For well over a half century, Andre Norton has been one of the most popular science fiction and fantasy authors in the world. Since her first SF novels were published in the 1940s, her adventure SF has enthralled readers young and old. With series such as Time Traders, Solar Queen, Forerunner, Beast Master, Crosstime, and Janus, as well as many stand-alone novels, her tales of action and adventure throughout the galaxy have drawn countless readers to science fiction.
Her fantasy, including the best-selling Witch World series, her "Magic" series, and many other unrelated novels, has been popular with readers for decades. Lauded as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, she is the recipient of a Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Convention. Not only have her books been enormously popular; she also has inspired several generations of SF and fantasy writers, especially many talented women writers who have followed in her footsteps. In the past two decades she has worked with other writers on a number of novels. Most notable among these are collaborations with Mercedes Lackey, the Halfblood Chronicles, as well as collaborations with A C Crispin (in the Witch World series) and Sherwood Smith (in the Time Traders and Solar Queen series).
Andre Norton died on thursday 17 March 2005 at her home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Her fantasy, including the best-selling Witch World series, her "Magic" series, and many other unrelated novels, has been popular with readers for decades. Lauded as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, she is the recipient of a Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Convention. Not only have her books been enormously popular; she also has inspired several generations of SF and fantasy writers, especially many talented women writers who have followed in her footsteps. In the past two decades she has worked with other writers on a number of novels. Most notable among these are collaborations with Mercedes Lackey, the Halfblood Chronicles, as well as collaborations with A C Crispin (in the Witch World series) and Sherwood Smith (in the Time Traders and Solar Queen series).
Andre Norton died on thursday 17 March 2005 at her home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Western, Horror, Children's Fiction
Series
Swords
1. The Sword is Drawn (1944)
2. Sword in Sheath (1949)
aka Island of the Lost
3. At Swords' Points (1954)
1. The Sword is Drawn (1944)
2. Sword in Sheath (1949)
aka Island of the Lost
3. At Swords' Points (1954)
Solar Queen
1. Sargasso of Space (1955) (as by Andrew North)
2. Plague Ship (1956) (as by Andrew North)
3. Voodoo Planet (1959) (as by Andrew North)
4. Postmarked the Stars (1969)
5. Redline the Stars (1993) (with P M Griffin)
6. Derelict for Trade (1997) (with Sherwood Smith)
7. A Mind for Trade (1997) (with Sherwood Smith)
1. Sargasso of Space (1955) (as by Andrew North)
2. Plague Ship (1956) (as by Andrew North)
3. Voodoo Planet (1959) (as by Andrew North)
4. Postmarked the Stars (1969)
5. Redline the Stars (1993) (with P M Griffin)
6. Derelict for Trade (1997) (with Sherwood Smith)
7. A Mind for Trade (1997) (with Sherwood Smith)
Time Traders
1. The Time Traders (1958)
2. Galactic Derelict (1959)
3. The Defiant Agents (1962)
4. Key Out of Time (1963)
5. Firehand (1994) (with P M Griffin)
6. Echoes in Time (1999) (with Sherwood Smith)
