Andre Norton

## About the Author

* **Other Names**: Andre Norton, Andrew North and Allen Weston.
* **Genres**: Science Fiction and Fantasy
* **Writing Style**:
* **Books:** Andre Norton Books
	+ Andre Norton at Project Gutenberg

### Biography

Alice Mary Norton was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1912. Her parents were Adalbert Freely Norton, who owned a rug company, and Bertha Stemm Norton. She began writing at Collinwood High School in Cleveland, under the tutelage of Miss Sylvia Cochrane. She was the editor of a literary page in the school's paper called The Collinwood Spotlight for which she wrote short stories. During this time, she wrote her first book, Ralestone Luck, which was eventually published as her second novel in 1938.

## Series

### Beastmaster Trilogy

* Genre: SciFi Adventure, Genetic Engineering,
* Theme: The story of ex-soldier Hosteen Storm and his companions, a group of genetically altered animals with whom he has a telepathic connection.
* Co-Author: Lyn McConchie
* Series list:
	1. Beast Master's Planet (Beastmaster) (2007) Omnibus Prequel to the Bestmaster Trilogy
		+ The Beast Master (1959)
		+ Lord of Thunder (1962)
	2. Beast Master's Ark (Beast Master Book 1) (2002)
	3. Beast Master's Circus (Beast Master Book 2) (2004)
	4. Beast Master's Quest (Beast Master Book 3) (2006)

### Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan

* Genre: Fantasy Adventure, Sword and Sorcery
* Theme: Also known as *The Book of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan*.
* Co-Author: Sasha Miller
* Series list:
	1. To the King a Daughter: The Book of the Oak (Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan 1) (2000)
	2. Knight or Knave: The Book of the Yew (Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan 2) (2001)
	3. A Crown Disowned: The Book of the Ash (Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan 3) (2002)
	4. Dragon Blade: The Book of the Rowan (Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan 4) (2005)
	5. The Knight of the Red Beard: Tales of the NordornLand (Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan Book 5)(2008)

### Carolus Rex series

* Genre: Alt. History,
* Theme:
* Co-Aurthor: Rosemary Edghill
* Seris list:
	1. The Shadow of Albion (Carolus Rex Book 1) (1999)
	2. Leopard in Exile (Carolus Rex Book 2) (2001)

### Halfblood Chronicles

* Genre: Epic Fantasy, Feudal Society Fantasy,
* Theme: The Halfblood Chronicles fantasy series by Norton and Mercedes Lackey. The fourth book may have been cancelled due to copyright issues after Norton's death in 2005.
* Co-Aurthor: Mercedes Lackey
* Seris list:
	1. The Elvenbane (Halfblood Chronicles Book 1) (1991)
	2. Elvenblood (Halfblood Chronicles Book 2) (1995)
	3. Elvenborn (Halfblood Chronicles Book 3) (2002)

### Five Senses series

* Genre:
* Theme: Loosely connected fantasies, each concentrating on one of the five senses.
* Series list:
	1. The Five Senses Set (2017 ebook)
		+ Wind in the Stone (Five Senses series Book 1) (Hearing) (1999)
		+ Mirror of Destiny (Five Senses series Book 2) (Sight) (1995)
		+ The Scent of Magic (Five Senses series Book 3) (Smell) (1998)
	2. A Taste of Magic (Five Senses series Book 4) (Taste) (2006) (Co-Author: Jean Rabe)
	3. The Hands of Lyr (Five Senses series Book 5) (Touch) (1994)

### The Magic Sequence

* Genre: YA, Historical Fantasy, Alt. History, Time Travel
	1. Steel Magic (The Magic Sequence Book 1) (1965; also issued as Gray Magic, 1967)
	2. Octagon Magic (The Magic Sequence Book 2) (1967)
	3. Fur Magic (The Magic Sequence Book 3) (1968)
	4. Dragon Magic (The Magic Sequence Book 4) (1972)
	5. Lavender-Green Magic (The Magic Sequence Book 5) (1974)
	6. Red Hart Magic (The Magic Sequence Book 6) (1976)
	+ Dragon Mage (The Magic Sequence) (2008), A Sequel to Dragon Magic by Norton and Jean Rabe

