Posted: March 31, 1998 at 15:13:43: by Irene Harrison
While this is not a true SINGLE time line. There are several time lines in each of the different Space Stories by Andre Norton.There are certain basic things that run through several of the books. 1) A war on Earth that creates a sub-culture of people. Sometimes these are scientists, other times religious, and sometimes ethnic. (Planets are settled by Africans or religious sects.) After the initial spread to the stars, there is again some sort of inter-planetary war. This includes several races from different solar systems. During this war there are areas of displaced people, Dipples. There are also planets that contain the remains of races the came before, Forerunners. There is also an inter-stellar trade. I don't believe that Andre Norton ever dreamed these were one universe. I don't think that I'd make ONE time-line to cover all of her books. The following is from the 1994 Bibliography. It lists each of Andre Norton's series in the order in that series. ASTRA (setting)
The Stars Are Ours! A22
Star Born, A32 BEAST MASTER
Hosteen Storm, protagonist
The Beast Master, A36
Lord of Thunder, A48 JANUS (setting)
Naill Renfro, protagonist
Judgment on Janus, A50
Victory on Janus, A64 MOON MAGIC
Krip Vorlund and Maelen, protagonists
Moon of Three Rings, A62
Exiles of the Stars, A86
Flight in Yiktor, A165
Dare to Go A-Hunting, A185 SHANN LANTEE, protagonist
and/or common character
Storm Over Warlock, A42
Ordeal in Otherwhere, A54
Forerunner Foray, A99 SOLAR QUEEN
Dane Thorson, protagonist
Sargasso of Space..., A24
Plague Ship..., A28
Voodoo Planet, A39
Postmarked the Stars, A76
Redline the Stars, A207
DERELICT FOR TRADE, A228
A MIND FOR TRADE, A230 STAR KA’AT
Star Ka’at, A117
Star Ka’at World, A133
Star Ka’ats and the Plant People, A140
Star Ka’ats and the Winged Warriors, A149 TIME WAR
Ross Murdock, Travis Fox, and Gordon Ashe, protagonists and/or common characters
The Time Traders, A35
Galactic Derelict, A37
The Defiant Agents, A46
Key Out of Time, A51
Firehand, A211 FORERUNNER
Simsa and Thom Chan-li, protagonists
Forerunner, A145
Forerunner: The Second Venture, A160 ZERO STONE
Murdoc Jern and Eet,
protagonists
The Zero Stone, A73
Uncharted Stars, A78 ZACATHANS as protagonists
Brother to Shadows, A204
Dare to Go A-Hunting, A185 [Zacanthan]
Star Rangers, A16
Uncharted Stars, A78
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