Witch world legacy
how...@brazee.net
Andre Norton fan when these came out. Maybe their audience was primarily
girls.
But it seems to me that those books were extremely influential in the genre.
What authors and books owe the most to Andre Norton's Witch World series?
David Johnston
Robert Jordan and his S&M Randite evil twin both used the oligarchy of
witches that Andre Norton pioneered.
Robert A. Woodward
<9HK_d.12123$oO4....@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
how...@brazee.net wrote:
Cherryh's Morgaine series? (BTW, the first one, _Gate of Ivrel_,
had a 2 page introduction by Andre Norton).
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Chuck Bridgeland
Randite evil twin? (title, author?)
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James Nicoll
Chuck Bridgeland <chuckbri at computerdyn dot com> wrote:
>On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:32:51 GMT, David Johnston
><rgo...@telusplanet.net> wrote:
>> On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:50:13 GMT, how...@brazee.net wrote:
>>
>>>I wasn't a big Witch World fan - maybe I was old enough to stop being a big
>>>Andre Norton fan when these came out. Maybe their audience was primarily
>>>girls.
>>>
>>>But it seems to me that those books were extremely influential in the genre.
>>> What authors and books owe the most to Andre Norton's Witch World series?
>>
>> Robert Jordan and his S&M Randite evil twin both used the oligarchy of
>> witches that Andre Norton pioneered.
>
>
>Randite evil twin? (title, author?)
Terry Goodkind, I betcha. Goodkind is noted for subtle allegories
the same way Mt Killimanjaro is known for floating weightlessly.
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Aaron Davies
> In article <PvKdneSQ747...@giganews.com>, Chuck Bridgeland
> <chuckbri at computerdyn dot com> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:32:51 GMT, David Johnston
> > <rgo...@telusplanet.net> wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:50:13 GMT, how...@brazee.net wrote:
> > >
> > > > I wasn't a big Witch World fan - maybe I was old enough to stop
> > > > being a big Andre Norton fan when these came out. Maybe their
> > > > audience was primarily girls.
> > > >
> > > > But it seems to me that those books were extremely influential in
> > > > the genre. What authors and books owe the most to Andre Norton's
> > > > Witch World series?
> > >
> > > Robert Jordan and his S&M Randite evil twin both used the oligarchy of
> > > witches that Andre Norton pioneered.
> >
> > Randite evil twin? (title, author?)
>
> Terry Goodkind, I betcha. Goodkind is noted for subtle allegories the same
> way Mt Killimanjaro is known for floating weightlessly.
Indeed. Personally, I don't mind the ham-handed philsophy nearly as much
as I mind the ham-handed writing. Someone needs to get him a boxed set
of John C. Wright, stat.
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James Nicoll
Aaron Davies <aa...@avalon.pascal-central.com.invalid> wrote:
>James Nicoll <jdni...@panix.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <PvKdneSQ747...@giganews.com>, Chuck Bridgeland
>> <chuckbri at computerdyn dot com> wrote:
>>
>> > On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:32:51 GMT, David Johnston
>> > <rgo...@telusplanet.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > > On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:50:13 GMT, how...@brazee.net wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > I wasn't a big Witch World fan - maybe I was old enough to stop
>> > > > being a big Andre Norton fan when these came out. Maybe their
>> > > > audience was primarily girls.
>> > > >
>> > > > But it seems to me that those books were extremely influential in
>> > > > the genre. What authors and books owe the most to Andre Norton's
>> > > > Witch World series?
>> > >
>> > > Robert Jordan and his S&M Randite evil twin both used the oligarchy of
>> > > witches that Andre Norton pioneered.
>> >
>> > Randite evil twin? (title, author?)
>>
>> Terry Goodkind, I betcha. Goodkind is noted for subtle allegories the same
>> way Mt Killimanjaro is known for floating weightlessly.
>
>Indeed. Personally, I don't mind the ham-handed philsophy nearly as much
>as I mind the ham-handed writing. Someone needs to get him a boxed set
>of John C. Wright, stat.
Haven't read the second Everness book, I take it?
