Download or read book The Norton Book of Science Fiction written by Ursula K. Le Guin and published by R.S. Means Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 869 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of sixty-seven contemporary American science fiction stories includes contributions by Poul Anderson, Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, and Philip K. Dick
Download or read book The Norton Book of Science Fiction written by Ursula K. Le Guin and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1993 with total page 869 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of sixty-seven contemporary American science fiction writers includes contributions by Poul Anderson, Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, and Philip K. Dick. Tour.
Download or read book Star Soldiers written by Andre Norton and published by Baen. This book was released on 2002-08-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Star Soldiers
Download or read book Wraiths of Time written by Andre Norton and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 time Archaeology 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 Egyptian gods and the key to all life, Tallahassee hears a deafening clap of thunder, followed by total darkness. She awakens to find herself lying under a scorching desert sun, surrounded by ruins and pyramids. She has been kidnapped by the powerful spirits released from the ankh and hurled back in time to a Nubian kingdom in Meroe, a little-known nation that exists in the shadow of Egypt. Reborn as Ashake, a magnificent warrior princess, Tallahassee must help Candace Naldamak, ancient Queen of Meroe, defeat the evil Khasti, who has found a way to pierce the walls between timelines. Ensnared in a power struggle for the throne, guided only by her knowledge of African history and her own free will, Tallahassee will endure a life-threatening trial by fire before she learns the true reason she has been summoned here.
Download or read book The Norton Book of Science Fiction written by Ursula K. Le Guin and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1994-09-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of other groundbreaking Norton Collections, Ursula K. Le Guin and Brian Attebery's Norton Book of Science Fiction provides the first truly comprehensive and coherent look at the best of contemporary science fiction.
Download or read book The Game of Stars and Comets written by Andre Norton and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Danger in the Stars! The birth of a hero is never easy. Clumsy as an elephant in high heels, he is nothing like his legendary scout father. But inside that bull-moose-of-a-body lies the heart of a hero whose moment has arrived! Next, a boy survives alien invasion - but must learn to think and act like his reptilian enemy to exact retribution for slaughter! These and two other tales of coming-of-age-through-peril from the writer who invented the genre. Includes The X Factor, Voorloper, The Eye of the Monster, and The Sioux Spaceman¾all set in Norton's "Council/Confederation" universe! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). "The Grande Dame of science fiction." ¾Time on SF legend, Andre Norton.
Download or read book The Zero Stone written by Andre Norton and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, taking with him his only legacy, the mysterious ring, which he knows is the key to his dad’s death. Accompanied by Eet, a feline mutant with paranormal powers, Murdoc hurtles through space, where he’s pursued by a religious order called the Green Robes. His journey takes him to distant planets and once-great armies marooned on vanished worlds. In a desperate battle to learn the ultimate meaning of the Zero Stone, Murdoc must bargain for his freedom—and his life—and confront the fate that befalls seekers of knowledge.
Download or read book Daybreak 2250 A D written by Andre Norton and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction written by George Mann and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia is the most up-to-date, concise, clear and affordable guide to all aspects of science fiction, from its background to generic themes and devices, from authors (established and new) to films. Science fiction has evolved into one of the most popular, cutting-edge and exciting fiction geners, with a proliferation of modern and classic authors, themes and ideas, movies, TV series and awards. Arranged in an A-Z format, and featuring a comprehensive index and cross-referencing system, The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is also the most accessible and easy to use encyclopedia of its kind currently available.
