Gods and Androids
by Andre Norton
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Was Andas an android-or the rightful Emperor, held prisoner on a distant planet while an android impersonated him on the Empire's throne world? Was Tallhassee Mitford a modern archaeologist suffering from strange delusions, or has an ancient Egyptian ankh somehow hurled her personality far back in the mists of time to a Nubian kingdom where she is now a warrior princess named Ashake, caught up in a struggle between the gods of Egypt? Two very different heroes in the grip of forces beyond show more control, beyond comprehension, both destined to be the only hope of doomed civilizations ... show lessTags
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Born Alice Mary Norton on February 17, 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio, she legally changed her name to Andre Alice Norton in 1934. She attended the Flora Stone Mather College of Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve) for a year then took evening courses in journalism and writing that were offered by Cleveland College, the adult division of show more the same university. Norton was a librarian for the Cleveland Library System then a reader at Gnome Press. After that position, she became a full-time writer. She is most noted for writing fantasy, in particular the Witch World series. Her first book The Prince of Commands was published in 1934. Other titles include Ralestone Luck, Magic in Ithkar, Voorloper, Uncharted Stars, The Gifts of Asti and All Cats are Gray. She also wrote under the pen names Andre Norton, Andrew North and Allen Weston She was the first woman to receive the Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy and the Nebula Grand Master Award. She has also received a Phoenix Award for overall writing achievement, a Jules Verne Award, and a Science Fiction Book Club Book of the Year Award for her title The Elvenbane. In 1997 she was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. She died on March 17, 2005. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 2004-04
- People/Characters
- Andas Kastor (Imperial Prince); Elys of Posedonia (Demizonda of Islewaith); Kidaya; Shara Brawa-Balkis; Yolyos (Lord)
- Important places
- the Triple Towers, Ictio, Inyanga; the Drak Mount, Inyanga; the Place of Red Water, Inyanga; Valley of Bones, Inyanga
- Dedication
- In Memoriam Andre Norton 1912 - 2005
- First words
- It was a sere wasteland, riven by stark gashes, as if some intolerant and sadistic god had lashed it with a flail of lightning.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)He would believe - he had to now.
- Disambiguation notice
- This is an omnibus edition of ANDROID AT ARMS and of WRAITHS OF TIME. It should not be combined with either individual work.
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