Silver May Tarnish (Witch World)

by Andre Norton (Author), Lyn Mc Conchie (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback
2006
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Millions of copies of Witch World have been sold since Andre Norton first wrote about this magical and exciting world. Told with freshness against the rich Witch World background, this fast-paced adventure is a timeless story of the courage and resourcefulness of Lorcan, heir to Erendale, and Meive, a maiden of Landale. After the death and destruction of war takes a terrible toll on both their dales, Lorcan, leading a band of blank shields from other war-torn dales, makes a stand in Meive's dale, where they hope to create a safe place where those who have lost land or kin in the war can start new lives. Aided by the magic of a swarm of warrior bees and a cat with uncanny abilities, Lorcan, Meive, and their newfound clan folk fight for freedom, for respect...and for their lives, in a world where all they know has been destroyed by enemies from afar and traitors within their midst.

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Millions of copies of Witch World have been sold since Andre Norton first wrote about this magical and exciting world. Told with freshness against the rich Witch World background, this fast-paced adventure is a timeless story of the courage and resourcefulness of Lorcan, heir to Erendale, and Meive, a maiden of Landale. After the death and destruction of war takes a terrible toll on both their dales, Lorcan, leading a band of blank shields from other war-torn dales, makes a stand in Meive's dale, where they hope to create a safe place where those who have lost land or kin in the war can start new lives. Aided by the magic of a swarm of warrior bees and a cat with uncanny abilities, Lorcan, Meive, and their newfound clan folk fight for freedom, for respect...and for their lives, in a world where all they know has been destroyed by enemies from afar and traitors within their midst.

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Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 20 Nov 2006
ISBN 10: 0765345536
ISBN 13: 9780765345530

Media Reviews

Praise for the Witch World series: A superb storyteller with a narrative pace all her own. -- New York Times Andre Norton is a superb storyteller. -- Chicago Tribune One of the most popular authors of our time. -- Publishers Weekly The grande dame of Science Fiction. --Life Magazine A seamless page-turner. -- Booklist on Silver May Tarnish This is one of the better SF series going, with Norton using stripped prose to put her stereotypes through their foredestined rounds. Neat, swift, and strongly detailed. Old fans will dance and howl for more. -- Kirkus Reviews on Beast Master's Ark

Author Bio

Honored with a Life Achievement World Fantasy Award, Andre Norton was the author of more than one hundred original novels, as well as many fruitful collaborations. She also was honored as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. Widely acclaimed as one of the most popular science fiction and fantasy writers of all time, Miss Norton passed away in 2005. A native of New Zealand, Lyn McConchie is the author of books ranging from science fiction and fantasy to contemporary fiction and non-fiction, for adults and for younger readers. Her collaborations with Andre Norton on the novels Beast Master's Ark (2002) and Beast Master's Circus (2004), were both awarded the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel by a New Zealander. Their third Beast Master collaboration, Beast Master's Quest was recently published. She has also collaborated with Miss Norton on the Witch World novel The Duke's Ballad. She lives in Norsewood, New Zealand.