Five Senses series by Andre Norton (#1-#5)
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Overview: In the 1960s Andre Norton’s career took a fateful and important turn. Having written adventure science fiction for almost thirty years, she turned to something new, science-fantasy, with Witch World. This unique world of sorceresses and the many others who fight such adversaries as the Kolder, the Hounds of Alizon and other threats, has proven to be Miss Norton’s most beloved and popular creation. Three Against the Witch World, Warlock of the Witch World , and Sorceress of the Witch World, the fourth, fifth, and sixth novels in the series, have long been recognized as novels that comprise the core of the series, along with the first three novels.
Today, four decades after their first publication, these novels of adventure, excitement, and daring remain as fresh and original as when they first appeared. For the first time they are now available in a single volume for new readers of all ages to discover, and for fans to rediscover in an attractive, durable new format.
Genre: Fantasy
The Hands of Lyr (Five Senses #1)
In the crowded firmament of contemporary fantasists, no star shines brighter than Andre Norton – a dazzlingly inventive crafter of otherworlds and wonders, and past recipient of the World Fantasy Convention’s Life Achievement Award. And now the Grandmaster returns with the riveting tale of two courageous young adventurers…and their perilous quest for light. The blackened and desolate land called the Ryft was once paradise – the magnificent garden of the goddess Lyr. But that was lifetimes ago – before an old and crafty evil descended upon the world. While still a child, Alnosha came to this ruined place of dread and despair. And here, under the loving guidance of the forgotten goddess’ last priestess, Alnosha first discovered and honed her extraordinary hand-talent: the ability to divine by touch. Now another has come to the Ryft – an embittered High Born youth, outlawed and pursued by the villainous servants of a false god. Though he hates and mistrusts all mystical powers, the fugitive Kryn is inexplicably drawn to Alnosha, the Gifted One. And together they embark upon a strange and perilous odyssey that will lead them from the broken lands to the savage city…and into the malevolent heart of an all-consuming darkness. For ancient hands that once held the bounty of the sun are guiding their every step – shattered hands that Alnosha and her reluctant champion must restore at all costs…or face a hopeless and terrifying future eternally trapped in evil’s thrall.
Mirror of Destiny (Five Senses #2)
The Industrial Monster has descended upon Varslaad, devouring all the arable land in its path. And now, by royal decree, the displaced must turn westward toward the mountains… venturing into the perilous woodland domain of a strange and secret race. Once again, Andre Norton displays her unparalleled imagination and astonishing storytelling abilities to present a unique and unforgettable fantasy that is at once a breathtaking magical adventure, and a cautionary fable for our time. The King’s lottery has determined that young Twilla must marry – for only the wedded can survive the terrible fate awaiting those who penetrate the primeval forest. An orphaned apprentice to a renowned wise woman, Twilla will not proceed unprotected, however. For she carries on her journey a talisman of great power…an astonishing artifact that obscures and illuminates, that alters appearance and perception. But it alone cannot guard Twilla – as she weaves her way from peril to peril in the company of Ylon, a commander’s son tragically blinded by a forgotten sorcery. For the hidden peoples who inhabit the wood are also armed – possessing mystical weapons of the body, mind and spirit that they will freely wield to repel an unwanted human invasion. Now two armies prepare to do battle – and only Twilla can avert the impending bloody hostilities. For only she can rescue the vanquished of an ancient war of magicks…and shape the destiny of a disputed land.
The Scent of Magic (Five Senses #3)
An orphaned child and captive scullery maid, young Willadene possesses an uncanny ability to sense and understand the magical odors that pervade her world. It is this remarkable talent—or curse—that carries her far from the fetid kitchen into an apprenticeship with a revered herbalist and ultimately to the highest circles of the Ducal court. But there is depravity lurking within the castle’s walls, inspiring brazen treacheries and usurpations—and foul abduction as unthinkable as it is unexpected. And an innocent girl finds the heightened sense that has been her fortune is now drawing her down into a maelstrom of evil.
Wind in the Stone (Five Senses #4)
A mage, seeking to enslave the Valley and destroy the Forest, has brutally sundered a family. A mother has fled into the woods with her infant girl-child, while the depraved sorcerer holds the babe’s twin–a boy–captive in a black tower. The mother dies but the girl survives. Adopted by the strange denizens of the Forest–safe from the mage’s malevolent influence–she grows to young womanhood, cultivating a cherished skill that has been denied the others of her kind: the ability to truly hear the sounds of her world. But her future will be fraught with trial and terror, for only she can smash the chains that shackle the Balley and its inhabitants. It is her destiny to confront sorcerer and demon minions, and to oppose the one she must conquer and free: the magician’s protege and her most powerful adversary. Her bane and blood. Her brother.
A Taste of Magic (Five Senses #5) with Jean Rabe
The Green Ones favored me this day." Thus begins A Taste of Magic, the latest magical world creation by Andre Norton. Wisteria is magically attuned to the world around her. Her senses relish the tastes of magic that the wonders of nature offer. But the peacefulness of her backwoods existence is shattered when her village is attacked by the raiding force of the bellicose Lord Purvis, who leaves only this twenty-something magic wielder and an adolescent lass as the inadvertent survivors. Wisteria has pledged herself to a mission. Now she and her young ward must brave the wilds beyond their home in pursuit of the ravager who destroyed everyone near and dear to their hearts. The woman with the Taste of Magic now has a taste for vengeance, and the blood oath she has pledged must be satisfied with the life of Lord Purvis.
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