Children of the Gates
May 2013 · Jon and Lobo Book 4 · Baen Publishing Enterprises
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Two powerful science fiction adventure novels, Here Abide Monsters, and Yurth Burden, in one volume from master storytelling legend, Andre Norton. Coming of age stories on fantastic and alien worlds.
Here Abide Monsters: On a world where parallel and alternate universes intersect, Celtic faery folk, modern humans, and inhabitants of a distant future share the planets surface. There are also aliens in flying saucer which are capturing and enslaving new arrivals who fall through the _gates.Ó One group of new arrivals meets a protector, a man who calls himself the Herald. He promises safety¾but in exchange, he requires a piece of their souls in payment.
Yurth Burden: Two races share Zacar: the plains dwelling Raski and the mountain dwelling telepaths, the Yurth. The two are often in contention along their borders, and terrible war periodically breaks out between them. When a young Yurth woman goes on her coming-of-age vision quest, one young Raski warrior follows her¾and together they discover a secret that will surely unbalance their world and may change Zacar forever.
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About Andre Norton:
"The Grand Dame of Science FictionãÓ_Time
_One of the all-time masters.Ó_Peter Straub
_Andre Norton is a superb storyteller whose skill draws the reader completely into a fantastic other worldãÓ_Chicago Tribune
_Norton's renowned story-telling magic is present in abundance . . .Ó_Future Retrospective
Here Abide Monsters: On a world where parallel and alternate universes intersect, Celtic faery folk, modern humans, and inhabitants of a distant future share the planets surface. There are also aliens in flying saucer which are capturing and enslaving new arrivals who fall through the _gates.Ó One group of new arrivals meets a protector, a man who calls himself the Herald. He promises safety¾but in exchange, he requires a piece of their souls in payment.
Yurth Burden: Two races share Zacar: the plains dwelling Raski and the mountain dwelling telepaths, the Yurth. The two are often in contention along their borders, and terrible war periodically breaks out between them. When a young Yurth woman goes on her coming-of-age vision quest, one young Raski warrior follows her¾and together they discover a secret that will surely unbalance their world and may change Zacar forever.
At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
About Andre Norton:
"The Grand Dame of Science FictionãÓ_Time
_One of the all-time masters.Ó_Peter Straub
_Andre Norton is a superb storyteller whose skill draws the reader completely into a fantastic other worldãÓ_Chicago Tribune
_Norton's renowned story-telling magic is present in abundance . . .Ó_Future Retrospective
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About the author
Andre Norton has been called _one of the most popular authors of our timeÓ by Publishers Weekly. She is a seminal influence on many of todays top writers including David Weber, Eric Flint, and Peter Straub. Norton 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 the celebrated Witch World series alone, and introduced three generations of readers to a wide range of science fiction and fantasy classics over a long and lauded career.
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