Four novels of rapid-fire interstellar adventure, set in a common universe,by the Grand Master of the form: - The X Factor: Only Diskan Fentress's mutantpowers had a chance of stopping the looting of his new world.- Voorloper: Threethose survivors - an embittered wanderer, his son, and a young girl with ahealing power - know they have nothing to lose and set out to find the secret ofthe Shadow Death that blights the planet Voor.- The Eye of the Monster: ReesNaper had survived the onslaught of the alien Ishkurian "crocs," but had tocover miles of jungle and pass through croc armies to reach safety. To do that,he would have to think like a croc, move like a croc... and see through the eyeof the monster.- The Sioux Spaceman: Kade Whitehawk chose to join the battle forIkkinni freedom, even though that choice made him a renegade to his own people,and would almost certainly mean his death. Publisher's Note: The Game of Starsand Comets was originally published in parts as The X-Factor, The SiouxSpaceman, Eye of the Monster and Voorloper. This is the first time these novelshave appeared in one volume.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Andre Norton
EAN: 9781416591559
COUNTRY: United States
PAGES: 528
WEIGHT: 591 g
HEIGHT: 235 mm
PUBLISHED BY: Baen Books
DATE PUBLISHED: 2009-04-20
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GENRE: FICTION / Science Fiction / General
WIDTH: 156 mm
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Science fiction
Called "one of the most popular authors of our time" by Publishers Weekly, Andre Norton is a legend in science fiction, and was one of our greatest storytellers. She wrote science fiction novels for five decades, beginning with the now-classic novel Star Man's Son in 1952. Many of today's top writers, including David Weber, Eric Flint, C.J. Cherryh and Joan D. Vinge, have cited her as a primary influence on their own work. She was Guest of Honor at the 1989 World Science Fiction Convention, and has received the Grand Master award from the Science Fiction Writers of America and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the World Fantasy Convention. She was astoundingly prolific, with over thirty books in her celebrated Witch World series alone. She introduced three generations of SF readers to SF and fantasy, both through her critically acclaimed YA novels and her adult works, and remains one of the most popular authors in both fields. She died in 2005.