people” animal players. When he intercedes in an...

A Taste of Magic Andre Norton and Jean Rabe Tor, Nov 2006, $24.95, 304 pp ISBN 0365315270 One morning Westeria, commonly known as Eri, goes out hunting deep in the woods and on her return her powerful Wyse magic senses death and bloodshed in her Village Nar. When she arrives at her home she...

Red Hart Magic Andre Norton Starscape (Tor), Feb 2007, $5.99 ISBN: 0765353024 Chris Fitton’s father and Nan Mallory’s mother marry leaving their stunned twelve year old offspring to stay with Aunt Elizabeth for six months while their parents gallivant in Mexico. Both children are used to living...

Star Flight Andre Norton Baen, Oct 2007, $24.00 ISBN: 9781416555063 The Stars Are Ours. Humanity established space stations so that interplanetary flight could occur cheaper. However, terrorists took control of a station and attacked earth from it devastating the planet. Survivor Arturo Renzi...

Dragon Mage Andre Norton and Jean Rabe Tor, Jan 2008, $24.95 ISBN 9780765316502 Following the heart attack death of her forty-nine year old father, Shilo’s paternal grandparents take the teen from Marietta, Georgia into their home in Slade’s Corner, Wisconsin. Shilo is grateful because she...

Crosstime Andre Norton Baen, Mar 2008, $23.00 ISBN: 9781416555292 “The Crossroads of Time“. Orphan Blake Walker is about to attend Havers as an art student, but currently resides in a nearby hotel waiting for school to begin. When he opens his door he sees a man holding a gun on another person...

The Knight of the Red Beard Andre Norton and Sasha Miller Tor, Sep 2008, $25.95 ISBN: 9780765307484 Having resolved their adversarial relationship the NordornQueen Ashen and NordornKing Gaurin ruled pragmatically yet with fairness for years over a prosperous kingdom. However, before their...

From the Sea to the Stars Andre Norton Baen, Mar 2009, $7.99 ISBN: 1416591451 “Sea Siege”. As the Cold War seems on the brink of going nuclear thermo, something is killing life in the oceans. Widower Dr. Gunston brings his estranged teenage son Griff to live with him while he conducts research...