7. Atlantis Endgame (2002) (with Sherwood Smith)
1. The Time Traders (1958)
2. Galactic Derelict (1959)
3. The Defiant Agents (1962)
4. Key Out of Time (1963)
5. Firehand (1994) (with P M Griffin)
6. Echoes in Time (1999) (with Sherwood Smith)
7. Atlantis Endgame (2002) (with Sherwood Smith)
Hosteen Storm
1. The Beast Master (1959)
2. Lord of Thunder (1962)
3. Beast Master's Ark (2002) (with Lyn McConchie)
4. Beast Master's Circus (2004) (with Lyn McConchie)
5. Beast Master's Quest (2006) (with Lyn McConchie)
1. The Beast Master (1959)
2. Lord of Thunder (1962)
3. Beast Master's Ark (2002) (with Lyn McConchie)
4. Beast Master's Circus (2004) (with Lyn McConchie)
5. Beast Master's Quest (2006) (with Lyn McConchie)
Forerunner
1. Storm over Warlock (1960)
aka Over Warlock
2. Ordeal in Otherwhere (1964)
3. Forerunner (1971)
4. Forerunner Foray (1973)
5. The Second Venture (1985)
1. Storm over Warlock (1960)
aka Over Warlock
2. Ordeal in Otherwhere (1964)
3. Forerunner (1971)
4. Forerunner Foray (1973)
5. The Second Venture (1985)
Game of Stars and Comets
1. The X Factor (1965)
2. The Sioux Spaceman (1960)
3. Eye of the Monster (1962)
4. Voorloper (1980)
1. The X Factor (1965)
2. The Sioux Spaceman (1960)
3. Eye of the Monster (1962)
4. Voorloper (1980)
Witch World : Estcarp Cycle
1. Witch World (1963)
2. Web of the Witch World (1964)
3. Three Against the Witch World (1965)
4. Warlock of the Witch World (1967)
5. Sorceress of the Witch World (1968)
6. Trey of Swords (1977)
7. 'Ware Hawk (1983)
8. The Gate of the Cat (1987)
9. Ciara's Song (1998) (with Lyn McConchie)
10. The Duke's Ballad (2005) (with Lyn McConchie)
1. Witch World (1963)
2. Web of the Witch World (1964)
3. Three Against the Witch World (1965)
4. Warlock of the Witch World (1967)
5. Sorceress of the Witch World (1968)
6. Trey of Swords (1977)
7. 'Ware Hawk (1983)
8. The Gate of the Cat (1987)
9. Ciara's Song (1998) (with Lyn McConchie)
10. The Duke's Ballad (2005) (with Lyn McConchie)
Witch World : High Hallack Cycle
1. Year of the Unicorn (1965)
2. The Crystal Gryphon (1972)
3. Spell of the Witch World (1972)
4. The Jargoon Pard (1974)
5. Zarsthor's Bane (1978)
6. Gryphon in Glory (1981)
7. Horn Crown (1981)
8. Gryphon's Eyrie (1984) (with A C Crispin)
9. Were-Wrath (1989)
10. Songsmith (1992) (with A C Crispin)
11. Silver May Tarnish (2005) (with Lyn McConchie)
1. Year of the Unicorn (1965)
2. The Crystal Gryphon (1972)
3. Spell of the Witch World (1972)
4. The Jargoon Pard (1974)
5. Zarsthor's Bane (1978)
6. Gryphon in Glory (1981)
7. Horn Crown (1981)
8. Gryphon's Eyrie (1984) (with A C Crispin)
9. Were-Wrath (1989)
10. Songsmith (1992) (with A C Crispin)
11. Silver May Tarnish (2005) (with Lyn McConchie)
Magic Books
1. Steel Magic (1965)
aka Gray magic
2. Octagon Magic (1967)
3. Dragon Magic (1967)
4. Lavender-Green Magic (1974)
5. Red Hart Magic (1976)
Fur Magic (1968)
1. Steel Magic (1965)
aka Gray magic
2. Octagon Magic (1967)
3. Dragon Magic (1967)
4. Lavender-Green Magic (1974)
5. Red Hart Magic (1976)
Fur Magic (1968)
Moonsinger
1. Moon of Three Rings (1966)
2. Exiles of the Stars (1971)
3. Flight in Yiktor (1986)
4. Dare to Go A-hunting (1989)
5. Brother to Shadows (1993)
1. Moon of Three Rings (1966)
2. Exiles of the Stars (1971)
3. Flight in Yiktor (1986)
4. Dare to Go A-hunting (1989)
5. Brother to Shadows (1993)
Star Ka'at (with Dorothy Madlee)
1. Star Ka'at (1976)
2. Star Ka'at World (1978)