Download or read book The Science Fiction of Andre Norton written by Andre Norton and published by . This book was released on 2010-02-04 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is volume II of a set of the collected science fiction of Andre Norton, containing:Key Out of TimeVoodoo Planet
Download or read book Andre Norton Science Fiction Collection written by Andre Norton and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-21 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andre Alice Norton (born Alice Mary Norton, 1912 - 2005) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy (with some works of historical fiction and contemporary fiction) under the pen names Andre Norton, Andrew North and Allen Weston. She was the first woman to be Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy, first to be SFWA Grand Master, and first inducted by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. Norton was twice nominated for the Hugo Award and three times for the World Fantasy Award for lifetime achievement, winning the award in 1998. In this book: Key Out of Time The Time Traders All Cats Are Gray Voodoo Planet Storm Over Warlock Star Born Star Hunter Ride Proud, Rebel! Rebel Spurs The People of the Crater The Defiant Agents
Download or read book The Book of Andre Norton written by Andre Norton and published by D A W Books, Incorporated. This book was released on 1975-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catseye written by Andre Norton and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “imaginative . . . intriguing” far-future novel about the telepathic bond of friendship between human and animal—from the New York Times bestselling author (Booklist). Exiled after his home planet was turned into a military outpost following an interstellar war, Troy Horan is relocated to the planet of Korwar. Under the watchful eye of the police state, he lives in the Dipple, a restricted area for subcitizens. He works as a day laborer in an interplanetary pet shop and has no idea why animals from Terra, a third-rate power, have been imported to Korwar—or why he has the ability to silently communicate with them, especially the kinkajou. But a murder forces him to flee with his animal friends into the Wild, where mysterious, sealed ruins conceal Korwar’s most fiercely guarded secret. With no one he can trust and an entire government under siege, Troy leads his extraordinary band of warriors in a final bid for freedom none of them may survive.
Download or read book Star Born written by Andre Norton and published by Phoemixx Classics Ebooks. This book was released on 2021-08-28 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Star Born Andre Norton - The saga begun in The Stars Are Ours! continues as the growing human colony settles onto their new home world only to discover an unforeseen enemy. . .Generations after landing on the planet Astra, humankind is still working alongside the friendly aquatic native merpeople to survive and thrive. But young Dalgard Nordis is yearning to see more. Taking his man-journey, he sets out to find and explore the ruins of a city rumored to have belonged to the Othersthe mysterious beings whom the merpeople despise and fear. With this feat of bravery he hopes to prove his worth to the Council of Free Men. But instead his courage will prove costly, as the long-unknown Others are on their way back to the city. Even more daunting is the news that a starship has just arrived on Astra, carrying those who forced the colonists to flee centuries ago: the people of Earth.
Download or read book Wheel of Stars written by Andre Norton and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. She can see, but she cannot forestall . . . Gwennan Daggert, caught in an underworld of eternity, of hellish nightmares and beautiful dreams, of time and no time, must now fulfill the destiny she can no longer deny. Tor Lyle, a mysterious man of an ancient family, is a force of evil in an unbreakable cycle of doom. They descend from the here and now into a struggle between good and evil older than Earth. Against an apocalyptic dream of disaster and a battle to save those who will inherit the Earth, these two forces must solve the mysteries of the stars and of eternal fate. Deep within them, they hold the keys that unlock the future, but they must first break the chain of terror and destruction.
Download or read book Ice and Shadow written by Andre Norton and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two bestselling novels of science fiction adventure set in the Forerunner universe from legendary storyteller Andre Norton together for the first time. Ice Crown: Roane, a young archaeologist, makes planetfall on a previously off-limits world where the inhabitants have been implanted with false memories and conditioned to obey their oligarchic masters. Now Roane must fight to save the enslaved populace and her own inner essence by locating a powerful artifact that could bring new freedom to a planet locked in slavery. Brother to Shadows: Jofre, a young initiate to the assassins guild in a far future world, is betrayed and cast out by a corrupt nemesis. To save himself, Jofre must team with a crafty reptilian alien ally to find the hidden hoard of Forerunner technology and go forth and to find his destiny beyond the stars. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Download or read book High Sorcery written by Andre Norton and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encounter telepaths, wizards, and more in these five fantasy stories from the New York Times–bestselling Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master. Warlocks of other worlds—or scientists of times unknown? Craike, a man hunted in two worlds . . . Miss Rutheven, whose needles pointed to secret kingdoms . . . Dagmar, with the fatal fascination of Helen of Troy . . . Ully, whose music touched the powers before mankind . . . Tamisan, the sorceress who found herself the victim of her toy . . . These and others like them inhabit Andre Norton’s world of High Sorcery, where the primeval desires and fears of man—his loving and loathing—are merged with his dreams of future knowledge and technological power. Those who have enjoyed the alchemy of Norton’s other mind-bending tales should enjoy these!
