Cannonball Read 18

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Catseye by Andre Norton

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I read this novel right after a novel about a mother dealing with the suicide death of her teenage son, and well, I think I needed this one. So this is an early 1960s science fiction novel by the pseudonymous writer Andre Norton, who I can’t say I know a lot about, and it is NOT the Margaret Atwood novel. We find ourselves on an Earthlike planet, a colony that is also the temporary housing ground of a refugee people who though given safe passage […]

Is That A Ray Gun in your Pocket…

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Redline the Stars by Andre Norton and P.M. Griffin (1993) – It’s always hit or miss with these “Andre Norton and” novels.  Sometimes, I have the feeling Ms. Norton merely glanced at the story as it was being written by someone else.  Other times, I think she had a great deal of input.   Her last solo novel was written in 2005.  While this one was really a good story, I didn’t get many Andre Norton vibes off of it (although she wrote the book’s intro).  […]

An underwhelming collaboration from some greats

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Disclaimer: I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Black Trillium was first published in the early nineties, a joint effort of three respected fantasy authors now turning their collective attentions toward a trio of three royal sisters who are fated to restore balance to the world. It’s now being republished with a neat new cover but, unfortunately, the formulaic story with three heroines who may as well be stock characters for all of the depth they do not possess is […]



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