### Quag Keep

* Genre: D&D, Fantasy Role Playing
* Theme: Part of the *Greyhawk* campaign setting for *Dungeons & Dragons*.
* Co-Author: Jean Rabe
* Series list:
	1. Quag Keep (Quag Keep Book 1) (1979)
	2. Return to Quag Keep (Quag Keep Book 2) (2005)

### Star Ka'at

* Genre: Children's, YA, First Contact
* Theme: Two orphans help the Ka'ats rescue previous stranded on Earth Ka'ats
* Co-Author: Dorothy Madlee
* Series list:
	1. Star Ka'at (Star Ka'at Book 1) (1976)
	2. Star Ka'at World (Star Ka'at Book 2) (1978)
	3. Star Ka'ats and the Plant People (Star Ka'at Book 3) (1979)
	4. Star Ka'ats and the Winged Warriors (Star Ka'at Book 4) (1981)

### The Time Traders series

* Genre: Time Travel
* Theme: Wars are fought through out time. Time agents Ross Murdock and Travis Fox travel through time and space to safeguard Earth. Linked to the "Forerunner" stories. (aka Ross Murdock)
* Co-Author: Some stories - P. M. Griffin, Sherwood Smith
* Series list:
	1. The Time Traders (The Time Traders Book 1) (1958)
	2. Galactic Derelict (The Time Traders Book 2) (1959)
	3. The Defiant Agents (The Time Traders Book 3) (1962)
	4. Key Out of Time (The Time Traders Book 4) (1963)
	5. Firehand (The Time Traders Book 5) (1994)
	6. Echoes in Time (The Time Traders Book 6) (1999)
	7. Atlantis Endgame (The Time Traders Book 7) (2002)

### The Saga of the Trillium

* Authors: by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Julian May, **Andre Norton**, Elisabeth Waters
* Genre: Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery
* Theme: The story of Triplet Princesses on seperate quests to locate three magical talismans to recover their homelands. Only the third book was written solely by Norton; the first book was a collaboration of Norton, Marion Zimmer Bradley and Julian May. The other books are included here for completeness but had no input from Norton.
* Series list:
	1. 1. Black Trillium (The Saga of the Trillium Book 1) (1990, reissued 2015) (with Marion Zimmer Bradley and Andre Norton)
	2. 2. Blood Trillium (The Saga of the Trillium Book 2) (1992, reissued 2015) (by Julian May)
	3. 3. Golden Trillium (The Saga of the Trillium Book 3) (1993, reissued 2015) (by Andre Norton)
	4. 4. Lady of the Trillium (The Saga of the Trillium Book 4) (The Saga of the Trillium) (1995, reissued 2015) (by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Elisabeth Waters)
	5. 5. Sky Trillium (The Saga of the Trillium Book 5) (1997, reissued 2015) (by Julian May)

### Free Traders Universe

#### Dipple series

* Genres: YA, Space Opera, Sci Fi Adventure
* Theme: The story of two men trying to escape their status as displaced people or "dipples". This series also has links to the *Janus* and *Forerunner* series.

#### Forerunner series

* Genres:
* Theme: Featuring the Forerunners, an incomprehensible yet powerful vanished alien race whose artefacts survive them. This series is also tied to the *Janus* and *Dipple* books.

#### Janus series

* Genres: Sci Fi Adventure, Space Fantasy
* Theme: The story of Naill Renfro who, changed by an alien artefact, sets out to protect the planet of Janus from external threats. Linked to the *Dipple* and *Forerunner* series.