Aaron Davies
> In article <1gtqg63.1ffrf8f1a2grd3N%aa...@avalon.pascal-central.com.invalid>,
> Aaron Davies <aa...@avalon.pascal-central.com.invalid> wrote:
> >James Nicoll <jdni...@panix.com> wrote:
> >
> >> In article <PvKdneSQ747...@giganews.com>, Chuck Bridgeland
> >> <chuckbri at computerdyn dot com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:32:51 GMT, David Johnston
> >> > <rgo...@telusplanet.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:50:13 GMT, how...@brazee.net wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > I wasn't a big Witch World fan - maybe I was old enough to stop
> >> > > > being a big Andre Norton fan when these came out. Maybe their
> >> > > > audience was primarily girls.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > But it seems to me that those books were extremely influential in
> >> > > > the genre. What authors and books owe the most to Andre Norton's
> >> > > > Witch World series?
> >> > >
> >> > > Robert Jordan and his S&M Randite evil twin both used the oligarchy of
> >> > > witches that Andre Norton pioneered.
> >> >
> >> > Randite evil twin? (title, author?)
> >>
> >> Terry Goodkind, I betcha. Goodkind is noted for subtle allegories the same
> >> way Mt Killimanjaro is known for floating weightlessly.
> >
> > Indeed. Personally, I don't mind the ham-handed philsophy nearly as much
> > as I mind the ham-handed writing. Someone needs to get him a boxed set
> > of John C. Wright, stat.
>
> Haven't read the second Everness book, I take it?
Didn't know it was out yet. And anyway, he seems to have had a deathbed
conversion to Xianity between Golden Age and Everness, which rather
spoils his cred as an Objectivist.
steve miller
I owe a lot to Witch World -- it grabbed me and started me hunting as
much of her writing as I could when I was in school. Arguably, the
partnership theme throughout her work is a theme we (Lee & Miller)
use. There's more, of course, for the student.
Additionally, in terms of Norton's influence... I was stunned when my
first story came out in Amazing in the 70s to get a note from Andre
out of the blue telling me she lliked the thing and wishing me luck
with my wriitng. What a blast for a fan-turned-pro.
Steve
James Nicoll
That's addressed in the sequel. Imagine THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS
by Ayn Rand.
Chuck Bridgeland
Now _that_ is actually an intrigueing thought.
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Konrad Gaertner
>
> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 05:05:17 +0000 (UTC), James Nicoll <jdni...@panix.com> wrote:
> > In article <1gtqh56.1ecjx8ahgyl5nN%aa...@avalon.pascal-central.com.invalid>,
> > Aaron Davies <aa...@avalon.pascal-central.com.invalid> wrote:
> >>
> >>Didn't know it was out yet. And anyway, he seems to have had a deathbed
> >>conversion to Xianity between Golden Age and Everness, which rather
> >>spoils his cred as an Objectivist.
> >
> > That's addressed in the sequel. Imagine THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS
> > by Ayn Rand.
>
> Now _that_ is actually an intrigueing thought.
Isn't that _Atlas Shrugged_? The righteous few taken to paradise,
leaving everyone else to suffer miserably?
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Alexey Romanov
s/evil/slightly more evil/
Alexey Romanov
aa...@avalon.pascal-central.com.invalid (Aaron Davies) wrote:
>James Nicoll <jdni...@panix.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <PvKdneSQ747...@giganews.com>, Chuck Bridgeland
>> <chuckbri at computerdyn dot com> wrote:
>>
>> > On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:32:51 GMT, David Johnston
>> > <rgo...@telusplanet.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > > On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:50:13 GMT, how...@brazee.net wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > I wasn't a big Witch World fan - maybe I was old enough to stop
>> > > > being a big Andre Norton fan when these came out. Maybe their
>> > > > audience was primarily girls.
>> > > >
>> > > > But it seems to me that those books were extremely influential in
>> > > > the genre. What authors and books owe the most to Andre Norton's
>> > > > Witch World series?
>> > >
>> > > Robert Jordan and his S&M Randite evil twin both used the oligarchy of
>> > > witches that Andre Norton pioneered.
>> >
>> > Randite evil twin? (title, author?)
>>
>> Terry Goodkind, I betcha. Goodkind is noted for subtle allegories the same
>> way Mt Killimanjaro is known for floating weightlessly.
>
>Indeed. Personally, I don't mind the ham-handed philsophy nearly as much
>as I mind the ham-handed writing. Someone needs to get him a boxed set
>of John C. Wright, stat.
So he dies of envy? Not that I think it is a _bad_ idea...
Nancy Lebovitz
The flavor is slightly different: in _Atlas Shrugged_ the righteous
few are planning on coming back.
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