β Scribed by Andre Norton
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Almost half a century ago, renowned science fiction and fantasy author Andre Norton introduced apprentice cargo master Dane Thorson inSargasso of Space, in the first of the star-spanning tales of the Solar Queen series
Dane signed on with the independent cargo shipSolar Queenlooking for a career in off-world trade.InSargasso of Space, theSolar Queenfree traders win exclusive rights to trade with the planet Limbo, but the crew arrives to find most of the planets surface charred, with little sign of life.They find a valley with life, but others may still lurk.Worse yet, a strange force threatens to cripple the Queen.They must solve the planets mysteries if they hope to escape not only with tradable goods, but their lives.
Acclaimed science fiction writer Andre Alice Norton (1912-2005) published her first novel in 1934, and was the first woman to receive the Gandalf Grand Master Award from the World Science Fiction Society in 1977, and won the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award from the SFWA in 1983. In a career spanning more than seventy years, Norton published hundreds of science fiction and fantasy works.
Library : Science Fiction
Universes : Solar Queen [01]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780441062799
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