#### Moonsinger

* aka: Moon Magic
* Genres: Space Fantasy
* Theme: Psychic powers, Fae

#### Solar Queen series

* Genre: Space Exploration, Space Opera
* Theme: A series following the Free Traders exploring and making contact with new worlds.
* Co-Author: Some stories - **Andre Norton**, P. M. Griffin, Sherwood Smith

#### Murdoc Jern Duology

* Genre: Space Fantasy, Genetic Engineering, First Contact
* Theme: A series following Murdoc Jern, son of a murdered interstellar gem trader, who discovers that the ring his father left him contains one of the powerful Zero Stones. This series is also tied to the "Forerunner" books, which happen after.

### Witch World

* Genre: Historical Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery
	1. Spell of the Witch World (1972), collection
	2. Lore of the Witch World (1980), collection
	3. Tales of the Witch World 1 (1987)
	4. Tales of the Witch World 2 (1988)
	5. Four from the Witch World (1989)
	6. Wizards' Worlds: A Witch World Collection (1989)
	7. Tales of the Witch World 3 (1990)

#### Estcarp Cycle

* Genre: Historical Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery
* **Witch World Saga**
	1. Witch World (Witch World Saga Book 1) (1963)
	2. Web of the Witch World (Witch World Saga Cycle Book 2) (1964)
		+ Year of the Unicorn (Witch World Saga / High Hallack Cycle ) - *prequel to the High Hallack Cycle*
	3. Three Against the Witch World (Witch World Chronicles) (1965)
	4. Warlock of the Witch World (Witch World Chronicles) (1967)
	5. Sorceress of the Witch World (Witch World Chronicles) (1968)
	6. Trey of Swords (Witch World Estcarp Cycle) (1977)
	7. Ware Hawk (Witch World Estcarp Cycle) (1983)
	8. The Gate of the Cat (Witch World Estcarp Cycle) (1987)
	9. Ciara's Song (Witch World Chronicles) (1998), (Co-Author: Lyn McConchie)
	10. The Duke's Ballad (Witch World Estcarp Cycle) (2005), (Co-Author: Lyn McConchie)

* **Omnibus Editions**
	1. Lost Lands of Witch World (Witch World Chronicles)
		+ Three Against the Witch World (Witch World Saga)
		+ Warlock of the Witch World (Witch World Saga)
		+ Sorceress of the Witch World (Witch World Saga)
	2. Ciara's Song (Witch World Chronicles) (1998) (Co-Author: Lyn McConchie)
	3. Witch World: Estcarp Cycle:
		+ Trey of Swords (Estcarp Cycle) (1977)
		+ Ware Hawk (Estcarp Cycle) (1983)
		+ The Gate of the Cat (Estcarp Cycle) (1987)

#### High Hallack Cycle

* Genre: Historical Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery
* Theme:
* Co-Author: A.C. Crispin
* Series list:
	+ Year of the Unicorn Year of the Unicorn (Witch World Saga Book 3) (High Hallack Cycle) (1965)
	1. The Jargoon Pard (High Hallack Cycle Book 1) (1974)
	2. Zarsthor's Bane (High Hallack Cycle Book 2) (1978)
	3. The Crystal Gryphon (High Hallack Cycle Book 3)
	4. Gryphon in Glory (High Hallack Cycle Book 4) (1981)
	5. Horn Crown (High Hallack Cycle Book 5) (1981)
	6. Gryphon's Eyrie (High Hallack Cycle Book 6)(1984), with A. C. Crispin
	7. Songsmith (High Hallack Cycle Book 7) (1992), with A. C. Crispin
		+ Were-Wrath (High Hallack Cycle) (1984)
		+ Silver May Tarnish (High Hallack Cycle) (2005), with Lyn McConchie

* **Omnibus Editions** - All of the Novellas and short stories in 3 volumes.
	1. Tales From High Hallack, Volume 1
	2. Tales From High Hallack, Volume 2
	3. Tales From High Hallack, Volume 3

