Andre Norton's Witch World

Andre Norton's Witch World Legacy

No one could have predicted, in the early 1960s, just how large an impression Andre Norton's Witch World would make on science fiction and fantasy readers. Originally a standalone adventure story which propels a desperate World War II veteran (Simon Tregarth) into an alternate world, the story inspired a large and faithful audience to seek out sequels. The second book, Web of the Witch World, continued Simon's story, but the third book in the unfolding series left Simon and his wife Jaelithe in Estcarp while transporting Norton's readers across the wide sea to High Hallack, a previously unnamed region of the world.

The Year of the Unicorn is arguably the very best of all the Witch World books. It introduces a young woman, Gillan, who undertakes a dangerous journey into a mysterious wasteland as one of thirteen brides who have been offered to the perilous Were-riders, mystical warriors who have helped High Hallack to defeat Alizon's technological armies.

Gillan's inner turmoil surfaces as she establishes a bond with Herrel, the young Were-rider who alone of his companions expected not to be chosen by one of the brides. Together, they follow a path fate has set before them into the lost world of the hidden realm of Arvon.

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Andre Norton
1912-2005

When Irene Harrison interviewed Andre at the World Fantasy Con in 1992, she asked Andre what she most hoped to achieve with her career.

"I just don't want to be forgotten," Andre replied graciously and humbly.

Dear, sweet lady. We will NEVER forget Andre Norton.

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