trixtah | Andre Norton dies

She died yesterday, at home, as she wished. Here's the AP report. She was the first SF author I read, and I've devoured every book of hers I could lay my hands on (with the exception of the Witch World series, which didn't really work for me). What appealed was her depiction of other races and cultures, even in her earlier 50s and 60s work, strong female characters (more as time went on), and her awareness of ecology and even spirituality. She kept pumping out excellent books (with the assistance of a co-writer, later), almost to the end.

Lois McMaster Bujold had this to say on her mailing list:

"Not unexpected, but saddening nonetheless. I note with some interest
that she was born in the same year as my mother, food for meditation on
my part. My son's middle name is Andre: while it was, proximately,
chosen off a family tree from his father's side, it didn't hurt that she
was the only Andre I knew of, and so the name had good vibes.

"Kudos to Baen Books for re-releasing so much of her backlist while she
was still alive to enjoy it, and for bringing her work to a new
generation of readers.

"Ta, L."