#### The Turning

* Genre: Historical Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery
* Theme:
* Co-Author: P. M. Griffin, Patricia Mathews, Mary H. Schaub, Sasha Miller
* Series list:
	1. Storms of Victory (The Turning Book 1) (omnibus, 1991)
		+ Port of Dead Ships by Andre Norton &
		+ Seakeep by P. M. Griffin
	2. Flight of Vengeance (The Turning Book 2) (omnibus, 1992)
		+ Exile by Mary H. Schaub
		+ Falcon Hope by P. M. Griffin
	3. On Wings of Magic (The Turning Book 3) (omnibus, 1994)
		+ We the Women by Patricia Mathews
		+ Falcon Magic by Sasha Miller

#### Secrets of the Witch World

* Genre: Historical Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery
* Theme:
* Co-Author: Lyn McConchie, Mary H. Schaub
* Series list:
	1. Secrets of the Witch World (Omnibus) (2001)
		+ The Key of the Keplian (Secrets of the Witch World Book 1) (1995) with
		+ The Magestone (Secrets of the Witch World Book 2) (1996)
		+ The Warding of Witch World (Secrets of the Witch World Book 3) (1996)

## Other Works

### Novels

* *The Prince Commands, being sundry adventures of Michael Karl, sometime crown prince & pretender to the throne of Morvania* (D. Appleton–Century Company, 1934; republished by Open Road Media, 2014, ), illustrated by Kate Seredy – nongenre
* *Ralestone Luck* (Appleton–Century, 1938 ), illus. James Reid – nongenre – complete text via Project Gutenberg
* *Follow the Drum, being the ventures and misadventures of one Johanna Lovell, sometime lady of Catkept manor in Kent county of Lord Baltimore's proprietary of Maryland, in the gracious reign of King Charles the Second* (New York: William Penn Publishing Corp., 1942, OCLC 6143183) – nongenre
* *Rogue Reynard* (Houghton Mifflin, 1947), chapterbook, illus. Laura Bannon – nongenre
* *Scarface, being the story of one Justin Blade, late of the pirate isle of Tortuga, and how fate did justly deal with him, to his great profit* (Harcourt, Brace, 1948, OCLC 6707170), illus. Lorence Bjorklund – nongenre
* *Huon of the Horn, being a tale of that Duke of Bordeaux who came to sorrow at the hands of Charlemagne and yet won the favor of Oberon, the Elf King, to his lasting fame and great glory* (Harcourt, Brace, 1951), illustrated by Joe Krush – "Based upon the English translation by Sir John Bourchier, Lord Berners, as it appears in the publications of the Early English Text Society."
* *Star Man's Son, 2250 A.D.* (Harcourt, Brace, 1952, OCLC 190248), illus. Nicholas Mordvinoff – (also issued 1954 as *Daybreak: 2250 A.D.*, as an Ace Double with *Beyond Earth's Gates* by Lewis Padgett; reissued 1978 as *Star Man's Son*)
* *Murders for Sale* (1954; reissued 1992 as *Sneeze on Sunday*; republished by Wildside Press in 2011 by Norton and Grace Allen

