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In the aftermath of interplanetary war, a disfigured loner is given a chance at a new life--but at a steep cost, in this novel from "a superb storyteller" (The New York Times). Disfigured in the wars that destroyed his planet, Nik Kolherne lives a shadow existence in the sprawling refugee ghetto of the Dipple. He wears a mask to cover his scars and dreams about another country under an unfettered blue sky and a warm sun. But a chance encounter gives him the opportunity for a new face--and a show more new life. All he has to do is impersonate a young boy's fantasy hero. So what if Nik is now allied with the Thieves' Guild, a subversive outlaw group that seeks their prey on loosely held frontier worlds? A kid all alone in the world could use an ally. His mission is to lure Vandy Naudhin i'Akrama, the young son of a powerful warlord, from his high-security villa and deliver him to the Guild so they can access critical information locked in his brain. But when Nik and Vandy are shipped off to Dis, a burned-out wasteland of a planet, Nik realizes he's a pawn in a spiraling web of political intrigue and intergalactic evil that threatens both their lives. 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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- Canonical title
- Night of Masks
- Original title
- Night of Masks
- Original publication date
- 1964
- People/Characters
- Nik Kolherne (Hacon); Vandy; mok Varn; Brin Peake; Stowar; Strode Leeds (show all 9); Creech; Gyna; Orkhand
- Important places
- the Dipple, Korwar (Fictitious Planet); Dis (Fictitious Planet)
- Important events
- Kidnapping of Vandy
- Dedication
- The author wishes to express appreciation to
Charles F. Kelley,
who supplied the information leading to the development of Dis. - First words
- Outside, the day was as gray as the wall behind Nik Kolherne, where he hunched under the arch of roof well above his head.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)There was no mask needed, and he had come out of the night indeed!
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