Andre Norton (Who Wrote That?)

Alice Norton was a college freshman when the Great Depression left her father unable to afford her tuition. Forced to quit school, she did not give up her dreams. While working at a library in Cleveland, Ohio, Norton wrote a novel inspired by a patron, The Prince Commands , which was published in her early 20s. Because the publisher doubted boys would buy an adventure story written by a woman, Alice Norton changed her name to the masculine "Andre Norton." When science fictionbecame popularin the 1950s, Norton found her passion, writing more than 100 science fiction and fantasy novels, many for young adults. A prolific author until the end of her life, she completed her last novel, Three Hands for Scorpio , at age 93. Alice Norton was a college freshman when the Great Depression left her father unable to afford her tuition. Forced to quit school, she did not give up her dreams. While working at a library in Cleveland, Ohio, Norton wrote a novel inspired by a patron, The Prince Commands, which was published in her early 20s. Because the publisher doubted boys would buy an adventure story written by a woman, Alice Norton changed her name to the masculine "Andre Norton." When science fiction became popular in the 1950s, Norton found her passion, writing more than 100 science fiction and fantasy novels, many for young adults. A prolific author until the end of her life, she completed her last novel, Three Hands for Scorpio, at age 93 Andre Norton......Page 4 Table of Contents......Page 6 Foreword by Kyle Zimmer President, First Book......Page 7 Blessed Breaks and Great Depressions......Page 12 Lifetime Habits......Page 18 Norton Luck......Page 32 Spies Like Us......Page 46 Unholy Trinity......Page 58 Building a Universe......Page 72 Witch World......Page 84 Collaborations and Legacies......Page 92 Remembrance......Page 102 Chronology......Page 107 Notes......Page 109 Works By Andre Norton......Page 114 Popular Books......Page 117 Popular Characters......Page 118 Major Awards......Page 119 Bibliography......Page 120 Further Reading......Page 123 Picture Credits......Page 124 Index......Page 125 About The Contributor......Page 129 Blessed breaks and great depressions Lifetime habits Norton luck Spies like us Unholy trinity Building a universe Witch's world Collaborations and legacies Remembrance. Biography of science fiction and fantasy writer Andre Norton