Synopses & Reviews
Andre Norton, the celebrated author of
Witch World and many other fantasy adventures, offers a new novel unique among her works, set in a realm not dissimilar to northern England in the sixteenth century.
Drucilla, Sabina, and Tamara, identical sisters born to Desmond, Earl of Skorpys, understand the price of being princesses in a realm bordered by fractious neighbors. For generations their land has been plagued by incursions, raiding parties, and more serious conflicts with Gurlyon, the land to their North. But when these three plucky young ladies are kidnapped as part of a plot to undermine their father's realm, they are taken to a mysterious realm where they experience terrors unlike anything they could imagine.
Their captors, fearing pursuit, thrust the princesses into a deep recess in a bizarre underworld called the Dismals. Once there, they must fend off hideous creatures, and a young man who claims to be lord of this dark, forbidding realm. Not sure whether he is friend or foe, they must depend on their wits, on each other, and on the mind-link that binds them together. Only thus can they escape the bizarre nether-realm they must roam in search of a way home.
Their travails test them in ways they cannot foresee, both physically and magically. Powerful forces work against them, but together they may yet escape, and help right the wrong that brought them to the strange realm in the first place.
Review
"A superb storyteller with a narrative pace all her own."
--The New York Times on Andre Norton
"One of the most distinguished living SF and fantasy writers."
--Booklist on Andre Norton
"She remains one of the most underrated masters of science fiction and fantasy."
--Minneapolis Star-Tribune on Andre Norton
"In giving us amazing stories, she serves as an ongoing inspiration for more than one generation of fantasy writers."
--Mercedes Lackey on Andre Norton
"I've seen a complete collection of Andre Norton's books and it haunts me to this day, sort of like the sight of an unscalable Everest."
--C.J. Cherryh on Andre Norton
Synopsis
Kidnapped and left to die in the underground Dismals as part of a plot to shift a balance of power, the triplet princess daughters of a border lord use their telepathic powers to uncover a secret that may help save their people from a long-standing threat. By the author of the Witch World series. Reprint.
Synopsis
The first magical solo novel by the legendary Grand Master Andre Norton in more than ten years
About the Author
One of the best-loved and most famous science fiction and fantasy authors of all time, the late Andre Norton was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. She wrote over a hundred novels, which have sold millions of copies worldwide. Miss Norton lived in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and passed away in March 2005 at the age of ninety-three.