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Perry Holley
03-17-2005, 04:41 PM
Andre Norton: 1912-2005 (http://sfwa.org/news/anorton.htm)

Just... damn.

Norton was one of the two authors I obsessively read as a youth (the other being Howard).

*raises a bottle in her honor*
DarkBlade
03-17-2005, 06:32 PM
I just saw this on LJ.... :(

*raises glass*
Deathstroke
03-17-2005, 07:37 PM
The renowned writer has passed away at the age of 93. (http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/03/17/obit.norton.ap/index.html)
Deathstroke
03-17-2005, 07:53 PM
I posted a thread before I saw yours PH.

Solaris, you can merge his and mine if you'd like.
Solaris
03-17-2005, 10:42 PM
*wills a witch spell in Andre's honor*

The first "grown up SF book I ever read was Andre's "Moon of Three Rings." She broke ground in what was nominally a "men's" profession, and proved that women can too write science fiction and fantasy. My favorites were her "Witch World" books, and I'm glad she lived long enough to write/coauthor the final books that tied a lot of the others together, using favorite characters.

TBH, so far as I can tell, much of the magic in that world relied on willpower and natural talent, and in that regard was strongly related to Lucas's concept of "the Force"---but Andre was writing about it long before Lucas picked up a pen.

I enjoyed many of her SF books as well---and many of them also featured some form of psychic talents.

Andre also often wrote about female lead characters... not so common when some of her books were being published.

Altogether, it's sad to see the Grand Dame of Science Fiction and Fantasy pass away... but she left quite a legacy.
Deathstroke
03-18-2005, 04:34 AM
I read a couple of her Elvenblood books, but that's all I can recall.
Slam_Bradley
03-18-2005, 07:27 AM
I was never a huge fan of Ms. Norton's work, but I did read a number of her juveniles when I was in late grade school/junior high. Her contributions to the genres of SF and Fantasy were huge, not least her ability to bring women in to what had traditionally been a man's world. R.I.P. Ms. Norton.
Karl J. Barnes
03-18-2005, 08:09 AM
Though it is always sad to see anyone pass on, especially one that had such an impact on her society. Still I think instead of being sad that the scifi/fantasy community should celebrate the fact that we had her as long as we did. And celebrate her life and not mourn her death.
Perry Holley
03-18-2005, 04:19 PM
Though it is always sad to see anyone pass on, especially one that had such an impact on her society. Still I think instead of being sad that the scifi/fantasy community should celebrate the fact that we had her as long as we did. And celebrate her life and not mourn her death.Agreed.

Heck, I don't think anyone can say she didn't have a long and fulfilling life.
Matt Algren
03-19-2005, 07:42 PM
Andre also often wrote about female lead characters... not so common when some of her books were being published.

Altogether, it's sad to see the Grand Dame of Science Fiction and Fantasy pass away... but she left quite a legacy.
Amen to that. Octagon Magic got me through junior high school. I remember the school librarian looking at me funny because I checked the book out at least a dozen times in two years. It took me ten years, but I finally found a copy of the book a few years ago. It's just as good as I remembered.

I think I'll pull it out again this weekend.