Star Man's Son, 2250 A.D by Andre Norton

And I did read the first three Witch World books- which I believe still thrives as a series in the hands of some of her coleagues.

At the risk of raising the ire of this period's legion of fans, I could never get myself to surrender to her fantasy work, even though it was far, far more successful and mainstream and lucrative, I'm sure. I think WITCH WORLD was where that largely began, although some of her earlier works took some steps in that direction. Nowadays, she's FAR more well-known and revered for her work in the Fantasy genre. A particular book, STAR GATE, I remember almost nothing about- rather mundane- except that about the last quarter of the story has you practically tearing at the pages in an effort to turn them more quickly, as you become an unwitting slave to the tempo she sets.īut many, many great titles for young-ish readers: DB2250 THE BEASTMASTER THE LAST PLANET HERE ABIDE MONSTERS (although the end is unsettling) DREAD COMPANION ANDROID AT ARMS CATSEYE STORM OVER WARLOCK- and several 'series' where she returns to some favored characters. And, brother, she could drive and sustain things like chase-scenes just about as well as any author I can think of! And she was never shy about relying on that knack. And while I wouldn't say she was exactly a brilliant wordsmith, and that there was an astonishing (perhaps disturbing?)lack of interpersonal romance in her work, she had an incredible knack for getting you right into the heads and skins of her protaganists- of being able to follow the course of the story through their eyes. She was an EXTREMELEY formulaic writer, and this novel set that formula right up. DB2250, in fact, was her first full SF novel, I believe, and is truly her masterpiece of that time.

TIME TRADERS and STAR MAN'S SON (re-titled DAYBREAK: 2250 A.D.- man, I think you're the only person I know who's referred to it by its original title!)were both from that period. Yep, she was probably my favorite author even well into high school, although her pre-1972(ish) body of work- largely very traditional 'hard' adventure/science fiction- is by far what I preferred. and then ya blindside us w/ a topic I can't POSSIBLY pass up-! Oh, you are a harsh dungeon-master, indeed! Wow, Karen, I am so ridiculously time-crunched at the moment.

Star Man's Son, 2250 A.D by Andre Norton