Science fiction meets sword and sorcery in these three novels by the legendary New York Times – bestselling author and "superb storyteller" ( The New York Times).On a planet in a parallel universe where magic is a reality, these three high fantasy novels of the Witch World set on the eastern continent of Estcarp once again illustrate why prolific author Andre Norton was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction ...

A gem trader and a feline mutant unite to find the truth behind a mysterious stone rumored to be the key to all the power in the universe.Apprentice gem trader Murdoc Jern lives on Angkor, a thriving hub of interstellar trade. One day, a furtive visitor brings him a ring discovered on an alien corpse. It's made of age-pitted metal surrounding a dull and lifeless stone. Yet it exerts a powerful hold on Murdoc. And when his father is killed, Murdoc begins a quest, tak...

An archaeology student is transported back to an ancient Ethiopian kingdom where, reborn as a warrior priestess, she must save their civilization from an evil as old as timeArchaeology student and expert in African history Tallahassee Mitford has been asked to authenticate some ancient artifacts. But there's a strange energy emanating from the relics, which, according to legend, can hold the soul of an entire nation. As she examines an ankh, talisman of the Egyptia...

In the aftermath of interplanetary war, a disfigured loner is given a chance at a new life—but at a steep cost, in this novel from "a superb storyteller" ( The New York Times).Disfigured in the wars that destroyed his planet, Nik Kolherne lives a shadow existence in the sprawling refugee ghetto of the Dipple. He wears a mask to cover his scars and dreams about another country under an unfettered blue sky and a warm sun. But a chance encounter gives him the ...

The first novel in the SFWA Grand Master's classic series, in which wars are no longer fought on land, in the air, or on the sea—but throughout time and space itself . . ."Andre Norton is a superb storyteller whose skill draws the reader completely into a fantastic other world of transposed time." — Chicago TribuneThe never-ending tension between Russia and the United States has been escalated by a stunning new var...

Twenty-one stories of fantasy, space, myth, and magic from the New York Times–bestselling author, "one of the pioneer women in science fiction" (Anne McCaffrey).In the third and final volume of Andre Norton's High Hallack anthologies, tales of high fantasy, science fiction, and coming of age reach back as far as 1943, yet are as fresh and relevant today as when they were written.High Hallack was a place featured in Norton's fiction as well as the nam...

Collected here in one amazing omnibus edition are twelve complete novels and two bonus short stories. That's more than six-hundred-thousand words of pulse pounding adventure by one of the science fiction field's brightest stars. Hours and hours of reading enjoyment await. Included are: 'Plague Ship,' 'Voodoo Planet,' 'The Gifts of Asti,' 'The People of the Crater,' 'Ralestone Luck,' 'The Time Traders,' 'The Defiant Agents,' 'Key Out of Time,' 'Ride Proud, Rebel!,' 'Rebel Spurs,' 'Storm Ove...

Few authors have achieved such renown as World Fantasy Life Achievement honoree and Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master Andre Norton. With the love of readers and the praise of critics, Norton's books have sold millions of copies worldwide.Their fates were bound by their mother's white magic—though darkness and battle strove to drive them apart . . .It was in the year of the Fire Troll that the sea-raiders struck at High Hallack and, promise-boun...

When a group of archeologists uncover the remains of an interstellar spaceship, they plan a trip to the past for additional information on their find. But their starship goes haywire and the explorers are trapped in a void between the past and present. Not even guide Travis Fox can predict if they'll make it home--or wander through space and time forever.

Young people are transported to historical and magical adventures in three fantasies by the author of the Witch World series and "a superb storyteller" ( The New York Times).In the six stand-alone novels that comprise her Magic Sequence series, Andre Norton, a "pioneer" in sci-fi and fantasy, conjures the perfect alchemy of enchanting fantasy and poignant human drama as ordinary kids travel through a variety of portals into historical and magical realms (A...

An orphan girl battles an evil mage in this "stunningly vivid" fantasy from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Scent of Magic (Starlog).A mage, seeking to enslave the Valley and destroy the Forest, has brutally sundered a family. A mother has fled into the woods with her infant girl-child, while the depraved sorcerer holds the babe's twin—a boy—captive in a black tower. The mother dies but the girl survives. Adopted by the strange denizen...

Quinn Anders is out to recover invaluable artifacts sought by the Russians in this "superior cloak and dagger" novel that "is suspense all the way" ( Kirkus Reviews).The House of Norreys has moved to America, and although the players have changed, the game is the same: gems, espionage, and adventure. Young Quinn Anders turns to Lorens van Norreys for help in finding out who killed his brother and why. What did the legendary Bishop's Menie have to do with hi...