Star born andre norton wikipedia

Meanwhile, two hundred years ago back on Earth, Pax was overthrown and replaced by the Federation of Free Men. The Federation had heard rumors of Free Scientists putting themselves and their families in suspended animation and fleeing to other planets in starships during the rule of Pax. After inventing a hyperdrive that will let them travel outside their solar system without suspended animation, the Federation began sending out starships to explore other planets and perhaps find the Free Scientists' descendants.

Nine starships were sent out, one every year, but none have returned. Raf Kurbi is part of the crew in the tenth starship that was sent out.

They land on Astra but discover more than they expected when they come across Those Others. Impressed by Those Others' advanced technology, Raf and his fellow star travelers want to become friends with them. But Those Others might have plans in mind that could threaten Delgard and the other colonists, the merpeople, and Raf and his fellow crew members.

I mostly read science fiction when I was in junior high and high school. Andre Norton was one of my favorite science fiction writers and Star Born was one of my favorite science fiction novels.

Along with her The Stars Are Ours and a few other science fiction novels by other writers, Star Born has been sitting on my bookshelf as an ACE paperback for over fifty years.

I reread it for old time's sake and to see if it stood the test of time. Norton's writing style is a bid antiquated now. But I really have to judge her style by the standards of the time back half century ago. I'll probably reread some more of her books that were my favorites. Andre Norton was her pseudonym because publishers were reluctant to take on female science fiction writers. I'm sure glad things have changed since then. Matt Sears. From my little blog pulpaweek.

Andre Norton is somewhat respected in Sci-Fi circles, so I did a little research on him. Well, it turns out 'Andre' was actually Alice Norton's pen name, and then later she legally changed her name from Alice to Andre. This lady wrote about books, most which involved swords or lasers or laser swords in some fashion.

I will definitely be picking up some other books by her. Star Born is a book about race relations and the follies and misunderstandings associated with them. Kind of. A human ship lands on a planet, home to three races- mutated exiled humans who had come generation before to escape a dystopian style regime, the fur covered mermen who allied themselves with the exiles and predominantly communicate with their minds and an ancient race of slave masters who are pretty much evil to the bone.

The newcomers make contact with the slave masters first, and are sickened by the way the evil bastards are trying to exterminate any mermen they see, primarily with flame throwers and shit. Once the slavers had ruled this planet, but a nuclear war had devastated their population, which is similar to what happened to the iron fisted regime on Earth. The mermen live in peace on the string of islands, living in fear of their once malevolent masters and alongside the near human telepath mutants of Homeport.

The chapters switch off between Delgard- one of the exiles and a 'knife brother' with one of the mermen, and Raf- a pilot for the newcomer humans who develops sympathy for the mermen early on. The root of this story is about race, as the four races have different ideologies and cannot come to a peaceful agreement with one another.

This point is dulled by the slavemasters being an out and out evil race, but I suppose you can't expect a conflicted villain out of a pulp novel. Towards the end the already shaky alliance between the space explorer newcomers and the ancient aliens is broken, as it is obvious they are stockpiling weapons to kill off the sentient merpeople. There are some battles with spear throwing merpeople. There are ray guns. This is a pretty cool book for Some people will have trouble getting past the typographical and grammatical errors- Star Born is chock full of sentences like ' He closed the hatch behind.

Personally, I found these errors to be a little charming, this isn't high brow literature after all. I rarely wish a book to be longer, but at just pages and a fun setting, Star Born could have used a bit of padding. An enjoyable book for fans of the genre, but still not the classic I am searching for. Dean Sault. Author 5 books 8 followers. In the time since the refugee humans colonized Astra, tension has grown from the devolved natives of a once great empire that originally populated the planet.

A space exploration ship from Earth arrives at Astra, unaware of the secret human colony or the growing antipathy toward all humans from the planet's original descendants. The newly arrived humans provide valuable technology to the aliens, not knowing that the ultimate goal would be death for all humans, space born and Earth born. Another of Andre Norton's masterpieces, Star Born uses vivid imagery, strong characterization and a simple plot to weave a fast-paced tale for the wildly creative mind.

One of my favorites from Ms. This was a really fun book. Light reading and interesting plot. I'd love to read a sequel of both the main characters to see how the experiences of this book affect them in the next. An author with an extraordinary mind to bring science fiction to the common man. We are living in that world now, well not all of it. I love re-reading these novels of the 40s and 50s. Reading Andre Norton is like comfort food for the brain. She was one of my favorite authors as a kid--but, as she was a prolific author, there are many books of hers I have not read, such as this one, from Some might think much of her work--from the 50s and 60s- is dated and is also geared to a young readership.

But she concentrates on engaging characters and good storytelling, so I don't find her to be either dated or only of interest for young adults! You have a planet that at one time in the distant past had an advanced civilization which then fell into ruin. Delgard is a member of a human colony on the planet and is trying to learn more about the fallen civilization.

He befriends a "merman" whom he is able to link with telepathically. He is able to learn that there is a remnant of the once-advanced aliens still on the planet and that the mermen regard them as a threat. What Delgard does not know is that an Earth expedition has landed on the planet and is making contact with those aliens Short and sweet, two separate plot lines that converge late into the novel but to great effect. Apparently this is a sequel to an earlier book but there's nothing on the cover of this edition to indicate this.

In any case, it reads fine as a stand-alone novel and I didn't feel particularly confused or lost. Written in the late 50's, a strong emphasis on social and cultural aspects of alien life rather than on technology means it doesn't feel as dated as some of its contemporaries.

And I have to shamefully admit that even though quite familiar with the name of Andre Norton in the SF field I had no idea it was a woman writer before picking this up.

I quite enjoyed this book! This book was very well written, the characters were enjoyable, the world and plot was very interesting, and the description was perfect! Edward McKeown. Author 37 books 25 followers. After a nuclear was, a small band of Free Scientists breaks free of the Dark Age being imposed on the shattered Earth by Pax. In a sleeper starship some fity humans escape across space to a world they name Astra to disappear from the pages of human history.

They find freedom, but not paradise, on a world that also has fallen from war. The human colonists seek only to live in peace but of necessity align with the mer-folk.

Star Born begins with Dalgard, a descendant of Dard Norris, the protagonist of the first book. Shooting Star. Snake-Devil's Trail. Banded Devil. Treasure Hunt. Many Eyes, Many Ears. Sea Gate. Dead Guardians.

Alien Patrol. A Hound is Loosed. The Prisoner. Surprise Attack. Destruction Unleashed. Not Yet.