3. Star Ka'Ats and the Plant People (1979)
4. Star Ka'Ats and the Winged Warriors (1976)
1. Star Ka'at (1976)
2. Star Ka'at World (1978)
3. Star Ka'Ats and the Plant People (1979)
4. Star Ka'Ats and the Winged Warriors (1976)
Witch World
Lore of the Witch World (1980)
Tales of the Witch World 1 (1987)
Tales of the Witch World 2 (1988)
Four from the Witch World (1989)
Tales of the Witch World 3 (1990)
Gunnora's Gift (2011) (with Elisabeth Waters)
Lore of the Witch World (1980)
Tales of the Witch World 1 (1987)
Tales of the Witch World 2 (1988)
Four from the Witch World (1989)
Tales of the Witch World 3 (1990)
Gunnora's Gift (2011) (with Elisabeth Waters)
Halfblood Chronicles (with Mercedes Lackey)
1. The Elvenbane (1991)
2. Elvenblood (1995)
3. Elvenborn (2002)
1. The Elvenbane (1991)
2. Elvenblood (1995)
3. Elvenborn (2002)
Witch World : The Turning
1. Storms of Victory (1991) (with P M Griffin)
2. Flight of Vengeance (1992) (with P M Griffin and Mary H Schaub)
3. On Wings of Magic (1994) (with Patricia Matthews and Sasha Miller)
4. The Key of the Keplian (1995) (with Lyn McConchie)
5. The Magestone (1996) (with Mary H Schaub)
6. The Warding of Witch World (1996)
1. Storms of Victory (1991) (with P M Griffin)
2. Flight of Vengeance (1992) (with P M Griffin and Mary H Schaub)
3. On Wings of Magic (1994) (with Patricia Matthews and Sasha Miller)
4. The Key of the Keplian (1995) (with Lyn McConchie)
5. The Magestone (1996) (with Mary H Schaub)
6. The Warding of Witch World (1996)
Five Senses
1. The Hands of Lyr (1994)
2. The Mirror of Destiny (1995)
3. The Scent of Magic (1998)
4. The Wind in the Stone (1999)
5. A Taste of Magic (2006) (with Jean Rabe)
1. The Hands of Lyr (1994)
2. The Mirror of Destiny (1995)
3. The Scent of Magic (1998)
4. The Wind in the Stone (1999)
5. A Taste of Magic (2006) (with Jean Rabe)
Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan (with Sasha Miller)
1. To the King a Daughter (2000)
2. Knight or Knave (2001)
3. A Crown Disowned (2002)
4. Dragon Blade (2005)
5. The Knight of the Red Beard (2008)
1. To the King a Daughter (2000)
2. Knight or Knave (2001)
3. A Crown Disowned (2002)
4. Dragon Blade (2005)
5. The Knight of the Red Beard (2008)
Witch World : Secrets of the Witch World (with Lyn McConchie)
Secrets of the Witch World (omnibus) (2001)
Secrets of the Witch World (omnibus) (2001)
Tales from High Hallack
1. Tales from High Hallack, Volume 1 (2014)
2. Tales from High Hallack, Volume 2 (2014)
3. Tales from High Hallack, Volume 3 (2014)
1. Tales from High Hallack, Volume 1 (2014)
2. Tales from High Hallack, Volume 2 (2014)
3. Tales from High Hallack, Volume 3 (2014)
Novels
The Prince Commands (1934)
Ralestone Luck (1938)
Follow the Drum (1942)
Rogue Reynard (1947)
Scarface (1948)
Huon of the Horn (1951)
Yankee Privateer (1955)
Sea Siege (1957)
Star Gate (1958)
Secret of the Lost Race (1959)
aka Wolfshead
Shadow Hawk (1960)
Star Hunter (1961)
Operation Time Search (1967)
Stand to Horse (1968)
Ice Crown (1970)
Bertie and May (1971) (with Bertha Stemm Norton)
Breed to Come (1972)
Garan the Eternal (1972)
Here Abide Monsters (1973)
Outside (1974)
Iron Cage (1974)
The White Jade Fox (1975)
Merlin's Mirror (1975)
Knave of Dreams (1975)
The Day of the Ness (1975) (with Michael Gilbert)
Perilous Dreams (1976)
Velvet Shadows (1977)
The Opal-eyed Fan (1977)
Yurth Burden (1978)
Snow Shadow (1979)
Seven Spells to Sunday (1979) (with Phyllis Miller)
