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The First Lady of Science Fiction
Mar. 18th, 2005 08:05 amAndre Norton has passed away. She was 93 so she had a good run but still like Will Eisner and Kelly Freas, it never seems enough. There is a very good obituarary on the SFWA site here
I met her a couple of times during my rambling through southern fandom and conventions. One time that I remember was when a friend had brought some kittens to a con to try to get them good homes with fans. Andre was an old friend of his. She identified the markings on the fur of each of the cats and gave a short talk about each type. She forgot more than I will ever know about cats.
My favorite book of hers was The Jargoon Pard which was one of the first ones I read by her. The cover captured my interest but the story held me and became one that I read over and over again. She had a way with words and characters that you could loose yourself in the pages of her books and find yourself wondering about the fate of fictional characters long after you had finished the book.
She does have one more book coming out this year from TOR which she was very proud of. According to those who knew her, she knew this was her last work and told them so. Rest in Peace Andre, you made the world a better place for many of us.
I am grateful that I did meet Andre Norton and got to talk to her about writing.
I met her a couple of times during my rambling through southern fandom and conventions. One time that I remember was when a friend had brought some kittens to a con to try to get them good homes with fans. Andre was an old friend of his. She identified the markings on the fur of each of the cats and gave a short talk about each type. She forgot more than I will ever know about cats.
My favorite book of hers was The Jargoon Pard which was one of the first ones I read by her. The cover captured my interest but the story held me and became one that I read over and over again. She had a way with words and characters that you could loose yourself in the pages of her books and find yourself wondering about the fate of fictional characters long after you had finished the book.
She does have one more book coming out this year from TOR which she was very proud of. According to those who knew her, she knew this was her last work and told them so. Rest in Peace Andre, you made the world a better place for many of us.
I am grateful that I did meet Andre Norton and got to talk to her about writing.