### Omnibus editions

* *The Beast Master / Star Hunter* (1961, an Ace Double)
* *Eye of the Monster / Sea Siege* (1962, an Ace Double)
* *Star Hunter / Voodoo Planet* (1968, an Ace Double)
* *Star Hunter and Voodoo Planet* (1980, contains both *Star Hunter* and *Voodoo Planet* but is not an Ace Double)
* *Sword Series Trilogy* (1984 boxed set containing *The Sword is Drawn*, *Sword in Sheath* and *At Swords' Point*)
* *Witch World: Swords and Spells* (omnibus) (SFBC) (1987) contains *Trey of Swords*, *Ware Hawk* & *The Gate of the Cat*
* *The Magic Books* (1988 omnibus of *Fur Magic*, *Steel Magic* and *Octagon Magic*)
* *Annals of the Witch World* (omnibus) (SFBC) (1994) also published as *The Gates to Witch World* contains *Witch World*, *Web of Witch World* & *Year of the Unicorn*
* *Chronicles of the Witch World* (omnibus) (SFBC) (1998) also published as *Lost Lands of Witch World* contains *Three Against the Witch World*, *Warlock of the Witch World* & *Sorceress of the Witch World*
* *Time Traders* (2000 omnibus of *The Time Traders* and *Galactic Derelict*)
* *Time Traders II* (2001 omnibus of *The Defiant Agents* and *Key Out of Time*)
* *The Gates to Witch World* (omnibus) (TOR) (2001) also published as *Annals of the Witch World* contains *Witch World*, *Web of Witch World* & *Year of the Unicorn*
* *Secrets of the Witch World* (omnibus) (2001) contains *Key of the Keplain*, *The Magestone* & *The Warding of Witch World* – released as Digital Media Only
* *Star Soldiers* (2001 omnibus of *Star Guard* and *Star Rangers*)
* *Time Traders III* (2002 omnibus of *Echoes in Time* and *Atlantis Endgame*)
* *Warlock* (2002 omnibus of *Storm Over Warlock*, *Ordeal in Otherwhere* and *Forerunner Foray*)
* *Janus* (2002 omnibus of *Judgment on Janus* and *Victory on Janus*)
* *Darkness and Dawn* (2003 omnibus of *Daybreak – 2250 AD* & *No Night Without Stars*)
* *Solar Queen* (2003 omnibus of *Sargasso of Space* and *Plague Ship*)
* *Lost Lands of Witch World* (omnibus) (TOR) (2004) also published as *Chronicles of the Witch World* contains *Three Against the Witch World*, *Warlock of the Witch World* & *Sorceress of the Witch World*
* *Gods and Androids* (2004 omnibus of *Android at Arms* and *Wraiths of Time*)
* *Beast Master Team* (2004, omnibus of *Beast Master's Ark* and *Beast Master's Circus*)
* *Beast Master's Planet* (2005, omnibus of *Beast Master* and *Lord of Thunder*)
* *Masks of the Outcasts* (2005 omnibus of *Catseye* and *Night of Masks*)
* *Dark Companion* (2005 omnibus of *Dark Piper* and *Dread Companion*)
* *Moonsinger* (2006 omnibus of *Moon of Three Rings* and *Exiles of Stars*)
* *Quag Keep & Return to Quag Keep* (2006 omnibus of *Quag Keep* and *Return to Quag Keep*)
* *From the Sea To the Stars* (2007 omnibus of *Sea Siege* and *Star Gate*)
* *Star Flight* (2007 omnibus edition of *The Stars are Ours!* and *Star Born*)
* *Crosstime* (2008 omnibus of *The Crossroads of Time* and *Quest Crosstime*)
* *Search for the Star Stones* (2008 omnibus of *The Zero Stone* and *Uncharted Stars*)
* *The Game of Stars and Comets* (2009 omnibus of *The Sioux Spaceman*, *The Eye of the Monster*, *The X Factor* and *Voorloper*)
* *Deadly Dreams* (2011 omnibus of *Perilous Dreams* and *Knave of Dreams*)
* *Moonsinger's Quest* (2011 omnibus of *Flight in Yiktor* and *Dare to Go A-Hunting*)
* *Ice and Shadow* (2012 omnibus of *Ice Crown* and *Brother to Shadows*)
* *The Forerunner Factor* (2012 omnibus of *Forerunner* & *Forerunner: The Second Venture*)
* *The Iron Breed* (2013 omnibus of *Iron Cage* and *Breed to Come*)
* *Children of the Gates* (2013 omnibus of *Here Abide Monsters* and *Yurth Burden*)
* *Secret of the Stars* (2014 omnibus of *Secret of the Lost Race* and *Star Hunter*)
* *Tales from High Hallack* (2014 short story omnibus in three volumes)
* *Mark of the Cat and Year of the Rat* - Both books in one volume, (reissued: 2017)