Iron Butterflies (1980)
Ten Mile Treasure (1981)
Moon Called (1982)
Caroline (1982) (with Enid Cushing)
Wheel of Stars (1983)
House of Shadows (1984) (with Phyllis Miller)
Stand and Deliver (1984)
Ride the Green Dragon (1985) (with Phyllis Miller)
Serpent's Tooth (1987)
The Jekyll Legacy (1990) (with Robert Bloch)
Sneeze on Sunday (1992) (with Gene Allen Hogarth)
aka Murders for Sale
Tiger Burning Bright (1995) (with Marion Zimmer Bradley and Mercedes Lackey)
Three Hands for Scorpio (2005)
Dragon Mage (2008) (with Jean Rabe)
Ralestone Luck (1938)
Follow the Drum (1942)
Rogue Reynard (1947)
Scarface (1948)
Huon of the Horn (1951)
Yankee Privateer (1955)
Sea Siege (1957)
Star Gate (1958)
Secret of the Lost Race (1959)
aka Wolfshead
Shadow Hawk (1960)
Star Hunter (1961)
Operation Time Search (1967)
Stand to Horse (1968)
Ice Crown (1970)
Bertie and May (1971) (with Bertha Stemm Norton)
Breed to Come (1972)
Garan the Eternal (1972)
Here Abide Monsters (1973)
Outside (1974)
Iron Cage (1974)
The White Jade Fox (1975)
Merlin's Mirror (1975)
Knave of Dreams (1975)
The Day of the Ness (1975) (with Michael Gilbert)
Perilous Dreams (1976)
Velvet Shadows (1977)
The Opal-eyed Fan (1977)
Yurth Burden (1978)
Snow Shadow (1979)
Seven Spells to Sunday (1979) (with Phyllis Miller)
Iron Butterflies (1980)
Ten Mile Treasure (1981)
Moon Called (1982)
Caroline (1982) (with Enid Cushing)
Wheel of Stars (1983)
House of Shadows (1984) (with Phyllis Miller)
Stand and Deliver (1984)
Ride the Green Dragon (1985) (with Phyllis Miller)
Serpent's Tooth (1987)
The Jekyll Legacy (1990) (with Robert Bloch)
Sneeze on Sunday (1992) (with Gene Allen Hogarth)
aka Murders for Sale
Tiger Burning Bright (1995) (with Marion Zimmer Bradley and Mercedes Lackey)
Three Hands for Scorpio (2005)
Dragon Mage (2008) (with Jean Rabe)
Omnibus
3 Faces Of Time / Stars Are Ours! (1955) (with Sam Merwin Jr)
The Sioux Spaceman / And Then the Town Took Off (1960)
Star Hunter / Voodoo Planet (1978)
The Magic Books (1988)
All Hallow's Eve (1992) (with Jo Beverley, Carola Dunn and Morgan Llywelyn)
Plague Ship / Lani People / Operation Terror (2006) (with J F Bone and Murray Leinster)
From the Sea to the Stars (2007)
The Works of Andre Norton (2009)
Deadly Dreams (2011)
Star Struck (2012) (with Murray Leinster)
Ice and Shadow (2012)
The Iron Breed (2013)
Children of the Gates (2013)
The Sioux Spaceman / And Then the Town Took Off (1960)
Star Hunter / Voodoo Planet (1978)
The Magic Books (1988)
All Hallow's Eve (1992) (with Jo Beverley, Carola Dunn and Morgan Llywelyn)
Plague Ship / Lani People / Operation Terror (2006) (with J F Bone and Murray Leinster)
From the Sea to the Stars (2007)
The Works of Andre Norton (2009)
Deadly Dreams (2011)
Star Struck (2012) (with Murray Leinster)
Ice and Shadow (2012)
The Iron Breed (2013)
Children of the Gates (2013)
Collections
High Sorcery (1970)
The Many Worlds of Andre Norton (1974)
aka The Book of Andre Norton
Moon Mirror (1988)
Andre Norton : Fables and Futures (1989)
Wizards' Worlds (1989) (with Ingrid Zierhut)
Visions of Distant Shores (2010)
The God Machine and 4 Other Sci-Fi Masterpieces From the Golden Age (2012) (with Terry Carr, Murray Leinster and H Beam Piper)
More Fantastic Stories (2013) (with Frank Herbert, Carl Jacobi, R A Lafferty, Edgar Pangborn, Clifford D Simak and Stanley G Weinbaum)
Tales from High Hallack (2013)
Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack 2 (2018) (with Poul Anderson, Jerome Bixby, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Algis Budrys, Brenda W Clough, Philip K Dick, Harry Harrison, Murry Leinster, Katherine MacLean, Judith Merril, C L Moore, H Beam Piper, Frederick Pohl, Robert Sheckley, Everlyn E Smith, Allen Steele and Jamie Wild)
The Fantasy Super Pack 2 (2019) (with Poul Anderson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Brenda W Clough, Philip K Dick, Ron Gou, Ron Goulart, Robert E Howard, Laurence M Janifer, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Henry Kuttner, R A Lafferty, Warren Lapine, Fritz Leiber, Gene Mederos, C L Moore, Alan E Nourse, Dorothy Quick, Mike Resnick, Robert Sheckley, Evelyn E Smith, Steve Rasnic Tem, Sydney J Van Scyoc, Brea Viragh and Stanley G Weinbaum)
The Many Worlds of Andre Norton (1974)
aka The Book of Andre Norton
Moon Mirror (1988)
Andre Norton : Fables and Futures (1989)
Wizards' Worlds (1989) (with Ingrid Zierhut)
Visions of Distant Shores (2010)
The God Machine and 4 Other Sci-Fi Masterpieces From the Golden Age (2012) (with Terry Carr, Murray Leinster and H Beam Piper)
More Fantastic Stories (2013) (with Frank Herbert, Carl Jacobi, R A Lafferty, Edgar Pangborn, Clifford D Simak and Stanley G Weinbaum)
Tales from High Hallack (2013)
Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack 2 (2018) (with Poul Anderson, Jerome Bixby, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Algis Budrys, Brenda W Clough, Philip K Dick, Harry Harrison, Murry Leinster, Katherine MacLean, Judith Merril, C L Moore, H Beam Piper, Frederick Pohl, Robert Sheckley, Everlyn E Smith, Allen Steele and Jamie Wild)
The Fantasy Super Pack 2 (2019) (with Poul Anderson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Brenda W Clough, Philip K Dick, Ron Gou, Ron Goulart, Robert E Howard, Laurence M Janifer, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Henry Kuttner, R A Lafferty, Warren Lapine, Fritz Leiber, Gene Mederos, C L Moore, Alan E Nourse, Dorothy Quick, Mike Resnick, Robert Sheckley, Evelyn E Smith, Steve Rasnic Tem, Sydney J Van Scyoc, Brea Viragh and Stanley G Weinbaum)
Novellas
Series contributed to
Trillium (with Marion Zimmer Bradley and Julian May)
1. Black Trillium (1990)
3. Golden Trillium (1993)
1. Black Trillium (1990)
3. Golden Trillium (1993)
Anthology series
Magic in Ithkar (with Robert Adams)
1. Magic in Ithkar (1985)
2. Magic in Ithkar 2 (1985)
3. Magic in Ithkar 3 (1986)
4. Magic in Ithkar 4 (1987)
1. Magic in Ithkar (1985)
2. Magic in Ithkar 2 (1985)
3. Magic in Ithkar 3 (1986)
4. Magic in Ithkar 4 (1987)
Catfantastic (with Martin H Greenberg)
1. Catfantastic (1989)
2. Catfantastic II (1990)
3. Catfantastic III (1994)
Catfantastic IV (1996)
Catfantastic V (1999)
1. Catfantastic (1989)
2. Catfantastic II (1990)
3. Catfantastic III (1994)
Catfantastic IV (1996)
Catfantastic V (1999)
Anthologies edited
Space Service (1953)
Space Pioneers (1954)
Space Police (1956)
Small Shadows Creep (1963)
Gates to Tomorrow (1973) (with Ernestine Donaldy)
Grand Master's Choice (1989)
Renaissance Faire (2005) (with Jean Rabe)
Space Pioneers (1954)
Space Police (1956)
Small Shadows Creep (1963)
Gates to Tomorrow (1973) (with Ernestine Donaldy)
Grand Master's Choice (1989)
Renaissance Faire (2005) (with Jean Rabe)
Anthologies containing stories by Andre Norton
A Century of Fantasy 1980-1989 (1990)
Catfantastic II (1990)
Fantasy Stories (1994)
