Nov 18, 2008

The Scent of Magic | About the Author

Andre Norton's writing career, which has spanned more than sixty years, began in high school. While editing the literary page for the Collingwood High School newspaper, The Collingwood Spotlight, she wrote short stories and her first novel. Her first published work, The Prince Commands (1934) was historical fiction written for young adults. This was followed by Ralestone Luck (1938), a novel she had written in study hall in high school. Norton is best known for her fantasy and science fiction, but she has also written pirate tales, Civil War stories, historical...