New Eves (1995)
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2 (1996)
The Williamson Effect (1996)
Visions of Wonder (1996)
Wizard Fantastic (1997)
A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1998)
A Dangerous Magic (1999)
Catfantastic V (1999)
Merlin (1999)
Perchance to Dream (2000)
Far Frontiers (2000)
Guardsmen of Tomorrow (2000)
Historical Hauntings (2001)
Catfantastic II (1990)
Fantasy Stories (1994)
New Eves (1995)
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2 (1996)
The Williamson Effect (1996)
Visions of Wonder (1996)
Wizard Fantastic (1997)
A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (1998)
A Dangerous Magic (1999)
Catfantastic V (1999)
Merlin (1999)
Perchance to Dream (2000)
Far Frontiers (2000)
Guardsmen of Tomorrow (2000)
Historical Hauntings (2001)
Short stories
All Cats Are Gray (1953) | |||
Mousetrap (1954) | |||
Wizard's World (1967) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
Spider Silk (1976) | |||
Were-Wraith (1984) | |||
Serpent's Tooth [short story] (1987) | |||
The Dowry of the Rag Picker's Daughter (1988) | |||
Hob's Pot (1990) | |||
No Folded Hands (1996) | |||
Frog Magic (1997) | |||
Churchyard Yew (1999) | |||
Noble Warrior And the "gentleman" (1999) | |||
Root And Branch Shall Change (1999) | |||
Needle And Dream (2000) | |||
Procession to Var (2000) | |||
Set in Stone (2000) |
Awards
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Books about Andre Norton
Andre Norton (1966) by Sharon Wilbur
The First Editions of Andre Norton (1974) by David G Turner
Roger Zelazny and Andre Norton, Proponents of Individualism (1979) by Carl B Yoke
Andre Norton (1995) by Irene Harrison and Roger Schlobin
The First Editions of Andre Norton (1974) by David G Turner
Roger Zelazny and Andre Norton, Proponents of Individualism (1979) by Carl B Yoke
Andre Norton (1995) by Irene Harrison and Roger Schlobin
Andre Norton recommends

Too Many Magicians (1966)
(Lord Darcy, book 2)
Randall Garrett
"A cannot count the number of times I have read TOO MANY MAGICIANS - each time with the same pleasure."

Mahogany Trinrose (1981)
(Sime/Gen, book 4)
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
"Imaginative and outstanding. It captures the reader and won't let go."

Daggerspell (1986)
(Deverry, book 1)
Katharine Kerr
"One of the best sword and sorcery novels I have read in some time."

The Voices of Heaven (1994)
Frederik Pohl
"Rousing adventure ... a very exciting and reader-enticing series!"

Crota (1996)
Owl Goingback
"One of the best un-put-downable novels that has passed through my hands in a long time. Goingback has excelled. Excitement on every page."

Obsidian Butterfly (2000)
(Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, book 9)
Laurell K Hamilton
"...a departure from the usual type of vampire tale which will have a wide appeal to any reader hunting for both chills and fun."

The Lesser Kindred (2000)
(Song in the Silence, book 2)
Elizabeth Kerner
"Not since Elizabeth Moon's valiant Pak has a heroine of such status, physical and moral, stormed onto the stage of fantasy."

Wings of Morning (2005)
Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
"I want to thank you very much for introducing me to your world."

Dragon's Tongue (2006)
(Demon-Bound, book 1)
Laura J Underwood
"Here is an exciting - and most satisfying - tale of magical adventuring."
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